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Supporters say the bill is a preemptive move in case Michigan voters legalize marijuana for recreational use next month.
Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered an investigation into the hiring of a former aide accused of sexually assaulting a campaign volunteer last year, saying Monday that he was "sick to my stomach" when he learned of the victim's story.
The state measures don’t apply to companies that are self-funded, meaning they pay their employee claims directly rather than buying state-regulated insurance policies for that purpose. They also don’t apply to government-funded programs such as Medicaid or the military’s Tricare program.
Voting advocates and civil rights groups have homed in on Gwinnett County and what they deem to be its "excessive rejection of mail ballots because of voters' innocent errors and discrepancies."
Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker did not specify what comments were made but said they were not suitable for his office.
The rules make it easier for defrauded students to get their federal loans forgiven and they also prohibit colleges from forcing students to resolve complaints through arbitration, rather than going to court.
At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this year, and at least 65 additional illnesses in those states are being investigated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That number could grow as officials continue to comb through areas that were most severely hit.
Dennis Hof, the flamboyant pimp and Republican nominee who was expected to win a seat in the Nevada state Assembly next month, has died at his signature brothel, according to Nye County officials.
Federal policy, and other factors, are disrupting efforts to improve transit and forcing urban planners to make tough choices.
The city could be accused of policing too much and too little.
A bridge collapse in Italy shows the complexity that arises when private companies manage public assets.
Ironically, it can happen because managers skip steps in an effort to go faster.
The new federal program could lure fresh investment to distressed areas. But the clock is ticking.
Anyone can learn to lead. Not everyone has the courage to do it.
Politicians say they want citizens to be involved. But it can make things harder to achieve.
Some say John Kasich is "the first governor who has been able to move the private sector to really participate in health-care reform."
After decades of false starts, turbines are starting to turn in several coastal states.
Unlike most politicians, California's outgoing governor has made planning ahead a staple of his leadership -- even if it means going against his own party.
The Oklahoma city's "Black Wall Street" was one of the richest African-American neighborhoods in the country. Then whites burned it to the ground.
The city, which has more empty and dilapidated houses than most, is making buyers prove that they can afford to purchase a home — and to fix it up.
While some homeowners are now paying nothing in property taxes, businesses and local governments are feeling the pinch.
Uncertainties about resources, and a question about residents' citizenship status, are making localities more nervous than usual about not counting people.
Photos and musings from our photographer.
States and cities are trying to use science to create better policies and programs. New federal foster care rules are complicating their efforts.
It's leading an increasing number of state and local governments to commit to 100 percent clean energy goals.
What sets these outliers apart?
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, who is facing fraud charges in federal court and has been served with an eviction notice, announced he will not step down Tuesday morning.
For more than a week, details in the case of a Lakeland city commissioner who fatally shot an alleged shoplifter came mainly from police accounts.
The lead paint industry's efforts to avoid a cleanup bill for more than $400 million has reached the end of the road.
