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Dr. Michael Gorski, arguing that state "right-to-try" laws, which allow terminally ill patients to take unapproved medications without the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's permission, are actually more likely to offer false hope or even greater pain.
Portion of women in state prisons who are pregnant when they begin their sentence.
The city and state are putting up a $450,000 black steel fence around the downtown War Memorial to stop homeless men and women -- some of whom are veterans -- from sleeping on the steps under the Greek-inspired columns of the landmark building across from City Hall.
He’s been criticized by some members of his own party as boring and unable to defeat incumbent Republican Gov. Susana Martinez but New Mexico Attorney General Gary King won the Democratic primary Tuesday night — and he won it pretty handily.
Gov. Terry Branstad breezed to victory in his Republican primary contest on Tuesday, handily defeating conservative activist Tom Hoefling.
Gov. Robert Bentley moved a step closer to a second term tonight, easily defeating two little-known challengers to win the Republican nomination for governor, according to the Associated Press.
Dashing toward an unprecedented fourth term, Gov. Jerry Brown romped to victory in Tuesday's state primary and in November will face Republican Neel Kashkari, who emerged from a fractious intra-party battle to win a chance to take on the incumbent.
In the state Senate, Democrats hope to win back the supermajority they lost in March when one member took a leave to fight criminal charges.
Attorney General Martha Coakley has sued the Federal Housing Finance Agency and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for refusing to comply with a state law designed to stem the tide of foreclosures in Massachusetts.
Some Long Beach voters said their polling place ran out of city ballots Tuesday evening.
The grand bargain of bills that will send $194.8 million from the state to the City of Detroit to help settle the city's bankruptcy sailed through the state Senate with large bipartisan majorities Tuesday and are on their way to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.
State map shows how much states will need to cut carbon emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency used a formula that considers where states are now and where they could be by 2030, leading to wide variation in emissions targets.
Number of West Virginians who have won Powerball tickets worth at least $1 million in 2014. The state ranks first in per capita lottery winnings.
Activist Sandra Fluke, on her decision to compete for the California State Senate, rather than run for retiring U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman's seat in Congress, as she was widely expected to do.
A constitutional amendment on legislative term limits backed by Republican governor nominee Bruce Rauner appears to have enough signatures to be eligible for the Nov. 4 ballot.
Gov. Rick Scott signs $77 billion state budget.
Texas students receive fewer disciplinary tickets thanks to reforms.
Feds to consider paying doctors for end-of-life planning.
Four high-school students split a $3,000 prize for their app that allows homeless shelters to report what they need so restaurants and volunteer groups can donate the appropriate items.
Missouri is seeing a bigger decline in its Medicaid rolls than nearly any other state, a ranking that the administration of Gov. Jay Nixon attributes to people getting jobs. Critics contend the state is just making it harder for people to enroll or renew their coverage.
Leading up to the last presidential election, the faux conservative host of The Colbert Report created a super PAC and a secretive “dark money” group on his show.
The demonstration ended with the arrests of 13 people charged with criminal trespassing, unlawful assembly and interfering with a public official or staff.
Democratic and Republican primary voters who haven’t already voted absentee will head to the polls today to pick their favorite candidates to square off in November’s general election.
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday that would give the city the highest minimum wage in the nation.
When California launched its landmark global warming law in the final years of the George W. Bush administration, it was a risky act of defiance from a state frustrated by federal inaction on climate change.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence vowed Monday to fight a national plan to combat global warming, joining the state's business leaders in arguing that coal-dependent Indiana would face higher electric rates and lost jobs if power plants have to reduce carbon emissions.
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