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Northwestern ruling could "rattle the universe of universities."
As Texas debates whether plastic bag bans violate the state's health and safety laws, Dallas passes its own restriction.
A fresh round of food stamp cuts at the state level are underway. Anti-hunger activists say state food stamp cuts on top of earlier federal cuts is stressing food resources.
At least the small city claims it does -- and local officials did it themselves.
Amount of the $1.46 billion in federal Hurricane Sandy relief aid New Jersey has set aside for low- and moderate-income families who did not apply for the state's major home rebuilding program.
House Speaker John Boehner, reacting to news that the White House will give extra time beyond the March 31 deadline for people who tried to enroll in the health care marketplace and failed.
Nationally, groups helping people sign up for insurance are seeing a surge of interest as the deadline looms. Some groups said they were almost completely booked with appointments through the end of the sign-up period.
The Phoenix Police Pension Board voted 4-1 Wednesday to let stand three controversial policies that allow public-safety officers to "spike" their retirement benefits at an additional cost to taxpayers.
Facing another year of fiscal problems, Gov. Chris Christie changed the funding formula for the state’s pension contribution so that he could cancel $93.7 million in previously budgeted pension payments due in June, cut next year’s pension bill by $150 million, and put $900 million less into the underfunded pension system by the end of his term.
Gov. Pat Quinn and ruling Democratic lawmakers united Wednesday around what they say is a stark election-year choice — vote now to make permanent the temporary income tax increase they installed three years ago or face major cuts in state spending on education and social services.
State Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines said Wednesday he is making an 11th-hour effort in this year’s legislative session to win approval for the legalization of medical marijuana.
With partisan votes on a pocketbook issue that the White House and Connecticut Democrats hope will mobilize voters this fall, the General Assembly voted Wednesday for legislation that would raise the state's $8.70 minimum wage to $10.10 by January 2017.
View changes in real per capita personal income for counties on our interactive map.
Patrick Cannon was charged with theft and bribery after an FBI sting operation.
Leland Yee has been arrested on bribery and corruption charges.
Banks profit from ATM fees paid by California welfare recipients to access taxpayer-funded benefits.
Nicholoas Mattiello was voted in to replace Gordon Fox, who resigned after an unexplained state and federal police raid.
Soccer star David Beckham traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., seeking subsidies for the soccer stadium he wants in downtown Miami.
Neel Kashkari unveils a jobs plan that he says would 'unleash' the private sector.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that the least healthy counties have twice as many children living in poverty and twice the mortality rate of healthier counties.
Jerry Brown's state librarian appointment isn't by the book.
In previous SmartCities Challenges, the company has helped Syracuse, N.Y., create a land bank that enabled it to reclaim and revitalize vacant properties, and helped Providence, R.I., simplify the process of permit and construction plan applications.
Percent of franchised hotels and motels in the United States that have direct 911 dialing, according to a survey taken after a child couldn't call for help while her mother was being killed in a Texas motel.
Partially driven by a devastating alternative, Congress appears closer than ever to passing an Internet sales tax bill.
To Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, it was "the deal of the century," fatally undermining the credibility of an undercover operative and the case he built.
In one of every 11 races for the Utah Legislature this year, the election is over before it begins.
In a blow to Gov. Chris Christie’s authority, a state appeals court ruled today that his administration broke the law when it said power plant operators no longer needed to comply with rules meant to limit carbon dioxide emissions.
A new study has found that paying welfare benefits via debit card, rather than cash, caused a 10 percent drop in crime.
The nearly 300 same-sex Michigan couples who got married last weekend will face a longer wait to learn whether their vows will be legally valid.
The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31 deadline.
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