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More than a decade after the killing, Wyoming remains among a handful of states with no hate-crime law. Shepard's mother says the state has taken 'two steps back.'
Despite the continuing government shutdown, House Republicans passed an emergency bill to restore federal funding to border security.
Gov. Rick Snyder testified Wednesday under oath that he doesn’t know who is bankrolling his secretive NERD Fund that is paying for some of Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s living and travel expenses and a close aide’s $100,000-a-year salary.
The state board responsible for regulating doctors put the public at risk by failing to properly investigate their licensing credentials as required by Arizona law, according to a state report issued Wednesday.
People who seek jobs with state or local government agencies in California will not be asked on their initial applications whether they have been convicted of a crime, under legislation that was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Ten days into a partial shutdown of the federal government that has no signs of easing, Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff ordered that no state funds will be used to offset any federal programs that run out of cash as a result of the federal gridlock.
States have started furloughing employees as the absence of federal funds is straining already tight state budgets, so more workers will be sent on unpaid leave or even laid off if the shutdown continues.
Under pressure from governors, the Obama administration said Thursday it will allow some shuttered national parks to reopen — as long as states use their own money to pay for park operations.
A state Superior Court judge today denied the Christie administration's request to delay same-sex marriages in New Jersey beyond Oct. 21 while it appeals the matter to the state Supreme Court, saying that such a move would infringe on couples' rights.
Maybe forcing students to stay in school until they're 18 will reduce the dropout rate.
Hiring freezes, furloughs and other personnel cuts are slowly beginning to taper off in some of the nation's cities, a new report finds.
What may seem like a mathematical quibble has ballooned into an all-out war between two ends of the spectrum with no clear end in sight.
Massachusetts is launching an online program in January that gives users a snapshot of how policy ideas will play out before they're even formally proposed. Other states are already taking notice.
Some of the changes we are seeing just make the old more efficient. But some will have a much deeper impact, and governments that apply old ways of thinking to them will be making a big mistake.
The former mayor of Detroit was sentenced today after being convicted for public corruption.
The Office of Management and Budget's work supporting the implementation of the new health law has been a rigorous process, one that might guide the shaping of other complex government initiatives.
City finances are starting to turn a corner as a new survey has found that general funds should stop their long slide that began half a decade ago.
Hollywood's iconic landmark is also its biggest headache.
A recent study found that pension portfolios are getting questionable investment advice. CalPERS may have a solution.
Wendy Davis has a new campaign video out. It doesn't mention she's a Democrat.
It's hard to understand why some government offices are still open during the shutdown. That's because no one really knows who has an essential mission in the federal government and who doesn't.
The effective state and local tax rate for businesses was 4.8 percent of the private-sector gross state product in fiscal year 2012, according to the Council on State Taxation.
Despite Court Challenge, Chicago to Start Phasing Out Health Insurance Subsidies for Retired Workers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel expects to save $18 million next year by starting a three-year phaseout of city-subsidized health insurance for most retired City Hall workers.
For the second time in less than a year, Colorado Senate Democrats have elected new leadership, on Wednesday tapping Sen. Morgan Carroll as their choice for Senate president.
A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years.
Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday declared a state of “civil emergency” in an effort to minimize the financial impact on state operations of the federal government shutdown.
Worried that federal courts would not overturn Ohio’s new abortion restrictions, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio challenged them yesterday in a local court.
California on Wednesday became the only state in the nation this year to increase access to abortions, as Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill allowing more medical professionals to perform abortions.
The minimum wage for nearly half the Washington region would jump 40 to 60 percent over the next three years under a rare effort announced Wednesday by D.C. and Maryland officials to work together to pass similar, if not identical, minimum wage increases by the end of the year.
Gov. Chris Christie holds a nearly 2 to 1 lead over Democratic challenger state Sen. Barbara Buono in the governor's race, according to new poll.
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