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Curtis Hill, a Republican, also still could lose his office when the General Assembly convenes in January if Hoosier lawmakers independently conclude, through a two-thirds vote by both Republican-controlled chambers, that Hill's behavior at A.J.'s Lounge warrants his impeachment and removal.
The complaint, filed earlier this month, accused Gov. John Hickenlooper of traveling the globe in private jets and rooming in expensive hotels paid for by businesses in violation of state ethics laws.
The Treasury Department is investigating the theft, which happened in July, city officials told The Washington Post.
Oregon's move to end Medicaid coverage of the drugs for many chronic-pain patients is a bad idea. Let's hope it doesn't spread.
Now district attorneys’ races have become more competitive, attracting large donations and challengers running on pledges to transform the criminal justice system.
Five bombs were sent to Democratic figures in New York City and Washington, D.C., this week. All of them were found and removed by authorities before they could detonate.
The Georgia NAACP filed complaints Tuesday with state election officials alleging that some voting machines mistakenly showed votes cast for Democrat Stacey Abrams registering for her opponent Republican Brian Kemp.
The implementation of the injunction could complicate the work of election officials statewide, requiring the review of hundreds or thousands of ballot signatures with less than two weeks until Election Day.
The legislation, among other things, expands access to substance abuse treatment in Medicaid.
The list of prominent national Democrats being sent packages containing bombs is growing. Threats of violence have also become more common against, and sometimes from, state and local candidates and public officials.
Early Monday morning, Austin Water issued a boil water notice for all of its customers due to elevated levels of silt from last week’s flooding. And by Monday night, the city was warning residents that "immediate action" was needed to avoid running out of water.
Businesses wanted voters to protect exemptions, loopholes and tax breaks that collectively cost the state more than $12 billion a year.
Missouri voters who do not have a photo ID when they arrive at the polls will no longer have to sign a sworn statement to cast a ballot.
As Grovetown prepares to house sex offenders in its council chambers on Halloween night, questions have arisen about the plan's legality.
After 'Explosive Devices' Are Sent to CNN and Top Dems, NYC Mayor Has a Message for Public Officials
Security was ramped up across the city Wednesday after a quartet of suspicious packages were mailed to the homes of former Presidents Clinton and Obama, Gov. Cuomo's Manhattan office and CNN's New York newsroom
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, during a press conference about the explosive packages sent to CNN and top Democrats. The crude pipe bombs targeted former President Barack Obama and his administration's officials, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former CIA Director John Brennan and former Attorney General Eric Holder.
Gubernatorial seats that Democrats could gain in November, according to our ratings. If they gain 10, they would become the majority among governors for the first time since 2010.
Privacy concerns have prompted 10 states to add privacy protections in their constitutions.
After years of bitter fights over oil and gas development, Colorado voters have managed to get a statewide anti-fracking measure on the November ballot.
New Jersey's top Democrats in the Legislature acknowledged Monday that they will not meet their self-imposed deadline this month to vote on a bill to legalize recreational marijuana.
In the article, the writers slam the candidate for lacking ties to Nevada, his stances on immigration and reproductive rights and not having adequate qualifications for the job.
With just days to go until the mid-term elections, a Hillsborough County Superior Court judge has blocked the state from implementing a new election law known as Senate Bill 3.
Iowa Democrats are worried that a small change in the state’s voting law might have serious implications up and down the ballot this fall.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has tapped House Speaker Todd Richardson to run the state-run health insurance program for the poor.
Racine argues Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by refusing to provide information about immigration enforcement actions between July 9 and July 12 that resulted in 12 people being detained.
While the attorney general in Washington does not have jurisdiction over most criminal matters except for some misdemeanors, Racine can investigate potential civil violations.
Arizona Republican state Rep. Heather Carter, who helped create a pilot vaccine education program that a governor-appointed council just cancelled due to complaints from people opposed to vaccines. The program gave parents seeking a "personal belief exemption" from required immunizations the option of learning about vaccines through an online course.
Maternal mortality rate for every 100,000 live births in California in 2013, which is down 55 percent from 16.9 in 2006. During the same period, the U.S. rate rose from 13.3 to 22, ranking it near Afghanistan, Lesotho and Swaziland.
A rundown of the most interesting and consequential local measures.
Advocates had said Pennsylvania was one of a dwindling number of states that suspended driver’s licenses for convictions such as drug offenses, a practice that became widespread during the war on drugs policies in the 1990s.
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