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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.
Community paramedicine is changing the way some places respond to health emergencies.
When a community is in fiscal trouble, nonprofits are often a big help. But some places have far fewer of them.
Delaware has replaced its voting machines to assure paper backup that would provide a record in case of a breach. South Carolina’s State Election Commission said this month that it would introduce a paper-based voting system in January and planned to “build additional layers of security designed to harden the new system.”
Rosselló, the 40-year-old son of a former governor, became the U.S. territory’s first to step down in modern history.
The governor's office has also secured a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant from FEMA to help fight Helena’s North Hills Fire, a press release Sunday stated.
A new initiative will establish regional councils to create talent pipelines from universities to state, local and federal government agencies.
Pro-life advocates say the numbers show that abortion rates are sensitive to state laws and South Dakota is moving in the right direction, but there's more to be done.
The decision means South Carolina joins the vast majority of states that have already done away with the practice.
Burial assistance for the poor is a responsibility of North Dakota's counties.
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