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Jennifer Jermaine, the Chandler Democrat who sponsored House Bill 2570, said the 21-member task force was gearing up to study the scope of the "epidemic crisis."
We rely too much on incarceration. The pillars of the system should be healing, restoration and renewal.
The fine for killing a wild turkey in Missouri, under a new state anti-poaching measure that also covers black bears, elk and deer.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, to Governing Staff Writer Alan Greenblatt at the National Governors Association’s summer meeting in Salt Lake City. Her comment came after he told her that another governor greeted him by saying, “You wrote a good article. Or my staff said you did.”
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the agency's Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new rule that gives states more leeway in deciding upgrades for coal-fired power plants.
D.C. officials and immigration advocates on Tuesday criticized plans by the federal government to house unaccompanied migrant children in Washington.
The new Tennessee law has nonprofits and voting rights activists scrambling ahead of the 2020 presidential election, as they attempt to understand new regulations that could lead to thousands of dollars in fines and even jail time.
Individuals and companies that violate the sexual harassment law can face lawsuits by employees and can be fined by the state.
Gov. Cooper said he signed the directive to his Cabinet agencies to "build on the work we are already doing" around gun violence and safety.
The decision, in a 4-3 vote, means the mural depicting George Washington's life would survive, but be obscured, at least semi-permanently, from public view.
Photos and musings from our photographer.
After two straight years of beating expectations, pension investment earnings have slightly dipped thanks in part to fears of a trade war.
Sandra, a 66-year-old resident of Newark, N.J., where residents are lining up this week for bottled water because new samples show filters at two of three tested homes weren’t removing lead from the water as expected.
ICE protesters arrested on Saturday after closing a major highway in New York City. They were rallying for an end to the federal immigration enforcement agency.
It was a big improvement for permitting and other forms of service delivery, but it's already outdated. The new goal should be no-stop government.
The administration has portrayed the rule as a way to promote sufficiency and independence among immigrants.
New Mexico, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania allow people with an opioid addiction to qualify for a medical marijuana card.
Those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct for obstructing traffic, NYPD detective Sophia T. Mason said.
The insurance, required of all gun owners except law enforcement officers, would cover the costs of harm caused by accidental gunshots, or by intentional shootings by nonowners who borrow or steal the gun.
Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority, which is more than $9 billion in debt, had been expected to sign the contract with Stantec, a consulting firm based in Canada.
The wide-scale water distribution of 247 pallets of water is the first time the city has taken such drastic action since the lead crisis began in 2017.
Led by an Alaska Native spiritual healer and a former coal mine operator, thousands of Alaskans across party lines are teaming up to recall GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Kevin McGinnis of the National Association of State EMS Officials, on how community paramedicine will impact emergency services.
Paid family and medical leave guaranteed under a new Oregon law that also makes it the first state in the nation to offer low-income workers 100 percent wage replacement benefits.
The appeals court overturned a 2018 decision from a federal district judge who ruled that the law, which gives adoption placement preference to Native American tribes, was unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the law in 2017.
A billionaire with ties to New Mexico faces charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy. Now documents connected to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates that were previously sealed have been released.
Supporters of the senior benefits program say the governor has suddenly ripped away monthly income that some of the state's oldest residents have long depended on.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday asked the Florida Supreme Court justices to issue an opinion on whether felons must pay all fines and fees before they are eligible to register to vote.
Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a bipartisan bill Friday to create an independent commission proposed to come up with the best way to redraw legislative, congressional and Executive Council districts after the 2020 elections.
The office also added that the bill will provide victims of domestic violence with paid time off and “guarantees 100% of wages to low-income workers."
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