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The State Board of Education followed Gov. Mike Pence's lead and gave final approval to new K-12 education standards Monday despite continued objections from some conservatives that the guidelines are a shoddy, rebranded version of Common Core.
The Supreme Court on Monday sounded ready to rule that a public employee who testifies about corruption in his government department cannot be fired for revealing the truth.
Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition.
Detroit has reached a five-year agreement with 14 of its unions, including AFSCME -- the city's largest union -- in its bankruptcy case, according to a statement issued this morning by federal mediators who are assisting with the city's restructuring.
From zero to 3.3 million Californians have signed up for health insurance. If every state had kept up with California's pace, then national exchange enrollment would have topped 12 million by now.
New law limits standardized tests, but not school-level examinations or prep work.
The White House is leading efforts for a new authentication system that would have users prove their identity with a single ID across the Web. And states are starting to pilot the system.
The U.S. high school graduation rate has reached 80 percent as states have made steady progress over the past 10 years. But those gains have been uneven and more needs to be done, education leaders and analysts say.
In the midst of an epidemic of painkiller addiction, states are flabbergasted by FDA’s approval of a new one.
This would be the city's second museum devoted to Cuban immigrants.
A New York State bill would bar condoms as proof of prostitution.
Chad Alderman, senior policy analyst at consulting firm Bellwether Education Partners, explaining the Obama administration's punishment decision in Washington state, which failed to adopt mandatory teacher-performance evaluations.
Number of video stores remaining in the United States, down from 17,828 in 2006.
At least four in 10 American cities have cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. An April report details the extent to which a 2005 environmental campaign has spread to cities across the country.
Based on South Florida's modest fan support for the Dolphins, Marlins and Panthers in recent seasons, one thing is clear: any new sports franchise must win to fill seats.
The mayor, who was recorded making anti-gay comments, says his decision to fire the chief had nothing to do with her sexuality. The town council has set a referendum to challenge her firing.
A slow-moving slide in Jackson is just the latest from Mother Nature, and residents say that's the trade-off for living near rugged wilderness.
9 states have constitutional amendments to the put the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife on ballots.
Toyota Motor Corp. is restructuring of its U.S. operations and moving out of California.
Behind the scenes, much of HealthCare.gov is still under construction.
State test reform law includes no money for improved exams.
Eric Garcetti is a young mayor who likes to share his view from the top.
Gay rights advocates shift their focus to the South and West.
Washington is now the first state in the country to lose a waiver from No Child Left Behind, a law that required districts to take increasingly drastic steps to turn around struggling schools. What does that mean for next year?
There are two ways to look at the impact of taxes, and states that rank high on both scales have a lot to worry about.
States that reject the controversial education standards may not end up getting what they're looking for.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
California's water wars reach 'new level of crazy'
Families head to Colorado so suffering kids can get medical marijuana.
Controversial elsewhere, in the Golden State the reform enjoys the support of 72 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of Republicans.
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