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U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry, in a ruling that restricts St. Louis police officers' ability to declare protests "unlawful" and use chemical agents against protesters.
Increase in state spending from fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2017, which is more than double last year's growth rate. The states collectively spent nearly $2 trillion.
Allowing municipal employees to conduct union business while on the clock is widespread. It could use a dose of transparency.
A federal judge issued on Wednesday wide-ranging restrictions on the ability of St. Louis police to declare protests "unlawful" and use chemical agents against protesters.
After carpenter Alex Salas slipped from a ladder on a construction site about 15 years ago, suffering 10 fractures, he sued the site's scaffolding subcontractor because the ladder did not meet code requirements.
Phoenix will join several other cities, such as Chicago and Indianapolis, in taking massive drug companies to court over the national opioid-addiction crisis.
Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and 2016 presidential candidate, is launching a new political organization Thursday to help Democratic candidates across the country, in a move that may represent another step toward a 2020 presidential run.
The Department of Justice sent letters to 29 so-called sanctuary cities on Wednesday, demanding officials show they are cooperating with immigration enforcement laws by Dec. 8. The targets include Washington, D.C., several cities or counties in California, major state capitals like Denver, and entire states.
Chicago could land the new U.S. headquarters for Mars Wrigley Confectionery, but Newark, N.J. might have the sweeter offer after officials in that state approved more than $30 million in tax credits Tuesday.
Let’s say you have health insurance through your employer and live in one of 21 states with laws protecting consumers against surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers.
Vice President Mike Pence, the calm amid the storm that is the Trump administration, came to Austin on Wednesday to lay out for his party's record-tying number of Republican governors what the GOP message will be in 2018 stripped of tweets and tumult and the outsized personality of the man -- his boss -- who dominates American politics virtually every waking hour of every day.
An Uber driver, referring to Jody Warner, who was fired from her job in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office after insulting and allegedly assaulting him. He eventually started recording her outburst.
The old minimum age to hunt in Wisconsin. As of Monday, the state is one of 35 where children of any age can hunt.
A federal judge has blocked the federal government's attempt to withhold law-enforcement money from Philadelphia over its so-called "sanctuary city" status.
Spending a little on early intervention can save a lot of money over the long term and help people function in society. Systems thinking provides a framework for preventing failure.
The increase in annual spending is largely due to rising health-care costs and increased investment in transportation.
After Kelly Unterburger and his girlfriend were pulled over for speeding in 2011, a state trooper searched the car and found what was described in court documents as a bag dusted with white powder. Unterburger was arrested for possessing less than a gram of a controlled substance and brought before a North Texas court.
A buyer filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar, alleging the Ann Arbor businessman fraudulently inflated the value of a company before its 2016 sale.
To boost home-grown solar energy, Pennsylvania has built a legal wall at its border to keep out-of-state solar power from entering the state's alternative-energy market.
The chorus of national Republican leaders speaking out against Alabama GOP nominee Roy Moore after allegations of sexual misconduct grew louder Tuesday, with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan joining the effort to oust him from the Senate race and Attorney General Jeff Sessions voicing confidence in Moore’s accusers.
If you’re poor, uninsured and fall seriously ill, in most states if you qualify for Medicaid — but weren’t enrolled at the time — the program will pay your medical bills going back three months. It protects hospitals, too, from having to absorb the costs of caring for these patients.
In most of the state capitols recently roiled by allegations of sexual assault or harassment, lawmakers have not been receiving regular anti-harassment training. But many of them will soon.
The eyes of the legal world and both sides of the growing debate about the role of guns in society is focused on the Connecticut Supreme Court Tuesday as justices began hearing arguments in a lawsuit by the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre against the manufacturer of the weapon used in the shooting.
The statement was simple. Factual.
Many have predicted it would. But when younger candidates do launch campaigns, it's typically for state or local positions.
States, cities and counties that are suing at least one prescription drug company. Most are seeking monetary damages for the opioid epidemic. Some also want the drugmakers to change their marketing tactics.
Jobs requiring a high degree of digital skills are rapidly increasing -- but not everywhere. That could be a big problem for some local economies.
Kirsten Butler, a veterinary technician testifying at a city council hearing that spurred Denver to become the first city outside California to ban cat declawing.
2018 will be the first big election year when attorneys general target their peers in other states. Will it hinder the history of bipartisanship among them?
In Florida, the state’s main nonprofit health organization is sending out flyers, running radio spots, and even calling people individually to remind them to sign up for health insurance. In Texas, volunteers are fanning out across the state.
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