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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.
San Diego County, battling a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A, is postponing an outreach campaign to provide the second of two inoculations against the contagious liver disease until a national shortage of the vaccine is resolved, the county’s chief public health officer said.
The mood was joyous as lawmakers, advocates and impacted workers gathered Monday for the bill signing making a $15 minimum wage the law in Montgomery County, Maryland.
A federal appeals court Monday partially revived President Donald Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries, allowing it to go into effect against people without a "bona fide" connection in the U.S., such as close family members.
Veterans and other people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder can now obtain medical marijuana as treatment.
The Trump administration’s endorsement of work requirements in Medicaid and increased state flexibility is part of broader strategy to shrink the fast-growing program for the poor and advance conservative ideas that Republicans failed to get through Congress.
Missouri's attorney general announced Monday that his office is investigating Google for potential violations of the state's consumer-protection and antitrust laws.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear an anti-abortion group's free-speech challenge to a California law that requires "crisis pregnancy centers" to notify patients that the state offers subsidies for contraception and abortion.
Atlanta turned to cross-departmental metrics to craft a shared-services arrangement for transporting detainees.
After four years in office, the New York mayor has a mixed reputation among liberals. But he seemingly has a chance to change that.
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness helped end veteran homelessness in some places and reduce overall homelessness. The White House and House Republicans want it gone.
A bipartisan proposal in Congress would go a long way toward helping to build smarter government at every level.
Miriam Hellreich, a Honolulu-based member of the Republican National Committee, referring to voters in Hawaii, where Democrats make up every member of the state Senate and all but five members of the state House. The governor, David Ige, is also a Democrat.
Education funding meant to serve special needs and low-income students that Arizona misallocated over the past four years. Some schools got too much and some not enough.
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