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The Washington State Supreme Court has upheld Seattle's pioneering "democracy vouchers" program, which allows residents to contribute taxpayer money to qualifying political candidates.
In 2018, 42 of 148 agencies required to submit data did not, according to the commission.
When Gov. Laura Kelly's administration said in June it planned to allow thousands of Kansans to remain on welfare without meeting work requirements, Republicans relentlessly attacked the policy.
Though women racked up electoral gains in 2018, they are still underrepresented in politics at all levels.
The evolving technology of 'digital twins' can provide a dynamic, real-time view of the urban environment and the impact of ideas for improving it.
Debbie Baker, a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed last week against the Department of Education over the loan forgiveness program for public service workers. Baker was told her student debt would be forgiven after she taught for 10 years. It wasn't.
Length of the six-lane, high-speed “smart” intersection that companies and researchers are using to test driverless vehicles in Ohio. It's touted as the industry's longest.
Lawmakers failed to override the Republican governor's decision to cut 40 percent of the university system's state funding.
If the Trump administration follows through on its threat to deport thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally, it will start with migrants who are under removal orders signed by an immigration judge.
President Trump backed down Thursday from his fight to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, denouncing Democrats and "extremely unfriendly" courts while essentially conceding defeat on a priority issue for his administration and reelection campaign.
The U.S. Department of Energy may have mistakenly shipped “reactive” nuclear material that was incorrectly labeled as low-level radioactive waste into Nevada in dozens of shipments over the past six years.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to preempt part of a San Francisco city law that prevents property owners from denying internet service providers access to existing wiring within multiunit buildings.
With 22 Republicans absent from the state Capitol, the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday failed to garner 45 votes to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's decision to veto $444 million from the state operating budget.
The battle over thousands of rejected absentee ballots appears to have come to an end.
A new state-funded facility for testing driverless cars and other “smart” vehicles has opened in the latest expansion of Ohio’s Transportation Research Center.
Gov. David Ige on Tuesday vetoed bills that would have imposed the state's corporate income tax on real estate investment trusts and required vacation rental platforms such as Airbnb and Expedia to collect taxes from operators of vacation rentals. Lawmakers estimated that those measures could have eventually brought in an extra $55 million annually in state revenue.
Nike on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to build its third U.S. manufacturing plant on the west side of metro Phoenix, bringing more than 500 jobs to Goodyear.
Toi Hutchinson lost her first election. Then she thought bigger.
Mississippi state Rep. Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for governor, defending his refusal to allow a female reporter on his campaign trip. Vice President Mike Pence similarly avoids being alone with women who are not his wife, even in the workplace. Both cite their Christian faith as a reason.
Drop in the odds of teens using marijuana after the drug is legalized in a state for recreational purposes.
How Rochester, NY, is using entrepreneurism to build a more inclusive economy
Photos and musings from our photographer.
Photos and musings from our photographer.
After being a leader in prison population, Missouri is moving away from locking up non-violent offenders to serve long sentences.
Two former Puerto Rico officials, along with the head of an accounting firm and three others, were indicted over allegations of theft, money laundering and wire fraud, escalating federal investigations that have been swirling around the bankrupt U.S. territory.
Debbie Baker thought she qualified for a federal program that helps teachers such as her, as well as nurses, police officers, librarians and others.
Five years after Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, its lawmakers now are trying to rein in production.
Oregon Sen. Brian Boquist can only report to the Capitol if he provides 12 hours' notice, so that officials can arrange for additional state troopers to ensure the safety of employees and the public.
Transit agencies are increasingly partnering with ride-hailing companies to expand transportation options for residents.
A Mississippi state representative and Republican candidate for governor wouldn't let a female reporter accompany him on a trip unless she brought a man along, and he's blaming his wife.
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