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Mike Elliott, the executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, on Colorado's surprising revenue from marijuana. The state expected to see about $395 million in annual marijuana sales, but the latest projections expect about $1 billion.
The ruling tossed out the state law that gave Gov. Dave Heineman the right to approve the proposed Keystone’s route through the state, saying the law violated the state’s Constitution.
According to the petroleum industry, most new wells in this country now use fracking to coax an average of 250 barrels of oil or 1.3 million cubic feet of natural gas from the ground per day. But that can't happen without water.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who opposed marijuana legalization, is bullish about the revenue the legal cannabis industry will bring in for the state, according to a new budget proposal Hickenlooper submitted Wednesday.
Washington found itself facing a problem it hadn’t anticipated: way too many wannabe legal pot growers.
The personal information of more than 309,000 students, staff and alumni of the University of Maryland was compromised in a "sophisticated" cyberattack, University President Wallace Loh announced Wednesday.
Thousands of documents unsealed Wednesday link Gov. Scott Walker to a secret email system used in his office that would avoid public scrutiny when he was Milwaukee County executive.
Neel Kashkari ran the federal bank bailout, which was deeply unpopular and became a liability for many congressional Republicans.
A Facebook page created to enlighten people about the mayor's "attack" on the public safety pension fund helped change the tone of the conversation and got some employees to actually support reform.
Number of times a teacher, babysitter or parent would be allowed to strike a child (hard enough to leave marks) under a bill in Kansas. Current state law allows spanking without leaving marks.
An innovative housing program demonstrates that keeping families together and their kids out of foster care can pay big dividends.
The former state Republican Party chairman, Ron Nehring, has announced plans to run for the office.
The cops argue the league's guns ban violates state law and is unenforceable.
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
Two-thirds of governments are expecting to hire this year, though not for very many positions.
States are bracing for a clash between public utilities and solar advocates.
The State Education Board approved several Common Core tweaks during a heated meeting.
Lyrics to a track released by Ron Moten, rapper and former Washington, D.C., City Council candidate.
Average monthly rent for a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in Williston, N.D., the city with the highest rent in the United States.
Chronically understaffed, and reeling from caseloads several times larger than those managed by private lawyers, public defenders here and in many parts of the country have started trying to force legislators to respond.
The population affected by a new federal policy can vary widely by state thanks to how state and federal policies interact.
The Department of Homeland Security wants a private company to provide a national license-plate tracking system that would give the agency access to vast amounts of information from commercial and law enforcement tag readers, according to a government proposal that does not specify what privacy safeguards would be put in place.
The state Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a measure expanding college financial aid to include Washington students brought to the country illegally as children.
Sherwood became the latest Washington County city on Tuesday night to temporarily ban medical marijuana dispensaries ahead of their legalization in March.
The legislative committee investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closings will take Gov. Chris Christie’s two-time campaign manager, Bill Stepien, and his former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, to court to enforce its subpoenas, a source told The Star-Ledger today.
Students and parents around the country are suing states for failing to give schools enough money to help students reach high standards.
When spills flow into state rivers, how soon does the public need to be informed?
In Columbus, N.M., small-town politics are magnified by huge gun scandal.
Native Americans vow a last stand to block the Keystone XL pipeline.
The state's lethal-injection secrecy law is challenged by a death row inmate.
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