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The public is willing to raise some taxes, but only ones that create unreliable revenue streams.
States routinely clean up voter lists and cancel registrations either because those voters moved to another state, died or have gone for long periods of time without casting a ballot.
U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols of the District of Columbia agreed with the president's lawyers, who said if they waited to take legal action until after the tax returns were turned over, it would be too late to challenge the state law because the tax documents would have already been made public.
Washington state and Pennsylvania will offer a third gender option on driver's licenses, so people who don't identify as female or male can choose X instead.
In Nevada, the purchase by the 19-year-old was legal. But just across the line in California, where the minimum age for purchasing a rifle is now 21, the weapon is banned and should never have been brought into the state, according to the state’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra.
The Oregon College Savings Plan, a state-sponsored plan designed to help people save for education, just launched its "Kinder Grad" incentive program.
A proposal before Congress would expand a provision that gives small governments and districts access to cheaper financing.
Congress is promising to tackle them this year. Can it succeed where states haven't?
Current statute of limitations for sex crimes in Illinois. As of 2020, victims will no longer face a time limit for charging people with sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault or aggravated sexual abuse.
North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, referring to traffic fatalities in America. Since 2000, more than 600,000 have died in car crashes. The National Governors Association is making road funding and safety a priority this year.
At its core, the technology is meant to make voting easier and increase primary turnout, which is historically lower than that of general elections.
New York has shot down President Trump's plan to arm teachers.
The state is investigating Juul's promotional pricing offers and "seeks information as to how and why JUUL selects its targeted marketing groups," according to a press release.
Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio may need to stop executing people by injection because state officials have been unable to obtain the necessary drugs, according to a DeWine spokesman.
The money is for hiring additional village and tribal officers and to pay for equipment and training.
To help finance the Elliot Twins and future renovation projects, the housing authority will change how it receives much of its federal funding.
The plan relies on states to come up with proposals for safe importation and submit them for federal approval.
As community-based organizations struggle financially, they are experiencing staff turnover that hampers their crucial work.
One conversation with Dr. Michael Crow might ease your fears.
Kids who would lose free school meals under the Trump administration's new rules about who is eligible for food stamps. This finding was left out of the administration's formal proposal.
Seth Stoughton, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina and a former police officer, after reports of the Tempe, Ariz., Police Department's new "positive ticketing" campaign. After public outrage, the department said it would not pull drivers over to give them coupons for following traffic laws.
Proposed adjustments to the federal food stamp program could mean thousands of needy children will no longer receive free breakfast and lunch at school.
Of the 24 states that considered data privacy legislation this year, only Illinois, Maine and Nevada enacted new laws.
The law, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on his final day to take action and passed on a strict party- line vote in the Legislature, requires all presidential candidates to submit five years of income tax filings.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that makes it illegal to make, sell, transport or possess 3D-printed guns in the state, or any other firearms that won't set off a metal detector.
The cause of the illnesses was not immediately determined, and is part of the ongoing investigation into the matter by the Department of Correction and Connecticut State Police, he said.
Hawaii's governor on Tuesday rescinded an emergency proclamation put in place to deal with native Hawaiian protesters who are blocking a road to prevent the construction of a giant telescope at a mountain summit they consider sacred.
When a Kansas agency used a jobs fund to give a rural school district $90,000 to start a Future Farmers of America chapter and agricultural education program, officials called it a "unique economic development" opportunity.
The department started a new initiative Monday called the "Positive Ticketing Campaign." Channel 12 (KPNX) initially reported officers would be pulling people over to issue Circle K drink coupons to people following traffic laws.
Every year, people build a city solely for the event, then take it down a week later.
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