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The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will allow a ministry in South Carolina that only works with heterosexual Christian families to participate in a federally funded foster care program.
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San Diego Assemblyman Brian Maienschein, who has served in the Legislature for six years, announced Thursday that he has left the California Republican Party and re-registered as a Democrat in a move that further shrinks GOP influence in Sacramento.
Former Seminole County elections chief Michael Ertel resigned as Florida secretary of state Thursday after photos emerged of him wearing blackface as a Hurricane "Katrina victim" at a Halloween party in 2005.
David Holt, the Republican mayor of Oklahoma City, at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., this week.
Children in Ohio in social services' custody. The state has launched a public awareness campaign to increase interest in foster care and adoption.
A new guide to equitable procurement allows cities to build on field-tested ideas.
It's not the only place where government coffers might have taken a hit.
Several new governors have signed anti-discrimination executive orders. So did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but his had no mention of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Timely housing assistance is crucial, but it can be tricky to overcome institutional barriers.
It's a way for states to support local approaches that are feasible, effective and budget-friendly.
The executive order represents the first action by Lee, who campaigned for governor last year pledging to step up state efforts to focus on the state's 15 economically distressed rural counties, a list that includes Grundy, Van Buren and Bledsoe counties.
Eleven states have laws concerning gun locking devices, with Massachusetts being the only state that requires all firearms be stored with locks in place, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
By joining the coalition, Pritzker has pledged Illinois will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 levels.
The bill would outlaw abortions as early as six weeks after conception. Kasich vetoed a similar piece of legislation -- House Bill 258, known as the "heartbeat bill" -- last month before he left office. Kasich is now a CNN contributor.
Gov. Newsom said in a news release that Dr. Nadine Burke Harris will focus on combating the root causes of serious health conditions and use her office to reach young families across the state.
After years of seeing efforts to create a state Dream Act blocked by Republicans who controlled the Senate until January, the new Democrat-controlled chamber passed the legislation on Wednesday.
While most states have broad laws calling on anyone who learns of child abuse to report it, mandatory reporters can be charged with a crime for failing to do so.
Pete Buttigieg announced the launch of his exploratory committee in a video message to supporters, pledging a "fresh start" for America.
Income tax collections are down in several states compared to a year ago. Some worry it's a sign of things to come.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors gathered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss its agenda and tout its members' ability to work across party lines -- even on immigration.
Letter signed by nearly 300 state lawmakers from 40 states taking the #20statesby2020 pledge, which aims to strengthen the legal support and protection for victims of sexual harassment and violence in at least 20 states by 2020.
The expected drop in class sizes, over the course of three school years, agreed upon by Los Angeles teachers, who ended their strike on Tuesday. Their new contract also includes a pay raise and promises for more counselors, librarians and nurses.
The effort, dubbed “the Death Certificate Project,” has sparked a conflict with physicians in California and beyond, in part because the doctors being investigated did not necessarily write the prescriptions leading to a death.
Cellphone companies often boast about how much of the country they cover. But with billions of federal dollars at stake to expand mobile broadband in rural America, state officials and other groups across 37 states say those claims aren’t always true.
The Democratic governors of Michigan, New York and Washington on Friday asked the Trump administration to let states offer unemployment benefits to federal employees who are working without pay during the partial government shutdown that began nearly a month ago.
The mayor of Washington, D.C., says she is introducing emergency legislation to allow federal District employees working without pay to file for unemployment benefits.
The law that would ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected in the fetus was ruled as "violative of both the due process and equal protection provisions of the Iowa Constitution," according to the court's filings.
The anticipated passage generated passionate debate in the halls of the Capitol Tuesday, where protesters and supporters armed with signs crowded hallways and fired off competing chants and songs.
The Los Angeles teachers union ended its strike Tuesday night, based on overwhelming support for a contract agreement with the school district, union leaders said.
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