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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.
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, who said that America "is getting soft" in response to schools being cancelled for the polar vortex, which has killed at least eight people nationwide and brought temperatures 45 degrees below zero.
For the first time in some states, people can bet on the football championship game. Will it result in the revenue boost officials are hoping for?
Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing rural electric cooperatives to provide high-speed internet to their customers — the first significant legislation to pass of the 2019 session.
Gov. Matt Bevin followed up the comment by saying that "it's better to err on the side of being safe, and I'm being only slightly facetious."
As automation disrupts the workforce, we can look to places as diverse as Sweden and Singapore for better ways to cope with it.
Federal authorities say $600,000 was pilfered from union accounts for a wealth of personal expenses.
Deferred maintenance is beginning to get the attention it needs.
The new law goes into effect Friday, and will include three birth certificate gender options: "female, male, or undesignated/nonbinary," according to the law's text.
Once again running ahead of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed a new package of six gun control bills on Tuesday, ranging from tweaks to current laws to the controversial Red Flag law.
A federal judge cast doubt Wednesday on whether Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is upholding its duty to prevent its power lines from causing catastrophic wildfires and questioned whether the state is properly regulating the beleaguered and bankrupt utility.
At least 20,000 people whom state officials put on a list of potential non-citizen voters have now been removed from those lists after the state told counties that data it provided were flawed, local officials said on Wednesday.
Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who's mulling a presidential bid, urged former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to seek the Democratic Party's nomination if he decides to run for president.
While conservative lawmakers push "heartbeat" bills that could challenge Roe v. Wade in court, liberals are pushing legislation that allows late-term abortions during pregnancies with severe health complications.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, announcing that he will not run for president in 2020.
Since Metro doubled in size as part of an effort to combat rising crime, nearly half the drivers stopped by its officers have been black, in a city that is 9% black.
Attorney General Josh Kaul has declined to represent Gov. Tony Evers in a suit over lame-duck laws limiting their powers, prompting Evers to spend up to $50,000 of taxpayer money on private attorneys.
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