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Places with minimum wages above the federal level. Twenty states have raises taking effect this year.
For decades, cities and states have tried to create jobs and boost their economies by luring out-of-state employers. Now some areas are trying to attract workers — one worker at a time.
For a decade, Barbara Underwood was an apolitical force in New York, quietly serving as solicitor general before getting an unexpected promotion to become the state's first female attorney general.
A new year brought the swearing-in of newly elected officials in Harris County, Texas, and among them were 17 black female judges.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo was hit by a car on New Year’s Day while riding his bicycle in the city, and he remained in the hospital Tuesday night, according to a statement from his office.
Montana will join Wyoming, Idaho and the federal government in appealing a federal court ruling that put the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population back on the Endangered Species List.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced pardons on Monday for 22 immigrants who were at risk of deportation because of criminal records, taking a swipe at President Trump in the process.
The federal judge in Texas who ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional said today that the law can stand while his judgment is under appeal.
For one tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the government shutdown comes with a price tag: about $100,000, every day, of federal money that does not arrive to keep health clinics staffed, food pantry shelves full and employees paid.
Looking at modernizing all aspects of your entire workforce is impractical. A more sensible approach is to look at best practices and identify two or three to adopt for your organization.
Americans overwhelmingly support wind and solar, a rich source of good-paying local jobs. Policymakers should provide a level playing field.
Photos and musings from photographer David Kidd.
Changing the way Americans open their car doors can help prevent cyclist injuries and fatalities.
Rudy Salo, a public finance attorney, in reference to the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, which Congress passed in late 2017.
Americans who can name their governor.
Photos and musings from photographer David Kidd.
Photos and musings from photographer David Kidd.
A rural Alabama police force believes two gun deaths in its small community are the result of its residents' rejection of God.
Twenty-five days before leaving office, Gov. John Kasich suddenly barred discrimination in state employment based on gender identity -- a change of heart from when he took office nearly eight years ago.
On the eve of the announcement, de Blasio's administration issued a 71-page report by the Mayor's Task Force on Cannabis Legalization, making the case for marijuana legalization and the possibility for home delivery, but calling for smoking pot in public to remain illegal.
Tech giants Facebook and Google will pay Washington state more than $450,000 to settle twin lawsuits filed by Attorney General Bob Ferguson accusing the companies of failure to abide by state laws on political advertising transparency.
Michigan Republicans voted Thursday to give themselves a power to intervene in court cases that now is reserved for the state attorney general, the latest measure pushed through a lame-duck session that critics said would weaken the power of Democrats or voters.
North Carolina voters will be asked to show photo identification when they go to the polls next year, barring intervention by a court.
The South Carolina Republican Party could decide next summer to pass on holding the party's 2020 primary election -- a move that is not unprecedented -- to help President Donald Trump's re-election bid.
Despite its reputation for sterling progressivism, New York has some of the most restrictive election laws in the nation.
This year will see the largest class yet of millennials entering legislatures. How will they shape politics and policies?
Photos and musings from photographer David Kidd.
Photos and musings from photographer David Kidd.
Despite going into special session, lawmakers still don't have a solution for the least-funded pension system in the nation.