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Gov. Jay Inslee's proposals to boost teacher pay and increase the state minimum wage ran into a wall of Republican opposition after his State of the State address Tuesday.
Gov. Mike Pence pushed lawmakers Tuesday night to settle the divisive debate over banning gay marriage in the state's constitution this year and made it clear he wants Indiana's school standards to be written "by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers."
Five days after he announced the firing of a top aide implicated in a scandal that continues to threaten his administration, Gov. Christie tried to move beyond the turmoil Tuesday in his State of the State address.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley defended his decision not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act Tuesday in an election-year State of the State address
The mayor of L.A. calls for an aggressive earthquake safety effort.
Florida Carry has a new lawsuit to allow for more guns.
Gov. Terry Branstad proposed a fiscal 2015 budget plan that would increase state general fund spending by $525.4 million -- an amount inflated by commitments to tax relief and education reforms made last session.
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Sarah Cox, co-founder of Detroit's Write-a-House program, which gives writers who agree to move to Detroit the opportunity to own a house at virtually no cost.
A new survey identifies the top political concerns and impediments to job growth for small businesses.
Number of Americans who have signed up for health insurance through state and federal exchanges. In the first two months, only 375,000 people enrolled.
The committee chairman says he wants a highway bill on the House floor by August.
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Read and watch the governor's annual address.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
Michael Nutter has signed a land bank bill to manage vacant property. The launch of the program could take a year.
Foundations have pledged $330 million to save the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection from being sold due to the city's bankruptcy.
As states work to comply with new federal welfare rules that restrict recipients from withdrawing cash benefits from liquor stores, reports released by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services show some doing just that.
Human services departments are looking for new and creative ways to fund programs.
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Read and watch the governor's annual address.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
Bay Area Rapid Transit workers' largest union ratified its contract with the agency on Monday, closing eight months of negotiations that resulted in two strikes that snarled traffic throughout the region and during which two workers were fatally struck by a train.
As he prepared to deliver today’s State of the State speech laying out his vision for the year, Gov. Chris Christie’s troubles seemed to multiply yesterday.
A federal judge Monday gave final approval to a settlement that will end decades of state desegregation payments to the three school districts in Pulaski County.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a controversial Arizona abortion case that could have had a severe impact on the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe promised fiscal discipline but also a continued push for Medicaid expansion in a speech that capped his first full business day on the job Monday, seeking to strike a bipartisan tone in a divided Capitol.
Gov. Jan Brewer punctuated her State of the State address Monday by announcing that she had abolished the problem-plagued Child Protective Services, rebranded it and would push for it to become a stand-alone office reporting directly to her.
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At the end of 2013, the number of people signed up for health insurance through online exchanges shot up dramatically -- though youth participation remains low.
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