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Lawmakers gave final passage Tuesday to the measure aimed at defending abortion bans in the future, part of a wave of abortion bills being passed in Louisiana and across the country this year.
The state Supreme Court reaffirmed a ruling it made in 2017, after the U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to Washington to determine whether it had been handled with "religious neutrality," as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
In 1999, 13 people were killed by two students in a mass shooting at the school in Littleton, Colorado. Nearly two dozen others were injured.
Prior to her time in the Senate, Linda Collins-Smith served one term in the state House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. While she was elected as a Democrat, she swapped parties just months after taking office.
The University of Alabama is expected to return a $21.5 million donation it received in September after the donor advised women against attending the school because of the state's new abortion ban, according to The Associated Press.
Commissioner James O'Neill began his briefing on the security measures for this year's Pride Month events, which include the June 30 Pride March, by addressing the NYPD's actions at the Greenwich Village bar in 1969.
As transit agencies move away from fossil fuels, they are figuring out which environmentally friendly option is right for them.
Whether it's violence like the Virginia Beach shooting at a municipal building, or danger due to the nature of the job, government workers lack health and safety protections in nearly half the states.
The state, which has worse credit than any other and has had chronic budget deficits, passed a fiscal plan this week that relies on new revenue sources to help pay down its massive debt.
Size of the disaster relief bill that Congress sent to President Trump this week. The passage of the package ends what was the longest delay between a disaster and congressional aid.
Facebook post from the Slidell, La., Police Department
West Virginia's experience offers lessons in what states can do to provide retirement systems that benefit educators and taxpayers alike.
Competition for talent is going to intensify. Government needs new approaches to how it compensates its workforce.
Suspending delinquent borrowers' occupational licenses just makes it harder for them to repay their loans. Thankfully, states are moving to abandon the practice.
The North Carolina House on Wednesday failed to block Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 359, which would bring new penalties for medical professionals who allow abortion survivors to die.
Oregon's seven Electoral College votes could one day be awarded to a candidate who did not win the most votes in Oregon.
The Alabama Department of Public Health would administer the treatment. The offender would pay for the treatment unless a court determined the offender was indigent.
The legislation mandates fines for nursing homes that don't meet minimum staffing requirements already set out in Illinois law.
The union's executive director, John Vellardita, said the Legislature failed to allocate sufficient funds to the Clark County School District that could cover promised teacher raises without cutting resources in the classroom.
Companies like Harvest Health & Recreation are using loopholes in the state's law to snap up cannabis properties. Harvest alone has a war chest of $500 million set aside for acquiring smaller cannabis companies.
Police departments in Massachusetts in recent years have installed an undisclosed number of cameras across the state that automatically photograph the license plate of each passing vehicle and compile data.
Amount that New York spends on education per pupil, which is the most of any state. Idaho, Oklahoma and Utah spend the least -- less than $8,000 per pupil.
Carbon Hill, Ala., Mayor Mark Chambers' response to the following Facebook comment: "By giving the minority more rights than the majority, I hate to think of the country my grandkids will live in." The comments followed a post shared by Chambers that read, "We live in a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites lecture us on human biology, baby killers lecture us on human rights and socialists lecture us on economics."
Democrats in Virginia -- nearly 20 of whom joined Northam Tuesday -- have tried unsuccessfully for years to pass tighter gun laws. All 140 lawmakers face a challenge in this November's elections.
The legal efforts began after former interim Secretary of State David Whitley issued an advisory on Jan. 25 that said DPS had identified nearly 100,000 on the state's voter rolls who had applied for a driver's license as noncitizens.
In a hard reality check for Los Angeles County's multibillion-dollar hope of ending homelessness, officials reported Tuesday that the number of people living on the streets, in vehicles and in shelters increased by about 12% over last year.
Black and Hispanic students currently represent 70 percent of the school system, but make up just 10 percent of the enrollment in the specialized schools.
Several cities have launched investigations into the online conduct of their police officers after a database revealed thousands of racist and otherwise offensive social media posts by current or former members of law enforcement.
Cat declawing involves surgically removing the tendons, nerves and bones at the tip of a tabby's toes.
Carbon Hill Mayor Mark Chambers has issued an apology for a Facebook post that referenced “killing out” gay and transgender people, socialists and “baby killers.”
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