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Age required to buy a semiautomatic assault rifle in Washington state, where voters passed comprehensive gun control last week. The new law also includes secure gun storage requirements, enhanced background checks and waiting periods for firearms.
Georgia Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden instructed county election officials Monday to count absentee ballots even if they lack a voter's date of birth, as long as the voter's identity can be verified.
The VA is working with states and cities to use the innovative financing approach to help veterans with PTSD find gainful employment. If it's successful, the payoff for investors is big.
Today, 47 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing localities to set up assisted outpatient treatment, according to the Treatment Advocacy Center, a nonprofit group that strongly supports assisted outpatient treatment.
Lancaster County District Judge Kevin McManaman said nowhere in the state law defining eligibility for the Bridge to Independence (B2I) Program is there "any expression, positive or otherwise," to justify the conclusion the Legislature intended for them to be eligible for enrollment in the program.
Twenty-eight states and territories regulate their own workplaces rather than defer to the feds. While some of these programs are effective, others are in trouble for not adequately protecting workers.
A photo of the Baraboo High School class of 2019 surfaced late Sunday, showing a group of about 50 boys standing on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse with their arms outstretched above their heads, laughing and smiling.
Two Navajo men, Willie Grayeyes and Kenneth Maryboy, won their county commission seats, giving Native Americans a 2-1 advantage on the local governing body for the first time in San Juan County.
Democrats claimed victory Monday in two state Senate races, giving them back the two-thirds supermajority they lost in June when Orange County Democrat Josh Newman was recalled after he voted in favor of Gov. Jerry Brown's gas tax increase.
The number of international students entering U.S. colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row, a nonprofit group said on Tuesday, amid efforts by the Trump administration to tighten restrictions on foreigners studying in the United States.
As vote counts in several states increased Democrats' midterm election gains, and further undercut President Donald Trump's claims to victory, the president on Monday led some Republicans in alleging vote fraud, especially in Florida, without evidence.
Supporters of additional funding for transportation have plenty of reasons to smile after last week’s elections, but that doesn’t mean they can stop worrying.
These honorees didn’t just set goals; they set ambitious, attention-grabbing goals that they're accomplishing.
Commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections
Faith Winter, Toi Hutchinson, Karen Engleman
Tweet from President Donald Trump on Saturday as more than 300,000 people were evacuated from their homes. The death toll had risen to 31 as of Monday afternoon.
State or local candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America who won last week.
Creating a culture to explore big questions and relationships through a lens of privilege and inclusion and develop reflective practitioners.
Florida counties began the laborious and time-sensitive recount of votes cast last week to resolve the state's three close statewide races.
Under the rule, approved by Department of Revenue Executive Director Michael Hartman, residents will have the choice starting Nov. 30 to use the letter "X" to identify a non-binary gender in favor of "M" for male and "F" for female.
The order, first put in place by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in 2007, prohibited harassment, firing or discrimination against state workers based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
The 17 Democratic candidates were elected under a campaign they called "Black Girl Magic Texas," hoping to be the largest number of black women elected judges in Harris County.
Gov. Jim Justice announced Justice Allen Loughry’s resignation Saturday evening, a day after he called a special session for Tuesday to start a new impeachment process against the former chief justice.
It's been four days since voters cast their ballots in the race but despite Brian Kemp claiming victory, no one has called the race for either candidate.
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