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We owe the former mayor of New York City a debt of gratitude for what he accomplished, but should also remain cautious with how he got things done.
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, delivering his State of the State speech -- the first such address of any governor in 2014.
Estimated number of Americans feeling the effects of the "polar vortex," which has led to record cold temperatures across the country this week.
It was a political show of force. Nearly every top labor leader in New York City stood side by side on Monday in a Harlem classroom as Bill de Blasio, the newly installed mayor, looked on.
Two Republican heavyweights emerged as frontrunners for the next president of troubled Florida Atlantic University Monday as a selection committee picked the two politicians along with eight academics to interview.
The governor, who supported passage of the oil and gas law called Act 13, has been critical of the Supreme Court decision that upset the industry and its political supporters.
A lack of funding in many states and a shortage of information technology specialists in public service jobs routinely lead to higher costs, botched systems and infuriating technical problems that fall hardest on the poor, the jobless and the neediest.
A federal judge on Monday stripped away a key element of Chicago's gun ordinance, ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed gun stores from operating in the city.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, facing a tough battle for reelection amid scandals in his agency, plans to announce his retirement as soon as Tuesday, sources told The Times.
Thousands of Americans waiting for Medicaid coverage can't sign up for the program, even though many qualify.
Wantwaz Davis, who served nearly 20 years for murder before being elected to the Flint, Mich., city council in November, sees his background as an asset -- not a liability.
In third statewide bid, Friedman hopes to win with marijuana.
The big fights over state government this year will play out on the campaign trail later.
In California it seems many public schools became charter schools just so they could access more money.
The U.S. Supreme Court has put same-sex unions in Utah on hold.
Cheney, citing "serious health issues" in her family, drops campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Wyoming.
Opponents of Arizona's immigration law can access emails from supporters to look for "racial overtones."
The White House seeks to tighten gun background checks on people with psychological problems.
Wind chill (in Fahrenheit) for Rochelle, Ill., one of the lowest recorded in the United States. The polar vortex has forced Minnesota and Chicago to close schools and Indianapolis to ban driving to keep people out of the life-threatening weather.
Anonymous source on the future career plans of “American Idol” star Clay Aiken.
The sinuous Colorado River and its slew of man-made reservoirs from the Rockies to southern Arizona are being sapped by 14 years of drought nearly unrivaled in 1,250 years.
Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces to come with next month's Super Bowl: sex trafficking.
Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York plans this week to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of the drug by those with serious illnesses, state officials say.
While much national attention was focused on efforts to restrict abortion in Texas, a new study from the Guttmacher Institute reports that as many as 22 states enacted 70 provisions aimed at curbing access to abortion.
The review casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen.
More than 100,000 Americans who applied for insurance through HealthCare.gov and were told they are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) remain unenrolled because of lingering software defects in the federal online marketplace, according to federal and state health officials.
A new study finds reasons for optimism for municipal finances. But California is the outlier.
With revenue on the upswing, now is the time for states to set money aside to cope with the next downturn. But they also should take steps to dampen revenue volatility.
Outdated laws and overly formal procedures for public meetings are eroding trust in government. There are better ways than three minutes at the microphone.
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