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Teachers seeking enhanced education funding also have walked out in recent months in West Virginia, Arizona and Oklahoma.
The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee, in an unprecedented move, sent a letter Wednesday to Gov. Paul LePage condemning his actions at a public meeting last week during which he called a lawmaker, "the most repugnant human being," he's ever seen.
Prosecutors in New Jersey cannot unilaterally decriminalize marijuana possession in their jurisdictions, the state attorney general announced Wednesday, but they are being encouraged to use their discretion with people charged with low-level cannabis crimes.
Gov. Gina Raimondo and the state’s education commissioner took executive action Wednesday to ban all firearms, except those carried by police officers, from public schools and grounds in Rhode Island.
A top Justice Department official is putting cities considering medically-supervised drug injection sites on notice: If you open one, prepare for swift and aggressive legal action.
Is one of corporate America’s savviest companies reconsidering its reliance on subsidies, or is it seeking to avoid further regulation?
Congressman Ron DeSantis, the GOP nominee for Florida governor, talking about his Democratic opponent, Mayor Andrew Gillum, who would be the state's first black governor. Democrats accused DeSantis of using "monkey" as a racial slur.
State government websites that passed security tests performed by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
In an unexpected decision, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the ballot measure's wording was misleading to voters.
The elections come at a crucial time for health care.
Voters in Connecticut approved a transportation "lockbox." But historically, they do little to address transportation funding problems.
A report published on Monday by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation analyzed hundreds of state webpages, including sites dedicated to business registration, the procurement of fishing and hunting licenses and traffic citation databases.
The new law is a response to the epidemic of overdose deaths from narcotics, which killed almost 2,000 people in the state in 2016 and an estimated 72,000 people nationwide last year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has placed prisons statewide on lockdown, after a series of incidents in which correctional officers were hospitalized in connection with exposure to an unknown substance.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis said Florida voters should not "monkey this up" by embracing the agenda offered by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is developing new policies around campus sexual misconduct that would enhance protections for students accused of assault while also shielding colleges and universities from liability.
GOP officials from 16 states are asking the Supreme Court to decide that federal civil rights law doesn't protect workers on the basis of gender identity.
The Detroit school district is shutting off drinking water to all of its schools after test results found elevated levels of lead or copper in 16 out of 24 schools that were recently tested.
Two Pennsylvania agencies are collaborating to provide them with the skills to succeed and avoid re-incarceration.
Using a study from a team of independent researchers, officials in Puerto Rico said they're raising the official death toll from Hurricane Maria to 2,975 from 64.
Whether it's drones or flying cars, aerial innovation is happening. Governments need to think about regulation and strategy.
Federal R&D centers have had a large role in everything from air safety to renewable energy. We need their expertise to deal with today's risks.
The Tallahassee mayor's win in the Democratic primary for governor is one of the year's biggest upsets. Can a progressive beat a Trump-endorsed candidate in this red state?
Rick Wilson, a Republican strategist, on whether the president's support will help or hurt Congressman Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor's race.
Last time, before Tuesday, that an on-duty police officer was convicted of murder in Dallas County, Texas. Roy Oliver was found guilty in last year's killing of Jordan Edwards, an unarmed black 15-year-old.
The areas’s flood infrastructure is being cleaned up and upgraded in small ways, but systemic overhaul remains years away, as comprehensive studies and hundreds of lawsuits progress.
In 161 cases, schools or districts attested that no incident took place or couldn't confirm one.
Unlike other cities that have created immigrant defense funds since Trump took office, Washington does not use tax dollars to help undocumented adults once they are detained by federal authorities and face deportation.
Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt has won the Republican nomination for governor.
Analysts believe longtime educator David Garcia will have a better-than-usual chance in the Nov. 6 general election, after the #RedForEd teacher walkout raised doubts about Doug Ducey's dedication to public education.
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