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Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax denied a report Monday that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2004.
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Ralph Northam resigned on TK over his yearbook page, which showed people dressed in blackface and as the KKK. His successor, who will be the state's second black governor, is fighting allegations of his own -- of sexual assault.
A federal three-judge panel on Friday rejected Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's proposed consent decree to end a gerrymandering lawsuit brought by the Michigan League of Women Voters.
A few hundred thousand federal employees earn relatively low wages, and their numbers vary significantly across states.
Statement from the Democratic Governors Association, referring to a photo on the Virginia governor's medical school yearbook page with one person dressed in blackface and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan. After initially apologizing for appearing in the photo, Northam backtracked and said he does not believe he is one of the people in it. He has since refused to resign.
Units removed from the rental market in Los Angeles because of home-sharing companies like Airbnb, according to a 2015 study by the Alliance for a New Economy. That's more than 4,000 a year.
Lately, riders are starting to feel less safe on the subway, a belief that is often reinforced by a flood of complaints about the transit system, doled out in real time on social media.
Casey Smitherman, the superintendent of Elwood Community Schools, stepped down Friday, almost a month after she took a 15-year-old student to an emergency clinic after he showed symptoms of strep throat.
Arkansas’ highest court on Thursday said a city can’t enforce its ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, saying it’s already ruled the measure violates a state law aimed at preventing local protections for LGBT people.
Nondisclosure agreements are generally signed as part of a settlement or severance package to ban the participants involved in an incident from talking about it publicly.
The state Senate could vote as early as Monday on a bill that would restrict coverage to those at or below the poverty line, instead of up to 138% of that threshold, as is standard under the Obamacare provision to expand Medicaid.
"Everyone will feel pain" was the mantra emanating from supporters of Arizona's drought plan for the Colorado River as it wound through the Legislature.
Justice Samuel Alito issued a one-page order late Friday noting that "the justices need time to review" court filings before deciding whether to grant a petition to block the law from taking effect while it continues to be challenged in court.
Opposition from utilities and homebuilders, and a slower return on investment, also could stall solar efforts in other states.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is refusing to leave office after the resurfacing of his yearbook page, which shows one person dressed in blackface and another as a Ku Klux Klan member.
A total of 37 states are under one-party control. While that usually means legislation moves quickly, it doesn't always equate to better fiscal policies.
Ashley Nelson, one of the thousands of teachers who rallied at the Virginia Capitol last week for more education funding. Inside the Capitol that day, the state House approved a tax incentives deal for Amazon to move its headquarters to Northern Virginia.
Legal fees and court costs Kim Davis incurred after she was sued for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Kentucky GOP Gov. Matt Bevin, who has praised the county clerk as "an inspiration," says she should be responsible for paying them -- not the state.
Although Bevin, a Republican, publicly has praised Davis as "an inspiration ... to the children of America," his attorneys are taking a more critical tone in court briefs, blaming the ex-clerk for failing to do her job following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 2015 decision legalizing gay marriage.
It does not change the restrictions around who is allowed to carry a concealed weapon, which excludes those with convictions for a felony, weapons related misdemeanor or for controlled substances, the newspaper previously reported.
Educators in the room applauded, although Gov. Ron DeSantis does not have a replacement plan, yet.
The New York City Housing Authority's top boss will be replaced as part of a tentative HUD settlement, and a federal monitor will be installed to oversee the nation's largest public housing system, officials said Thursday.
The Department of Energy has shipped approximately 1/2 metric ton of weapons-grade plutonium from Savannah River Site to Nevada, a court filing states.
A groundbreaking San Francisco ordinance meant to curb soda consumption by slapping health warnings on sugary-beverage advertisements suffered a setback Thursday, as a federal appeals court ruled 11-0 to block the law from taking effect.
The coalition believes that without adequate reporting and tracking systems in place, the EPA will be unable to comply with its mandate to prevent risks to the health and environment posed by widespread use of asbestos, Frey said in a new release.
Frustrated by federal inaction, state lawmakers in 41 states have proposed detailed plans to lower soaring prescription drug costs.
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Children who are U.S. citizens and have parents at risk of being deported if their Temporary Protected Status is revoked in the next year as planned by the Trump administration. TPS provides legal protections for immigrants from countries and regions suffering from political violence or natural disaster.
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