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President Trump's announcement on Thursday that he is giving a full pardon to conservative provocateur Dinesh D'Souza and considering clemency for Martha Stewart and imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has underscored the relish he takes in that power -- in ways that break norms dating to the nation's founding.
The IRS wants to thwart state efforts to avoid the new cap on state and local tax deductions. It's unclear whether that would be legal -- or effective.
More than a dozen states either have or are still considering the idea of letting people buy Medicaid -- regardless of how much money they make.
Californians registered as independent or "no-party-preference" voters, which is about 73,000 more than the number registered as Republicans.
Words that must be displayed on every public school building in Louisiana by 2019 in order to comply with a new law signed last week by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Turned off by divisiveness and partisanship, some people are disengaging. Older people are among them, and that's a particular problem for cities.
A San Francisco infrastructure project shows the potential for creating good jobs that can preserve and strengthen a marginalized community.
It seemed like the politically unthinkable a few short months ago.
Lawyers for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens contacted St. Louis prosecutors Saturday, proposing that he would resign from office if Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner would drop a felony charge against him.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Scott Wagner will resign his seat in the state Senate next week to focus on his attempt to take Gov. Wolf's job.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a law preserving a critical yet controversial part of the Affordable Care Act that President Donald Trump's administration repealed last year.
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the leading Democratic candidate for governor in New Mexico, profited from the state’s use of a high-priced health-insurance program for seriously ill patients, even after Obamacare made such programs virtually obsolete.
The Illinois House voted Wednesday night to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment more than 45 years after it was approved by Congress, putting it one state away from possible enshrinement in the U.S. Constitution amid potential legal questions.
A bid to ban abortions after 15 weeks has become law in Louisiana.
Independents have surpassed Republicans to become the second-largest voting bloc in California, according to a firm that analyzes county voter registration information for campaigns.
We look at workforce planning model implementation across California, Washington, Massachusetts.
The Argument for Functionality Over Aesthetics.
Gov. Greg Abbott is asking for more armed teachers, heightened security presence on campuses and better identification of troubled students to make Texans safer as the nation grapples with a terrifying drumbeat of school shootings.
Estimated death toll in Puerto Rico in the months after Hurricane Maria, according to researchers. The island has officially declared only 64 fatalities.
Congresswoman Diane Black of Tennessee, citing what she believes is a "root cause" of school shootings -- along with the deterioration of the family and violent movies.
The annual National League of Cities report reveals a shift in the way mayors talk, especially about infrastructure.
New research provides a formula to help cities and counties know what to expect, financially, when drug deaths spike.
Going against the FBI's ransomware advice is one way state chief information officers are thinking for themselves.
The issue will likely be moving to the ballot box this November.
Both major parties in Minnesota are holding their endorsement conventions this weekend. Only one of the front-runners is seeking their party's approval.
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday became the latest to block President Donald Trump’s administration from prematurely cutting off funding for science-based programs aimed at reducing teen pregnancy.
A little-noticed part of President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug prices could change the way Medicaid has paid for drugs for nearly 30 years.
Gov. Doug Ducey signed off on a voter-approved measure to eliminate secret political spending in Tempe elections, but his office also issued a word of caution: the approval is based on current law, not new rules that will take effect in August.
Officials in Puerto Rico say that 64 people lost their lives after Hurricane Maria slammed into the island in September. A new report says that estimate is off -- by about 4,600.
The number of new gonorrhea cases in Alaska increased by 51 percent in 2017 compared to the year before, a statistic that's concerning to public health officials, the state health department said.
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