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Age that teens in New York would be able to get vaccines without their parents' consent under a proposed bill. Seven states, plus the District of Columbia, don't require minors to have parents' permission. The state of New York is currently facing a measles outbreak.
U.S. Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, reacting to the news that the Democratic National Committee selected Milwaukee to host the party's 2020 national convention. In the last presidential election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton did not visit Wisconsin.
After making racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic comments, elected officials often stay in office, either by apologizing or attacking their opponents. But public servants may have a harder time keeping their jobs.
Since Freddie Gray’s death in 2015, violent crime has spiked to levels unseen for a quarter century.
Creating more inclusive and accessible cities was the focus for one panel of experts during a morning panel at South by Southwest in Austin March 8.
At the start of 2019, more than a quarter of Vermonters lived without service that meets the federal government's definition of broadband: at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload speeds.
New York lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would allow children as young as 14 to get vaccinated without their parents' consent.
It’s the first time that either chamber of Congress has passed a measure endorsing D.C. statehood.
Infectious diseases — some that ravaged populations in the Middle Ages — are resurging in California and around the country, and are hitting homeless populations especially hard.
The new inquiry, by the office of the attorney general, Letitia James, was prompted by the congressional testimony last month of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, the person briefed on the subpoenas said.
Milwaukee will host the Democratic National Convention in 2020, bringing a trove of tourism dollars to Wisconsin while showcasing one of the swing states likely to decide the presidency.
A Colorado agency is using the approach in an unusual way: to orchestrate the efforts of service-delivery partners.
In many cities, new homes are popping up twice as fast as normal.
The state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corp is building rail cars for some of America's biggest cities, prompting cybersecurity concerns and bipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senate.
Fargo, North Dakota’s most populous city, faces the threat of flooding nearly every spring. It’s taken a lot of creativity and cooperation to agree on a solution.
Decline in the number of kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from 2017 to 2018. The size of the drop is unusual. Experts cite several potential reasons for it: the improving economy, the Trump administration's actions to undermine the Affordable Care Act, changes in data systems, immigrants’ fears of signing up for government benefits, and uncertainty over program eligibility.
Miami Lakes, Fla., Mayor Manny Cid, who pushed for his city to let residents video call in to town council hearings. Many cities live stream public meetings, but Miami Lakes might be the first with real-time remote public testimony.
One black lawmaker refused to retreat when her white, male colleagues moved to cut off debate on a bill that would let Arkansas residents use lethal force as the first line of self-defense if they felt threatened.
California recently made waves with the passage of comprehensive consumer data protection rules — rules the private sector has sharply criticized for adding to an already hard-to-navigate national patchwork.
The bill has been a priority for gun control advocates, who argue the measure merely closes a loophole in state law and will help keep weapons out of the hands of people barred from owning firearms.
As part of the deal, the women agreed not to pursue legal action against the Legislature and other named defendants. The labor agency also agreed not to pursue its case against the Legislature.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may be thinking of running for president, but many of those closest to him aren’t on board.
President Donald Trump on Saturday continued to swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, comparing taxpayers' expense on newly built shelters for asylum-seekers to the state's scaled-back high-speed rail project.
The tourism and travel industry contributed more than $15 billion to Kentucky’s economy in 2017, according to a report from Kentucky’s Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.
The Republican tax overhaul signed by President Donald Trump more than a year ago provides plenty of perks for the rich. But not all well-off folks are treated alike under the law.
For the fifth year, a group of mayors at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas, played 'shark' as they judged a handful of civic-minded startups that sought to solve hard city problems.
States where education, when inflation is taken into account, is funded less than it was before the Great Recession. In the states where teachers have recently gone on strike, the deficit ranges from 6 to 15 percent below pre-recession levels -- even when factoring in recent budget boosts.
Lewiston, Maine, Mayor Shane Bouchard, announcing his resignation after a woman he allegedly had an affair with released text messages in which he made racist and sexist jokes.
Embattled Lewiston Mayor Shane Bouchard resigned on Friday but not before blaming the media for his troubles.
The Utah House passed legislation on a 41-32 vote, repealing the 1973 misdemeanor crime of fornication, or sex between people who are not married, Fox 13 reported.
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