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Tolls fill gas tax gap in many states.
States launch programs to help veterans get jobs in civilian life
A new initiative in about a dozen states plans to improve the coordination of child services between the administrative, legislative and judicial branches.
Texas governor faces tough opponent in possible presidential run: himself
Number of farmers markets throughout the country that accept food stamps, according to the Farmers Market Coalition. The number has tripled since 2009.
Former Star Trek actor J.G. Hertzler, who was elected last week to the town board of Ulysses, N.Y.
J.G. Hertzler, known as Martok to "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" fans, will take his seat in Ulysses, N.Y., in January.
In an attorney general’s race that remains too close to call, Republican Mark D. Obenshain began Monday with a 17-vote edge over Democrat Mark R. Herring.
For-profit schools prey on Mississippi veterans by getting their education assistance benefits but providing, in turn, an inferior education, charges the nonprofit Mississippi Center for Justice.
Large-scale destruction is well known in Detroit, but it is also underway in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo and others at a total cost of more than $250 million.
There are no hard numbers yet because school disciplinary statistics do not isolate marijuana from general drug violations. But school resource officers, counselors, nurses, staff and officials with Colorado school safety and disciplinary programs are anecdotally reporting an increase in marijuana-related incidents in middle and high schools.
Salaries of the top-paid employees in Minnesota city and county government have risen sharply since the state peeled back a restriction that made it rare for local personnel to earn more than the governor.
More than half of those surveyed in a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll say they approve of the job Jerry Brown is doing as governor — the highest rating since he retook the governor's office in 2011. Yet only 32% say they are inclined to vote for Brown if he seeks an unprecedented fourth term as California's chief executive next year.
Number of jobs the federal government eliminated in the month of October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
In the ultimate sign of the country's stadium-mania, the baseball team is poised to get another stadium despite moving to Turner Field in 1997.
Texas state Rep. Terry Canales, on the unhealthy diets purchased by food stamp recipients due to their low cost.
The farm bill that Congress is negotiating will likely include cuts to the food stamps program that nutrition advocates say will discourage poor people from making healthier choices with the dollars that remain.
In some places, cuts in intergovernmental aid played a particularly significant role in causing budget strain.
The legislature's unusually short three-day special session delivered on half of what the company wanted; the rest is in the hands of unionized machinists.
Texas is one of six states refusing to comply with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s order that gay spouses of National Guard members be given the same federal marriage benefits as heterosexual spouses.
The Libertarian Party of Ohio on Friday sued the state of Ohio over newly enacted rules for minor political parties, claiming they unconstitutionally block their participation in next year’s elections.
Has the massive growth of a government feeding program solved a problem, or created one? Is it enough for the government to help people buy food, or should it go further by also telling them what to eat?
As the dust settled on election night, a few things seemed clear about the race for Virginia attorney general: It was too close to call, the numbers would change during a statewide canvass and the loser would probably ask for a recount.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas as his Democratic running mate for next year's election.
Washington these days is the symbol of governmental failure, rocked by a shutdown, legislative paralysis and the disastrous debut of President Obama’s health care program. Public opinion of Mr. Obama and members of Congress is on a steady decline.
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