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Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, has indicated that he'd sign the measure, but he doubled down on his support on Sunday, telling The Hill that the Electoral College is an "undemocratic relic" and saying he's "long supported electing the president by who gets the most votes."
Nessel, a Plymouth Democrat, has withdrawn the state from 23 controversial cases that former Attorney General Bill Schuette joined during his eight years in office.
On Sunday, Mr. de Blasio met in Des Moines with the mayor, Frank Cownie and the former Iowa governor and United States agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack.
The announcement culminated a year-long review of marijuana convictions in San Francisco, which critics say disproportionately punished minority communities and made it more difficult for those with criminal records to get jobs and other essentials.
A federal judge on Friday refused to issue a preliminary injunction that would have allowed Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Columbia.
Fairfax made his claim as the State senate closed their 2019 legislative session in Richmond, according to the Associated Press.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday ordered Wisconsin National Guard troops assisting with security at the southwest border to return home, an executive order immediately drawing criticism from Republicans.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that he is moving closer to a decision on a 2020 presidential run.
The public comment period for the Trump administration's proposal ends Tuesday. Researchers say "hunger will likely increase" if it takes effect.
Three governors -- two Democrats and a Republican -- say the big tax hikes are needed to address their road and transportation problems.
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaking at the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, D.C.
Minimum age for legally buying tobacco in California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and now Virginia, where Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill last week making it the first state in the South to raise it.
Laws only work if they are properly enforced, spokesmen for the Illinois Rifle Association and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence told CNN.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he wants to give patients access to cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, making Florida the latest state to try to import medications to reduce rising health care costs.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation banning people under 21 from buying tobacco and nicotine products, a measure enacted in a state known historically for its tobacco production.
PG&E’s restructuring will test whether Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders can push to create a company free from what critics say has been a culture of cronyism between regulators and the regulated.
The new design illustrates how states are trying to think creatively to tackle one of their costliest but most important long-term challenges: providing health care access to low-income residents and people in the state’s care.
Federal health officials are not enforcing requirements for Medicaid coverage of abortion in the limited circumstances where it is legal, congressional investigators have found.
Fairfax has been accused of sexual assault in the past month by two women, both in the early 2000s, one while he was a college student at Duke University in 2000 and another at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
At the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington this weekend, many governors said the president's tariffs are hurting business in their states.
At the winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington this weekend, the lack of proper workforce training was an overarching concern.
Chicago will hold its first round of voting on Tuesday to pick Rahm Emanuel's replacement. Former Clinton administration official Bill Daley is among the frontrunners, but the huge field makes it uncertain who will proceed to the April runoff.
Many of the startups have pulled out of cities in the past year.
“Income share agreements” could lower loan payments and the financial risks of paying for college.
Other places should emulate the state's model.
The amount of missing and unusable public-sector data is stunning.
Automobiles hurt the quality of urban life, but radical change is politically difficult.
Another recession is in the forecast. This time, states seem ready to weather it.
For the most part, it’s a bad idea for governments to copy private-sector trends. But there may be one exception.
Garden State voters may not be able to cast ballots for President Trump in 2020 unless he's prepared to show where he gets his green.
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