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Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday signed a $176.3 million personal exemption expansion law he said should save an average family of four more than $100 a year once fully implemented in 2021.
After more than a year of tentative approvals, Elizabeth City changed its mind Monday and voted against placing a 25-ton Russian war monument in the North Carolina coastal town’s U.S. Coast Guard Park.
Despite early enthusiasm, even the most liberal states are struggling to get enough support to restore the health insurance requirement that Congress repealed in December.
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When Arkansas lawmakers debated in 2016 whether to renew the state’s Medicaid expansion, many Republican lawmakers were swayed only if some of the 300,000 adults who gained coverage would have to start paying premiums.
Social service providers slammed the LePage administration for its decision to end a statewide child abuse and neglect prevention program even as Maine has witnessed its second horrific case of child abuse in three months.
Scott Surovell was a baby in a stroller when his mother took him to hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 1970s, and growing up, he often heard stories about the need for the ERA.
More than 40 city leaders have joined a new exchange to share disaster relief expertise with their local counterparts on the island.
In case the Supreme Court legalizes it this summer, states are racing to take advantage of the new revenue. But it likely won't be the jackpot they're hoping for.
Members of the state House released a parody video explaining how a bill becomes a law “with a surprise twist.”
As one award-winning proposal demonstrates, there's much that could be done to get a lot more out of our existing transportation network.
By tapping their residents' knowledge and creativity in sustained ways, cities can achieve more with less.
States that had their websites or voter registration systems compromised by Russia during the 2016 election, according to three senior intelligence officials who said the states were never informed. They were: Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
Lyrics to the Utah House of Representative's parody song to the tune of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song. Their version details how a law is made.
The Justice Department has sued the city of Houston over sex discrimination claims launched by two female firefighters who say their male coworkers tormented them by urinating on the women's bathroom walls and sinks and scrawling vulgar slurs on their belongings.
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday he is working with lawmakers on legislation to address school safety, though he wouldn't divulge which ideas he supports.
The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election — but never told the states involved, according to multiple U.S. officials.
A new road project serving the $10 billion Foxconn plant in Racine County could reduce funding for other state roads by as much as $90 million in the current budget, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
The statewide public school employees strike that began last Thursday will continue today, despite state-level union leaders' call for workers to return to schools today following a new proposal from the governor.
Mayor de Blasio has selected Miami Superintendent Alberto Carvalho -- an illegal immigrant who rose to prominence and became a citizen in the process -- to lead the city's school system.
The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday on where to draw a line when it comes to voters who want to wear a "Make America Great Again" hat, a "#resist" T-shirt, a "Parkland Strong" button or other political messages when they cast ballots.
State Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis, the House Democratic leader, announced Wednesday he is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Roger Wicker, a Tupelo Republican.
Federal officials and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf traded bitter accusations Wednesday over Schaaf's decision to alert the public about a multiday Northern California immigration sweep that the Trump administration launched to counter local sanctuary laws.
Maryland Del. Ariana B. Kelly, president of the women’s caucus, on why she signed a letter that pushes back against a sexual harassment report by her own caucus that referred to the General Assembly as a "frat house." "The completely unacceptable behavior of a few," the letter states, will not "overshadow our work."
It's the first legislature to pass a law of this kind since the FCC repealed federal net neutrality regulations in December. Lawsuits are likely to follow.
Bolstered by an energized base of grassroots activists, Connecticut Democrats on Tuesday picked up a seat in the state House of Representatives that's been held by Republicans for more than 40 years.
Back taxes that coal companies owned by the billionaire governor of West Virginia owe the state of Kentucky, where some school districts face potential job cuts due to budget shortfalls.
Regardless of whether a proposal to drastically expand the reasons for denying green cards becomes law, many legal immigrants are afraid to use government assistance -- for themselves and their children.
Emails, voicemails, texts, Facebook and Twitter have made it easier for residents to reach out to governments -- and harder for governments to respond.
Guns have suddenly emerged as a central issue in this year's races. Navigating the issue will be difficult for both parties.
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