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Year that the number of middle-income Americans -- making between $25,000 and $74,000 -- is expected to double among people 75 or older. More than half of them likely won't be able to afford housing and health care.
Bridget Anne Kelly, one of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's aides, after she was sentenced this week to 13 months in prison for her role in the "Bridgegate" scandal.
Democrats are pushing legislation to require presidential candidates to release their tax returns. The same rules don't apply for most statewide elections -- but that could change.
The money Sisolak donated went to the Department of Education's Education Gift Fund.
New Mexico’s 40-member Complete Count Commission will have $3.5 million to encourage participation.
Hawaii was the first state to pass a full ban last year. Now California, Oregon, New York and Connecticut are trying to do the same.
Pugh has been facing mounting calls for her to resign over a scandal that involves the sale of her children’s books to entities that do business with the city.
The current configuration of the district, spanning parts of six counties, was drawn in the 2012 legislative session.
The 71-45 vote sets up a potential dispute with the state Senate over whether court fines, fees and restitution should be required before felons can vote.
That Bridget Anne Kelly was sentenced to prison came as little surprise -- she'd already been sentenced once, but an appeals court ruling necessitated a new hearing.
Middle-income seniors are a group that Beth Burnham Mace, one of the study’s authors, said has been often overlooked when policymakers and legislators think about housing and care for aging Americans.
Promising initiatives around the country show what can be done in struggling neighborhoods.
If states changed where and how we select candidates, turnout would soar and we'd learn a lot more about what voters really think.
The city of South Bend is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Pittsburgh is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Philadelphia is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Newark is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Nashville is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
Kansas City is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Minneapolis is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Baltimore is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of El Paso is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
An Alabama sheriff's deputy is on leave after making anti-LGBTQ comments on a Facebook post about a 15-year-old who died by suicide.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, his wife M.K., and his brother-in-law are under federal investigation for a property tax break that netted the billionaire governor $331,000 in tax relief, Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ reported Wednesday.
The cap on some monetary awards given to injured people is unconstitutional, Oklahoma's high court ruled Tuesday.
The city of Cleveland is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Boston is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
The city of Houston is a finalist for this year’s City Accelerator project, which is focused on helping cities promote economic equity.
Iowa state Rep. Andy McKean, the longest-serving Republican in the legislature, announcing his decision to become a Democrat. He cited President Trump and his party's move "very sharply to the right" as reasons.
Reduction in toxic emissions from local plants when they were covered by local newspapers, according to a study. Other research shows that newspaper closures can lead to more polarization, fewer candidates and a rise in municipal borrowing costs.
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