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In a state with an economy and government reliant on diminishing oil revenue, voters will decide whether to repeal a law that's designed to spur oil development but help the at-times corrupt oil industry.
As more Americans gain insurance under the federal health law, hospitals are rethinking their charity programs, with some scaling back help for those who could have signed up for coverage but didn’t.
The percent of students in California's public universities that are from out of state, which is a record high and has resulted in an extra $400 million in revenue.
The University of California system is expected to enroll a record number of out-of-state students this fall -- and will receive millions of dollars in return.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who defiantly denounced the prosecution after being indicted on two felony counts accusing him of abusing his authority.
The number of times Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., according to a private autopsy.
The lawyers who produced a report clearing Gov. Christie of wrongdoing in the George Washington Bridge lane closures have billed the state $6.5 million through April, according to documents released by the state late Friday afternoon.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush opposes Florida's medical-marijuana initiative, but the potential GOP presidential candidate said he's not sure if the federal government should enforce federal cannabis laws if the Sunshine State proposal passes.
State legislators have become increasingly concerned about financial crimes against seniors and vulnerable adults.
Sophie Masloff, who rose from a tax clerk to become Pittsburgh’s first female mayor, died Sunday. She was 96.
The Republican Texas governor was indicted on two felony counts accusing him of abusing his authority, and on Saturday he defiantly denounced the prosecution in a Capitol news conference.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon early Monday ordered the National Guard deployed to Ferguson, where another night of violence saw police pelted with bottles and Molotov cocktails and looters rampaging through local businesses.
New tools that make it easy to find and view government financial data are enabling big gains in efficiency and transparency.
The going rate for a vacant home in Buffalo, N.Y., which is bucking the trend across of the country of demolishing abandoned structures.
Alarmed that fewer than one-fourth of voters are showing up for municipal elections, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted Thursday to recommend that the City Council look at using cash prizes to lure a greater number of people to the polls.
Hours after local police broke their silence Friday and identified the officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, the Highway Patrol official who is heading security in the St. Louis suburb urged calm.
Tweet from Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. Chappelle-Nadal was tear-gassed during protests last week in Ferguson over a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
The chaos that erupted after a police officer shot an unarmed black teen showcases the need for strong leadership and how law enforcement can lead best in communities where life is already a daily struggle.
Rallies were held in at least 90 cities.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan now has authority over another city department previously run by emergency manager Kevyn Orr -- the department of homeland security.
Across the Rust Belt, cities are beginning to tear down tens of thousands of vacant homes. But Puma and a small group of other activists in Buffalo are battling the demolition process, trying to find residents to buy the fixer-uppers.
City Council approved orders Thursday from Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr that seek to refinance about $5.2 billion in bonds for the water department.
Nearly one-third of Virginia’s public schools will not earn full accreditation this fall after reading and science scores dropped precipitously on state-mandated standardized tests, according to state education officials.
After several nights of tense street confrontations, state and federal authorities stepped in Thursday to curb the aggressive tactics of local police against demonstrators protesting the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon put the state highway patrol in charge of security in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson Thursday as concerns grew over the handling of unrest following the death of an unarmed African-American teenager in a police shooting.
The legal battle over Oregon's dysfunctional health insurance exchange officially began this week when Oracle Corp. sued the state agency operating the exchange, alleging breach of contract and accusing Gov. John Kitzhaber of attempting to systematically "vilify the company in the media."
Ohio's environmental regulators laid out a plan Thursday to assist cities with testing and treating their drinking water, a first step in the state's response to last week's water emergency in Toledo that left 400,000 people without clean tap water.
The town and its novice clerk have filed suit against every registered voter in the town, claiming that an election held last spring had numerous errors.
Chris Baker of Montezuma, Colo., which is suing every one of its registered voters because the mayor claims some voters and candidates in the election earlier this year were not residents.
The start of heavy construction is not only symbolically important but could help weaken political and legal opposition to the project. However, slow progress could threaten the state's ability to meet funding deadlines.
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