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Former state Sen. Mark Leno pulled into first place in the race for San Francisco mayor early Wednesday, as ranked-choice redistribution of losing candidates’ votes enabled him to overcome Supervisor London Breed’s early advantage.
As more than a million Americans face losing food stamps under President Trump's vision for reauthorizing the farm bill, his vow to wean families off dependence doesn't apply to thousands of others who have been relying much of their adult lives on payments from the government's sprawling agriculture program.
Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed official paperwork Tuesday asking President Donald Trump to commute his 14-year prison sentence on sweeping corruption charges.
The California judge who prompted a national outcry after handing former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence for sexual assault has been recalled by voters in Santa Clara County.
The federal school safety commission set up after the deadly shooting at a Florida high school will not examine the role of guns in school violence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday. "That is not part of the commission's charge per se," DeVos told a Senate subcommittee overseeing education spending.
Tuesday's primaries were a win for the California GOP and women, who advanced in four of the five states voting on candidates for governor.
They blew it on casino gambling. Thanks to the Supreme Court, they have another chance if they work together.
We need both micro justice and macro justice. But they aren't always in sync.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed licensed marijuana "tasting rooms" in Colorado -- legislation that was the first of its kind in the nation -- citing health and safety concerns.
Veteran state Sen. John Courson, R-Richland, resigned from office Monday, pleaded guilty to one count of willful misconduct in office and agreed to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into public corruption at the S.C. State House.
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison filed Tuesday to run in the DFL primary for attorney general, leaving his congressional seat open and further upending the DFL field of candidates in a high-stakes election year.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's response to President Trump canceling the Philadelphia Eagles' invitation to celebrate their Superbowl win at the White House this week. Several players had planned to skip the event. Then, Trump released a statement criticizing NFL players who kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
Ed Rendell, a diehard Eagles fan and former Pennsylvania governor, called Trump's decision to disinvite the Eagles from the White House "bordering on idiotic."
Amount the state of New York sold a film studio it paid $15 million to build. The project was supposed to create hundreds of jobs, but it was rarely used and got wrapped up in legal battles.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging the tech giants have failed to comply with state law on political advertising transparency.
Siding with the Trump administration Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower court's order that allowed a teenage immigrant to have an abortion in October while she was being detained in Texas after illegally crossing the border with Mexico.
The whiff of rivalry arrived almost as soon as Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa ascended to lead California's two most famed cities.
A Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the LePage administration must follow the voter-approved Medicaid expansion law and submit a state plan amendment next week that sets the health coverage in motion for thousands of low-income Mainers.
Bill Hall sat in a beauty salon near Portland and ordered the full work-up: beard cover, foundation, eyeshadow, mascara and lipstick in a bold pink. And for the final touch, a short auburn wig coaxed over his own graying brown hair.
A few months ago, Rhode Island state Rep. Brian Kennedy had a mild sinus infection, for which he was prescribed an antibiotic.
On a bright Thursday in April, in Alief Independent School District’s Mata Intermediate School, sixth-grade teacher Justin Williams walked to his classroom door from the hallway and crooked a finger, beckoning a gangly 13-year-old to come outside.
The tweet came from the official, verified account of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management. It was directed at Secretary of State Kris Kobach, in reference to his controversial appearance at a parade with a large replica machine gun.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday signed into law a $38.5 billion spending plan for state government, approving a full budget on time for the first time since he took office in 2015.
Anita McHaney, who is suing the state of Texas over its definition of a pickle.
The day the Thomas fire -- which officially burned out last week -- started in California. It was the largest wildfire in the state's modern history.
Hot takes and analysis from around the web on the Supreme Court's decision.
The Supreme Court ruled narrowly Monday for a Christian baker who refused to make a same-sex wedding cake, deciding that he was a victim of religious bias on the part of the state's civil rights commission.
State Rep. Emilia Sykes was walking to work in the Ohio Statehouse last year with a fellow lawmaker when she was stopped by security. Officers needed to search her bag, she was told.
Rejecting an appeal from state officials, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday let stand a lower-court ruling requiring Texas to identify the pharmacy that supplied its execution drugs as part of a 2014 legal challenge.
Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed a bill into law that would require that residents be notified by a company or other organization of a data breach within 30 days after it has been discovered.
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