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Doh! Turns out there's a hole in NJ Transit's operation of a train station near Trenton.
Tweet from the Indiana State Teachers Association, describing an active shooter drill in which teachers were shot in the back with plastic pellets. The group is lobbying lawmakers to ban training sessions from going this far.
Mississippi on Thursday became the latest state to sign into law a ban on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy, despite criticism from opponents who called the move cruel.
The passed amendment requires that a tribe's ballot box must be accessible to the county auditor via a public road.
Another highly selective specialized school, the Bronx High School of Science, made 12 offers to black students this year, down from 25 last year.
The "truth in labeling" bill was filed about a month ago, and almost half of the states have entertained similar legislation that regulates the labeling of some food products, including foods called meat that are derived from plants or lab-grown cells of beef, pork or poultry.
The ruling coincides with an aggressive push by President Donald Trump's administration to open more public lands to energy development.
The Indiana State Teachers Association has called for additional consideration regarding educator and student safety amid active shooter drills following the January training session, highlighted in testimony before state lawmakers this week, that rattled school staff.
Unlike state rules for accident victims, which uniformly require first responders to take severely injured patients to the most advanced trauma unit available, state policies for stroke patients vary widely.
In a rebuke to Republican legislators, a Dane County judge on Thursday blocked enforcement of laws enacted in December that curtailed the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.
State transportation departments are often criticized for being too highway-centric. Here are some suggestions for changing that.
The SAFE Banking Act passed a congressional committee on Thursday, meaning it’s already made it farther in the legislative process than the previous version.
Damages awarded to a San Francisco man who was imprisoned for six years before having his murder conviction tossed out after a jury ruled that the homicide inspectors in the case fabricated evidence against him and withheld evidence that could have helped him.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, who opposes vaccination requirements and made it easier for parents to obtain a religious exemption from them.
Mary Mancini, re-elected by the state party's executive committee in January to her third two-year term as its leader, says she chose the wrong words while discussing the state of politics in Tennessee during a recent tour to visit local county Democratic parties.
As of Tuesday, only five employees remain on staff, including dispatchers who are redirecting calls to neighboring emergency and law enforcement agencies, Tulsa World reported.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYPD officials said on Tuesday they support banning repeat sexual offenders from the subway system.
The source of the attack is still unknown, but it was discovered around 6 a.m. Monday, leading to the entire computer network being shut down out of precaution.
Bevin told WKCT, a station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, that his children were "miserable," but they "all turned out fine."
Attorneys who represent victims of sexual abuse by priests have released what they say is the most comprehensive list yet of Catholic clergy with ties to Illinois who have been accused of misconduct against children.
Andrew Gillum, the Democrat who narrowly lost his bid for Florida governor last year, said Wednesday he's getting back in the political arena for 2020.
The strategy: Use Medicare reimbursement rates to recalibrate how they pay hospitals. If the gamble pays off, more private-sector employers could start doing the same thing.
Our efforts are mostly focused on small businesses. We need to target high-growth sectors.
Socrates had it right: Dealing with the problems public leaders face requires knowing how and what to ask.
A new study shows the depth -- and the root causes -- of the public sector's workforce problem.
This marks the third time Gwinnett County has rejected a plan to expand the city's public transit. But advocates hope the defeat is only temporary.
The report found 14 states to be in violation of federal Medicaid law as it pertains to abortion coverage.
States that don't regularly track and evaluate tax incentives to see if the businesses that receive them are holding up their end of the deals.
Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican, who still supports the death penalty despite the growing opposition to it within his party. Leach does believe a moratorium should "be on the table."
Jamal Trulove accused four San Francisco police officers of framing him for a 2007 killing at the city's Sunnydale public housing complex.
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