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Some states can revoke your job license if you fall behind. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced legislation that would outlaw that practice.
The ratio of black men to black women. By comparison, there are 97 white men for every 100 white women. The stark difference in gender imbalances can largely be blamed on the mass incarceration of black men.
Tulsa Community College professor Michael Mason, who says the George Kaiser Family Foundation contributes as much as or more than the state government to city services in Tulsa, Okla.
New research shows that it's not rare for companies to lower their job promises after accepting tax incentives from the government.
George Kaiser and other wealthy residents help fill holes in the state’s budget, but at a cost, experts say.
An extensive analysis of monitoring data found unsafe levels of toxic pollutants were present in groundwater at 91 percent of the nation's 242 coal-fired power plants that filed reports.
Minnesota's electricity providers would have to generate all their energy from clean sources, like solar and wind, by 2050 or sooner, under a proposal Gov. Tim Walz unveiled Monday.
Nearly two weeks after their first meeting, Virginia would be consumed by a series of race-related scandals embroiling the governor, first lady, and attorney general.
Thirty-six rural nursing homes across the country have been forced to close in the last decade because they failed to meet health and safety standards.
As he took office, DeSantis said he planned to be the governor for all Floridians, including those who didn't vote for him.
The attorneys general of Oregon and New York led the group of states, as well as the District of Columbia, in announcing their lawsuit Monday.
Years before the Trump administration's family planning changes, the state of Texas cut funding from reproductive health clinics. Low-income women felt the impact the most.
Decline in homicides in Chicago, comparing this year's January and February to last year's. There was also a 7 percent decline in shootings during the same time period.
The chair of Florida's Democratic Party, Terrie Rizzo, on comments made by state GOP House Speaker Jose Oliva in which he referred to pregnant women as "host bodies" when talking about abortion.
Jose Oliva, a Republican politician from Miami Lakes, trotted out the phrase five times during an interview late last week while discussing abortion law.
Chicago has been plagued with violent crime, and it has achieved unwanted attention for lawlessness, such as weekend crime sprees. But police said they have been making strides to address the problem.
Ducey did not publicly comment on the specifics of the bills said he would veto any legislation that would jeopardize public health.
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said at a news conference Saturday that Sacramento police Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet reasonably believed Clark was armed with a firearm and that they were in imminent danger.
The tactics help Amazon squeeze as much as possible out of politicians.
At issue is the number of hours the armed teachers and staffers would have to train, the 27 in the district's policy or the more than 728 required of peace officers.
These new machines still pose unacceptable risks in an election that U.S. intelligence officials expect to be a prime target for disruption by countries such as Russia and China.
Hickenlooper becomes the second governor to jump into the sprawling Democratic 2020 contest.
They're supposed to help distressed communities. We need strong reporting requirements to make sure they're really doing that.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, in a video announcing his run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He is making climate change a focal point of his platform.
Pedestrians who died in the United States last year, which is the most since 1990. Over the last decade, pedestrian deaths have risen by 35 percent while other traffic fatalities declined by 6 percent.
A Miami suburb might be the first in the nation to let residents participate in -- not just watch -- public meetings from anywhere they have an internet connection.
The Alabama Department of Corrections has enlisted more than 300 law enforcement officers from seven state and local organizations to track down contraband in a north Alabama prison.
Maine's former governor -- who left office last month -- argued the Electoral College is necessary to keep white people in power.
The new legislation, which passed unanimously in the Senate 60-0 and 104-0 in the Assembly, also allows victims to pursue a civil case against the person spreading private photos online.
The House of Delegates publicly censured Harford County Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti on Thursday night for her use of a racial slur, which members said "brought dishonor to the entire General Assembly of Maryland."
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