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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.
President Trump, on Twitter, in response to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying that America has "not reached greatness" because women and minorities still face discrimination.
In governors' races, many of the challengers are decades younger than their state's current leader. And young voters may be more mobilized.
California could no longer require those accused of crimes to post bail while awaiting trial under a bill to overhaul the bail system that moved forward in the Legislature Thursday.
Trump International Hotel & Tower is endangering fish and other aquatic life in the Chicago River, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan alleges in a new lawsuit targeting the president's skyscraper for multiple violations of clean water laws.
Craig Bessent used to be a bull rider. Now he’s an assistant superintendent who stays on top of school bus schedules and cafeteria complaints.
State Medicaid officials said Tuesday they will ease restrictions on payments for mental health services in the face of widespread concerns about how a new rule would affect some vulnerable Nevada residents.
Rep. Keith Ellison -- deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a candidate for Minnesota attorney general -- has denied allegations that he abused his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan.
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