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Local government employees who earn $50,000 or less a year. Among state workers, the number is 42 percent. Among federal workers, it's only 16 percent.
Warning from Sheriff John Kirk of Martin County, Ky., after he temporarily ceased all law enforcement services provided by his office, citing budget problems. Residents will now have to rely on Kentucky State Police.
The issues plaguing the Martin County Sheriff's Office and the county's fiscal court are similarly felt by local governments throughout Eastern Kentucky, where sharp declines in coal severance taxes have forced county governments to make spending cuts and layoff workers.
Judge Thompson issued a 66-page opinion and order three days after attorneys for inmates said the suicide rate in Alabama prisons had reached a crisis level, with 13 suicides in 14 months.
Thousands of Texans seeking government help with surprise medical bills were hit with another shock last year: a clogged-up consumer protection bureaucracy.
Democratic Rep. David Crowley of Milwaukee, who authored the resolution, called the episode "a textbook example of white privilege" and a "slap in the face."
In December, Hogan touted the potential of the park site for the football team, but in January he said he didn't much care whether the team ultimately relocates there.
The state contends that's a violation of the U.S. Constitution's 5th Amendment requirement that the federal government compensate landowners when "taking" a portion or all of the value of their property.
Prospective contractors now must disclose under affidavit any contracts or sponsorships they or their subsidiaries have with the NRA.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in his first State of the State speech that he intends to scale back California's $77-billion bullet train project, saying that while the state has the capacity to complete the first leg in the Central Valley, extending the rail line to Southern California and the Bay Area would "cost too much and take too long."
West Virginia Delegate Eric Porterfield, a Republican. His remarks led the state's Democratic Party to call for his resignation. He also used the slur "f----t" during a recent debate over anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. The GOP denounced his words but did not urge him to step down.
Drop in the average tax refund from the first week of the 2018 filing season to the first week of this year's. Refunds are being closely watched as the full effect of the 2017 tax overhaul enacted by Congressional Republicans comes into view.
If history is any indication, the current controversies will likely change how Ralph Northam governs. He's already made racial reconciliation a new priority.
Some states have already adopted their own version of a plan to address climate change while creating jobs. Others are being urged to.
The West Virginia Democratic Party (WVDP) is calling on a Republican delegate to resign over what it referred to as "hate-filled remarks and actions" regarding the LGBT community.
According to The (Raleigh) News & Observer, more than 200 people were detained by ICE last week in North Carolina. Siembra NC claims eight people were detained Feb. 6 in Alamance County.
Jason Van Dyke's attorneys said the prosecutors' motivations were plainly political.
The federal government sets standards on the storage of vaccines. However, not all health care providers are accountable under those guidelines.
The bill signed by Gov. Gary Herbert (R) would cover far fewer people, and cost taxpayers more money, than the plan voters approved in November.
By the end of February, the students at Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Fla., will see two former combat veterans in body armor roaming the grounds, each carrying a 9-millimeter Glock handgun and a semiautomatic rifle with a 17-inch barrel.
DPS Superintendent Susana Cordova announced at a late-morning news conference that the district and union will resume bargaining at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
A number of staffers working for embattled Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax have stepped down days after a second woman accused him of sexual assault, a spokeswoman for his office confirmed.
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City Councilmember, Tustin, Calif.
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