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Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices refused to tighten the rules about when they should recuse themselves from cases. It has sparked a battle between old judges and new ones.
Studies suggest they're "too complex" for kids to understand, spurring some police departments to simplify the words they use when arresting them.
"People are probably tired of their city being in the headlines," says former Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz.
Strapped for cash, Pennsylvania may finally grant the governor a victory and enact a severance tax. But it's an uphill battle.
Distilleries? Homeless shelters? Museums? There are lots of creative ideas for repurposing old lockups. But finding one that's good for the economy -- and wins approval -- isn't easy.
Suburbs first gained popularity for being everything a big city wasn't. Now they want to be just like downtown.
States where it's illegal to leave your pet in a car in extreme heat or cold weather.
Less than 10 percent of U.S. households are car-free.
Thinking of wearing a Trump mask to a political demonstration?
Alejandra Borunda, whose kids are covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which Congress let expire nearly two months ago. If federal lawmakers don't renew the program's funding, some states -- including Colorado, where Borunda lives -- are warning parents that their kids' insurance coverage may end Jan. 31.
As D.C. is demonstrating, it's a way to use evidence and rigorous research to produce better outcomes.
Indiana House Democrats narrowly selected a socially conservative representative from rural Indiana to be their new minority leader during a private meeting Monday.
In a long anticipated development, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley announced Tuesday he wants to be governor of Michigan.
Saying Cardinal Innovations "acted unlawfully" in giving its ousted CEO $1.7 million in severance, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday took over the Charlotte-based agency.
Earlier this month, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions changed his account of what he knew about the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia, he stressed that he had “always told the truth” as he remembered it at the time.
The state parole board is changing how it interprets Virginia's three-strikes law in a way that could free hundreds of inmates -- many of them nonviolent -- who are serving prison terms significantly longer than the typical first-degree murderer, the board's chairwoman said Saturday.
BENSALEM, Pennsylvania - Dozens of police departments in the United States have been granted new powers, or are seeking them, to check the immigration status of people they arrest, aiding President Donald Trump’s broad crackdown on people living in the country illegally.
The U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying gun debate after the mass shootings in Nevada and Texas, turning away two appeals from firearms advocates, including one that sought a constitutional right to own a semi-automatic assault rifle.
Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra announced Monday he will resign "immediately," one week after multiple women alleged he sexually harassed them.
A new guide for financing infrastructure allows cities to build on field-tested ideas.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, calling for the full resignation of state lawmakers who stepped down or were removed from leadership positions after being accused of sexual harassment.
Gun background check requests made on Black Friday, which is the most ever made in a single day. The number of guns purchased, however, could be higher since one request could be for multiple weapons.
ORANGE — With her husband incarcerated on a murder charge, Jacquene Fontenot single-handedly wakes and dresses five kids under the age of 5 every morning, drops them off at a local child care center and drives two hours to her job as a custodian in central Louisiana.
Internships for veterans, cyber classes for high school and college students and mentoring programs — aimed especially at middle-school girls — are among the ways states are trying to beef up their cybersecurity ranks.
The state of Missouri is reversing course and will allow anyone on Medicaid with hepatitis C to receive the medication that cures the disease.
Gov. Matt Bevin is not satisfied with the repercussions for the four Republican Representatives who secretly settled a sexual harassment claim made by a member of their staff.
The state of Minnesota has run out of federal funds for its Children’s Health Insurance Program this month, requiring the state to contribute more of its own resources to keep the health plan in operation. It appears to be the first state to run out of federal funds for the program since Congress failed to meet a September deadline to reauthorize the program.
One patient got a $3,660 bill for a 4-mile ride. Another was charged $8,460 for a trip from one hospital that could not handle his case to another that could. Still another found herself marooned at an out-of-network hospital, where she’d been taken by ambulance without her consent.
On its face, the notice sent to 248 county election officials asked only that they do what Congress has ordered: Prune their rolls of voters who have died, moved or lost their eligibility — or face a federal lawsuit.
The Texas Legislature is among the most aggressive in the nation when it comes to regulating the practice of abortion, churning out a steady stream of laws since 2011 that have been met with an equally aggressive legal response by abortion providers.
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