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Amount a Chinese energy company agreed last week to invest in West Virginia's natural gas industry. President Donald Trump was reportedly present at the signing of the deal. Details about it -- such as how many jobs it would create, and how, and what the impact might be on the coal industry -- are sparse.
Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler, in defense of the new allegations that U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore initiated sexual contact with girls as young as 14 when he was a thirty-something assistant district attorney.
This group of honorees serves as an outstanding example of the strong determination, the bold ideas and the incredible amount of grit it takes to get things done in government.
Jacob Frey soundly defeated Mayor Betsy Hodges and 14 other candidates Tuesday after presenting himself as a mayor who will be visible, willing to compromise and relentlessly enthusiastic about the city.
As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves — and taxpayers.
Coastal Texas officials whose counties and cities bore the brunt of Hurricane Harvey’s deadly blow this summer unleashed a barrage of complaints about recovery efforts at a Texas House subcommittee hearing in Corpus Christi on Wednesday.
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has filed a federal lawsuit against President Trump's voter fraud commission in an effort to obtain information and correspondence about the commission's work.
Gov. Jim Justice said it's proof that the "tides are turning" in West Virginia. Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher called it "unprecedented." Rep. David McKinley said it will "spur tremendous economic growth in our communities."
State Auditor Jim Zeigler is sticking by his endorsement of Roy Moore in the special election for the U.S. Senate and dismissed the relevance of a Washington Post story about Moore's alleged pursuit of teenage girls when he was in his early 30s.
Democrat Larry Barnett conceded defeat Thursday in a shockingly close election for a Chesterfield County seat in the House of Delegates, taking one of a handful of possible recounts off the boards as Republicans try to hold on to a razor-thin 51-49 advantage.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Here in Judge J. Traci Hong’s crammed courtroom, the jargon flows: There is talk of I-360s and I-589s, of provisional waivers and LPRs — lawful permanent residents. Those who’ve come to plead their case shift in their seats, knees jittering. Some are with attorneys; others do without.
But while many cities are beefing up their forces, others are still feeling the effects of the recession.
The Utah Supreme Court has reversed a ruling by the Utah Court of Appeals, which last year found that a law making it a second-degree felony to cause death or serious injury while driving with a measurable amount of drugs in one’s system was unconstitutional.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, giving a speech about climate change in Germany. He's in Europe for a United Nations conference on the issue.
Pennsylvanians who signed up for the state's medical marijuana registry in its first week.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Texas executed a Mexican national late Wednesday night despite a flurry of last-minute appeals and objections from his native country and United Nations human rights experts.
Just hours after a Medicaid expansion was endorsed by nearly 60 percent of Maine voters, Gov. Paul LePage and his Republican allies in the Legislature were vowing to delay, if not derail, the first-in-the-nation, citizen-initiated law that would provide health care to as many as 70,000 low-income residents.
A big public debut for a self-driving bus in Las Vegas turned out to be trouble.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation acknowledged Monday that it is looking into details surrounding a sexual harassment scandal in the Kentucky Capitol that led to Jeff Hoover's resignation Sunday as speaker of the House of Representatives.
The online theft of money from Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) member accounts discovered on Halloween was not the result of a hack, an agency official said, but sparked an FBI investigation and changes to security practices.
Arizona is joining more than two dozen other states in giving convicted felons a foot in the door for employment.
The Trump administration signaled Tuesday that it would allow states to impose work requirements on some adult Medicaid enrollees, a long-sought goal for conservatives that is strongly opposed by Democrats and advocates for the poor.
Repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate would save the government $338 billion over a decade and result in 13 million more uninsured Americans in 2027, according to a new CBO score.
It turns out that how long a mentor sticks around can have a huge impact. One organization is working with schools to follow kids from kindergarten to graduation, and it's expanding to more cities.
Lawsuits are being filed practically every week. Will governments prevail over the pharmaceutical industry like they did the tobacco industry in the 1990s?
Democrat Vi Lyles, in her victory speech on Tuesday night after winning the mayoral race in Charlotte, N.C.
States where Democrats will have full control in 2018, after the party gained power on Tuesday over the Washington state Senate and the New Jersey governor's office.
Minority and LGBTQ women, in particular, scored big victories in state and local races across the country.
And the report card isn't good: Most states failed to balance their budgets without resorting to one-time fixes or underfunding pensions, among other violations.
