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UNC system officials issued a statement Tuesday about the protesters' removal of UNC's Silent Sam Confederate monument, saying "mob rule" won't be tolerated.
A Georgia county has proposed closing seven of its nine polling places on the basis that they are not sufficiently accessible to handicapped individuals, sparking outrage among local residents and activists.
Premature deaths that the EPA estimates will result from the Trump administration's proposed changes to Obama's Clean Power Plan. The latter set aggressive targets for limiting carbon emissions while the new rule would worsen air pollution.
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed a new set of rules that would give states greater control over limits on pollution from coal-fired power plants -- and likely allow many of those plants to operate longer than they would have under a plan former President Barack Obama had set in motion.
MLS' Columbus Crew is willing to pay for a new stadium in Austin, but is the Texas city really getting a deal?
A Democratic objection to independent Greg Orman's candidacy for Kansas governor says more than 6,000 signatures used to help secure his place on the November general election ballot should be thrown out.
Sixty-four of 159 counties have no pediatrician; 79 have no obstetrician/gynecologist; and nine simply have no doctor.
Environmental activists are using a new strategy to block construction of oil and gas pipelines. It already has worked in New York where construction on the Constitution Pipeline has stalled. Now activists are trying the strategy in Oregon.
Many large companies have employed 'chief privacy officers' for years, but they were rare in state government.
A judge on Monday ordered Amendment 8 stricken from the ballot, calling both the amendment language and the title it would have been introduced under as "misleading."
Gov. Scott Walker’s use of the state airplane has increased since he ended his presidential bid in 2015, public records obtained by a liberal attack group released on Monday show.
A federal judge in Frankfort on Monday dismissed Gov. Matt Bevin's lawsuit against 16 Medicaid recipients, a tool he used to defend his controversial requirements that some enrollees pay co-pays or work to get benefits.
Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker's campaign on Monday unveiled a web video featuring Barack Obama, marking another foray into his home state's politics for the former president.
The once-quiet place reserved for technical experts is increasingly being held hostage in political fights.
The job of a firefighter has changed almost beyond recognition. That, combined with lagging pay and personnel problems, is making it difficult to recruit enough of them.
But the Pennsylvania Turnpike hasn't been completely forgotten.
Rather than going after voters in the middle, both the Democratic and Republican nominees are playing to their base.
In school districts across the country, being held accountable for grades and graduation rates has motivated educators to tamper with results. Some places are starting to crack down on this temptation.
Delores Hall, a retired nurse’s aide who lives in public housing in Atlanta. As of this month, smoking is banned within 25 feet of public housing and could be grounds for eviction.
Indian nationals arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in 2018. People seeking asylum from India, by traveling through Mexico, represent a small but growing portion of immigrant detainees.
A state appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Austin's ordinance that would require private employers to provide paid sick leave.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced an initiative today to draw attention to the importance of participation in the 2020 Census.
Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine have done this before.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer will name Detroit political activist Garlin Gilchrist II as her running mate on Monday morning, the Free Press has learned.
School district officials spent the summer hiring officers and working with 34 municipalities to iron out agreements to staff officers in schools, required under a new state law to staff a safe school officer at every school.
An internet security firm says a cyberattack from a Chinese university probed computer networks of Alaska state departments and businesses during Gov. Bill Walker's trade mission to China, an apparent attempt to "ascertain vulnerabilities and gain illegitimate access."
San Antonio joined Austin Thursday to become the second city in Texas to require private employers to provide paid sick leave.
The State Bond Commission barred two of the largest banks in the world from participating in efforts to fund some highway projects in Louisiana because of gun sales policies instituted after recent mass shootings.
Montana Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock said Sunday that he "would" support assault weapons ban, staking out a strong position on the issue ahead of a possible run for president in 2020.
As states reap the benefits of an expanding national economy, at least 39 have reported budget surpluses — leaving joyous but somewhat perplexed state officials to figure out what to do with the unexpected cash.
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