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The drought will drive up food prices for everyone in the long term.
Michael Stevens, executive director of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District, on why the financial scandal surrounding Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray won't impact the growth and development of the city.
Colleges want, and increasingly need, more foreign students, not only for high-minded reasons, but also because foreigners generally pay full price.
America used to have a robust college education system for prison inmates. Those taxpayer-funded college classes were defunded in the 1990s.
The House voted 58-14 Monday to pass HB410, sending it to the Senate. The bill would allow Utah to hold a presidential primary a week before any other state — conducted solely by online voting.
Michigan residents who buy health coverage in the private marketplace after Thursday will not have access to abortion coverage, even if a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
After a year of damaging news reports about child deaths from abuse and neglect, a Florida Senate committee on Tuesday passed a package of proposals intended improve the quality and quantity of regulation over the state’s child welfare system.
The Supreme Court dealt a setback Monday to the popular redevelopment trend of transforming abandoned railroad lines into public bike paths, ruling that buyers of such lands are not required to continue granting a federal right of way.
A new report by Smart Growth America charges that states are spending too much on new roads while existing infrastructure deteriorates.
Enrollment in the state and federal health exchanges fell slightly in February, one month before the deadline for open enrollment.
As retiree health-care costs soar, maybe state and local governments would be wise to shift some of the burden to Uncle Sam, according to a new report.
A community makes a difference in providing effective health care.
Several school systems are implementing so-called wraparound programs in an effort to help troubled kids, families and communities.
Number of traffic tickets issued per driver in the state of Iowa for fiscal year 2014.
Chris Christie plans to tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as real cigarettes with his 2015 budget.
The attorney general and several legislators are seeking action against truancy in schools.
More than 100 marijuana shops shut down, the city attorney says.
Faced with dwindling water supplies, the Lower Colorado River Authority, which supplies water and energy to much of Central Texas, is limiting downstream water releases.
Number of police officers assigned to the Boston Marathon on April 21, which is double the number last year.
Bob Lee, elephant curator of the Oregon Zoo, where zookeepers allowed the elephants to choose between several options for elephant sand to find the right mix of cushion and porosity.
Amount Colorado collected in taxes on the sale of recreational marijuana in the month of January.
The Democratic-controlled West Virginia legislature has sent a bill to the desk of Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, a notable moment for a movement led thus far by Republican-controlled states.
The investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings hits a critical point today with a court showdown over whether the legislative panel looking into the scandal can get a judge’s order forcing two former advisers to Gov. Chris Christie to turn over records sought under subpoena.
Legal marijuana is delivering a powerful buzz to the typically unglamorous Denver industrial real estate market.
New Jersey is one of only five states in which the governor selects the top law enforcement official.
After 31 days and one and a half snow days, Oregon’s 2014 Legislative session came to an end at 5 p.m Friday.
The bill would remove Indiana from the ranks of 26 states that require utilities to offer programs that reduce energy use, part of a growing national effort to reduce electricity demand, lower prices and cut carbon emissions.
For Republicans, it's troubling that the last two Iowa caucus winners were favorites of Christian conservatives but couldn't win the party's nomination.
Why did Maryland have one of the worst roll outs in the country?
Ann Visalli, director of Delaware's Office of Management and Budget, on the need for public-private partnerships to help develop workforce skills in cyber technology.
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