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A new report suggests that high fatalities may be the new normal and that cellphone and marijuana use could be two factors driving the death toll.
A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons under a 2016 voter-approved initiative.
Much like President Trump, many U.S. cities make an effort to use the goods and services of companies in their own city limits. It has some troubling side effects.
When the ice breaks, someone wins a cash prize.
The cost of post-retirement benefits is threatening governments’ ability to provide vital services.
Everyone thinks they know what a mayor does, but the role of a city leader varies greatly from one place to the next.
Atlanta, Chicago and Minneapolis have won funding to better identify and help victims.
A tragic school fire decades ago brought about real change that has saved lives. Today's school shootings call for the same kind of comprehensive response.
President Donald Trump said he wanted to meet with state attorneys general to hear their ideas about gun laws — he brought in two anti-gun-regulation Republicans, and the White House says that’s enough.
The National Redistricting Foundation sued Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin on Monday for not holding special elections for two state Legislature seats.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a legal claim over the secrecy surrounding Texas' lethal injection practices and the possibility that aging death drugs could cause suffering.
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama's landmark health law — again.
Union leaders announced Monday the statewide teacher and school service personnel work stoppage would continue Tuesday.
Gov. Gina Raimondo moved to keep attention focused on gun violence Monday, signing an executive order aimed at disarming potentially dangerous residents and making Rhode Island the first state to act on gun policy since a gunman shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school earlier this month.
Too many state licensing boards are not fulfilling their objectives, yet, more are popping up.
The savings gap is a looming crisis, and states aren’t sure how to help.
Clearing out blight has its benefits, but it can also erase crucial assets.
Before we invest in new infrastructure, we need to maintain and update what we have.
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, on his approach to moderating a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania this year.
U.S. states, cities and counties suing opioid drug manufacturers or distributors.
A new study soothes worries of massive power outages but points to the need for future planning to consider EVs.
The stats are most troubling in Utah and among boys, whose suicide rate had been on the decline for almost two decades.
Several experienced or well-funded independent candidates are running for governor. In some cases, leaving the Democratic or Republican party to do it.
The Supreme Court handed President Trump a significant defeat Monday, turning down the administration's plea for a quick ruling that would have upheld the president's power to end special protections for so-called Dreamers.
States are hoping to bring their case over animal welfare and interstate commerce to the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump told the nation's governors, including Florida Gov. Rick Scott, that they don't need to worry about the National Rifle Association when considering gun control policies the powerful group may oppose.
The multistate coalition to combat gun violence is getting some reinforcements.
Since the shooting and killing of 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, the Montana chapter of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense has been busy.
The high court revisited an issue that has divided its members several times. The viability of public-sector unions could hang in the balance.
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