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Richard Cordray's quest for the Democratic nomination for governor continued to gather momentum Wednesday, with former state Rep. Connie Pillich leaving the race as expected and throwing her support to her former rival.
First royalty check the state of California received from investing $2.75 billion in stem cell research.
Jamil Jaffer, founder of the National Security Institute at George Mason University Law School, on protecting this year's elections from Russian meddling.
Gov. Larry Hogan signed legislation Tuesday that would allow rape victims to terminate the parental rights of their assailants -- a proposal that took more than a decade to make it through the Maryland General Assembly.
Federal intelligence officials warned Congress on Tuesday that Russia will again attempt to influence the elections through cyber-warfare. New reports shed light on the inadequacy of state and local security systems.
The president, who often stresses the need for states to have more flexibility, wants to give them less when it comes to food stamps.
Most dockless bike-share companies want to work closely with cities. In Florida, Ofo has bigger plans that involve the state.
Gov. Jeff Colyer has named a businessman from outside of Topeka politics as his lieutenant governor and running mate.
Anti-hunger groups and retailers are lining up to blast President Donald Trump's proposed overhaul of the federal food stamp program, which would convert electronic food benefits for millions into boxes of packaged food.
A Brooklyn federal judge is blocking the Trump Administration from pulling back the Dreamers immigration program, saying the government did not provide adequate explanations for the abrupt about-face.
Cannabis users and providers in Berkeley got an added layer of protection on Tuesday as the city declared itself a sanctuary city for marijuana, likely the first of its kind.
Washington, D.C.'s innovative Office of Public-Private Partnerships offers a good case study in to assess whether a P3 makes sense for a particular city project.
A new study suggests that policies meant to keep rents down actually jack them up overall, reduce the rental stock and fuel gentrification.
To attract and retain employees in a competitive market, they're focusing on succession planning and leadership development.
Waves usually just influence congressional seats. But a look at past wave elections tells a different story.
We need to analyze what puts disadvantaged communities at risk and engage marginalized people in disaster planning.
Bob Sloan, a 73-year-old who said he intends to seek medical aid-in-dying if doctors say he is terminally ill. But in California, where he lives in a veterans' home, the procedure is not available to people living in veterans' homes.
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, attorneys general from every U.S. state and territory signed a letter asking Congress to stop employers from forcing sexual harassment claims to be resolved out of court.
Sales of medical and recreational marijuana in Colorado last year, which is a record high. That brought in $247 million in taxes and fees for the state.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf this morning rejected a congressional map that was offered as a replacement to a 2011 map declared illegal by the state Supreme Court for giving unfair advantage to Republicans at the polls.
A federal district court judge has ruled that Montana’s ban on political robocalls is constitutional, although the lack of enforcement since the ban was approved in 1991 has meant Montanans still receive many of the calls each election cycle.
It was a well-intentioned effort to provide men with some of the same financial protection from birth control costs that women get. But a new Maryland law may jeopardize the ability of thousands of consumers — both men and women — to use health savings accounts.
Both of California’s health insurance regulators said they will investigate how Aetna Inc. makes coverage decisions, as the lawsuit of a California man who is suing the nation’s third-largest insurer for improper denial of care heads for opening arguments on Wednesday.
There are a lot of requirements if you want to vote in Kansas. You must be 18 years old. You need to show a photo ID at your polling place and show proof of U.S. citizenship when you register to vote.
The Education Department confirmed for the first time that it will cease to investigate complaints filed by transgender students over which bathrooms they're allowed to use because it does not consider the issue protected under Title IX.
The former commander of the Milwaukee County Jail and two other jail staffers were charged Monday in connection with the April 2016 dehydration death of Terrill Thomas, with the complaint saying guards "abandoned" him to die.
California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a newer rule that effectively bans that option in the state’s eight veterans’ homes.
After jurors on Monday convicted two Baltimore police officers who conspired to rob citizens, many city leaders condemned their actions but saw the verdict as a springboard for reform.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered counties that plan to replace their electronic voting systems to buy machines that leave a paper trail — a safeguard against hacking — but his budget doesn’t include any money to fund the replacement of the state’s aging, increasingly vulnerable fleet.
Former state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner -- the most recent Republican not named Arnold Schwarzenegger to win statewide office -- is running for his old job.
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