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At least 25 states now have laws protecting patients from surprise out-of-network bills, usually for emergency care they received at hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers.
At least nine states have laws allowing for religious exemptions in the foster and adoption process, and several others are considering similar measures.
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that makes it easier for people to move there by letting them automatically transfer their occupational licenses from other states.
Baltimore hopes to spearhead two class action lawsuits that accuse banks of rate fixing.
The amount Americans borrowed in the past year to pay for health-care costs not covered by their insurance plans, according to a Gallup survey.
Republican Jim Brainard of Carmel, Ind., has become a national voice on environmental issues.
Richard Moore, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report detailing gruesome conditions inside Alabama prisons. The report highlights incidents of torture, sexual assault and rampant contraband.
The results show the conservative-backed Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn with a lead of 50.24 percent to 49.76 percent over the liberal-backed Wisconsin Chief Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
The General Assembly approved a unique distribution system that could force patients to wait months or years before they're legally able to obtain medical marijuana oil here.
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday the state's "dangerous and unsanitary" prison conditions are so common and widespread that they violate the Constitution.
Thomas Frazer, director of the University of Florida's School of Natural Resources and Environment and former acting director of the UF Water Institute, will take the job in the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Over-reliance on fines and fees is a big part of the problem, but there are a lot of steps that cities can take.
Public-sector management practices and workplace tools rooted in the distant past can't address today's complex challenges.
Constructive relationships and complementary policies are emerging in the quest for affordability.
After securing a hefty financial settlement from Purdue Pharma last month, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is training the state’s legal armaments on a much bigger pharmaceutical player: Johnson & Johnson.
Six states and the District of Columbia charge President Trump's Department of Agriculture weakened nutritional standards in school breakfasts and lunches when it relaxed the requirements limiting salt and refined grains in 2018.
This comes a year after President Donald Trump signed legislation requiring states and federal agencies to add more records to the database gun dealers use when running a background check during a gun purchase.
The Trump administration abruptly ended "safe release" in late October, leaving thousands of migrants all but stranded in San Diego County.
With 8,700 low-income communities competing for private investment, some places are topping on the incentives to make themselves stand out.
Vanessa Tyson -- one of the women accusing Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault -- during an interview with CBS. She and Meredith Watson stepped forward with their allegations in February after a racist yearbook photo surfaced of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.
The number of years it will take to repair more than 47,000 structurally deficient bridges in the U.S., according to a new report.
Democrats fully acknowledge that there is unfinished business in all this. But they cite the lack of resolution as a reason to slow down on those immediate calls for resignations.
Lesley McSpadden lost Tuesday in a three-way race in Ferguson's 3rd Ward. Unofficial St. Louis County election results show the winner was Fran Griffin.
Young adults sentenced to lengthy prison terms for most crimes will be eligible for a parole review after serving 10 years, under a measure Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Monday.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup decided at a hearing in San Francisco to impose his latest proposal on the utility, which includes making compliance with vegetation management rules a new probation term, among other measures.
Robert Hayes, a former five-term congressman, is accused of trying to bribe the state's insurance commissioner in exchange for regulatory help for a multinational investment company owned by a major Republican donor.
Opponents said the legislation violates a state law prohibiting municipalities from regulating firearms and have threatened to sue the city and file private criminal complaints against council members and the mayor.
Medicaid work-requirement legislation stalled last year in the majority-GOP Legislature, but the Edwards administration suggested talks would continue.
It's unclear how far back those convictions go, but many involve possessing a small amount of marijuana and could date back decades.
No black woman or openly gay individual has led a city as large as Chicago. She will have to confront chronic budget shortfalls, population loss and a high murder rate.
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