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A long-awaited transportation bill advanced in Congress this week. The National Governors Association isn't waiting on its passage to make road funding and safety its top priorities.
The last year that the federal government executed a person for committing a crime. Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the death penalty for five people convicted of killing children and elderly.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, the second African-American elected to statewide office there, on why he did not join the boycott of an event to commemorate Jamestown. The state's black lawmakers refused to go in order to protest President Trump's attendance.
Another emerging piece to the cost puzzle is long-term insurance, which may be cheaper or more comprehensive than other types of available coverage.
Even in solid blue states, Republicans joined conservative Democrats to block some progressive measures.
The legislation will treat possession of less than one ounce as a violation subject to a $50 fine and possession of between one to two ounces, currently a misdemeanor, will become a violation punishable by up to a $200 fine.
Los Angeles city computers were breached last week in a data theft potentially involving the personal information of about 20,000 applicants to the police department, including hundreds who are now sworn officers.
DPS spokeswoman Stephanie Stallings confirmed Saturday that officials are investigating a ransomware attack discovered Friday morning within the agency's computer system.
The caucus said in a press release Monday that President Donald Trump's attendance is "antithetical to the principles for which the caucus stands and the democracy that many counterintuitively are clinging to as an excuse to attend this week."
The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, removes the statute of limitations on criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
In Washington state, formerly incarcerated people who’ve turned their lives around have a chance to wipe their records clean, thanks to a new law that went into effect Sunday.
Excused absences that high school students in Oregon are allowed in a three-month period. Under a new law, mental or behavioral health problems now fall in this category. Utah has a similar law.
Ruling from the South Carolina Supreme Court that abolishes common law marriages. Most states have outlawed the practice.
From building public art to creating "sacred spaces," the annual event is inspiring leaders across America.
Liberal and conservative states are both stirring things up. Very different things.
They face a growing list of challenges as they diversify.
Booming e-commerce is congesting streets.
Sometimes attempts to collaborate create unforeseen problems.
We’ve been wary of taxation since the Boston Tea Party. New finance ethics rules will help.
They need to correct the long history of discrimination baked into the system.
By clustering in cities, even small ones, they have weakened their political impact.
Privatization and years of inadequate resources have left the incarcerated population with abysmal medical care.
The debate is playing out around the country but has been most controversial in Texas.
A booming population and new campaign finance options have brought out a record number of candidates.
Photos and musings from our photographer.
The policy is already law in some states and cities, and has become a talking point for Democratic leaders and presidential candidates. But while it has helped lift some Americans out of poverty, it has cost others their jobs.
Eight years of state government atrophy may be coming to an end in Kansas. But it will take a long time, and quite a bit of pain.
As many of them fall into disrepair, some are adapting to cities' changing needs.
The annual gathering is a radical experiment in urban design that rebuilds itself in the desert every year -- with the help of its residents.
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