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States that need to replace their voting machines before the 2020 elections. Most, however, lack the funding for any upgrades. Meanwhile, federal officials have warned that foreign meddling is not likely to stop with the 2016 election.
Craig Gundersen, professor of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, referring to President Trump's proposal to cut off half of food stamp users' benefits and instead provide them with Blue Apron-style boxes of non-perishables.
States are exploring tax changes in response to the federal overhaul. The proposals in Iowa and New York this week may just be the tip of the iceberg.
A state appeals court upheld a San Francisco ordinance Wednesday that protects teachers, other school staff and child care center employees from evictions during the school year, reversing a judge's ruling that struck down the law.
An appeals court Wednesday upheld most of a federal district judge's historic ruling that changed Harris County's bail practices, agreeing the previous bail system was unconstitutional and unfair to low-level indigent defendants.
On the day of Arizona’s 2016 presidential primary, the line outside the Maryvale Church of the Nazarene, the Maricopa County polling place for 213,000 mostly Latino, low-income people, extended through the parking lot, down busy North 51st Avenue, and into a neighborhood lined with palm and eucalyptus trees on the western edge of Phoenix.
Amanda Renteria, a top aide to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, is stepping down from her post at the California attorney general's office to run for governor, according to Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra.
It’s barely been two weeks since Idaho regulators said they would allow the sale of health insurance that does not meet all of the Affordable Care Act’s requirements — a controversial step some experts said would likely draw legal scrutiny and, potentially, federal fines for any insurer that jumped in.
Two states are scrutinizing Aetna's processes for approving or denying payment for medical care after a former Aetna medical director admitted he never reviewed patient medical records when deciding whether to authorize treatment.
When a gunman attacked a high school in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, killing 17 people, the event marked a depressingly familiar milestone.
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.
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