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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.
New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie, speaking to a woman at the polls on Tuesday who asked why he didn't merge a township and a borough during his eight years in office. Meanwhile, voters opted for Democrat Phil Murphy -- rather than Christie's lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno -- to be the state's next governor.
Number of Democratic governors in the country, which rose by one on election night after New Jersey elected Democrat Phil Murphy to replace GOP Gov. Chris Christie.
Democrats gained seats in several states on Tuesday -- more in the Virginia House than they have in any single cycle since the 19th century.
Tax increases passed in most places they were on the ballot.
A year after California voters rejected what would have been a first-of-its-kind state law to regulate drug prices, Ohioans did the same.
The ballot measure was widely supported by lenders and real estate agents. Critics warn that it's “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
The state joined a growing trend on Tuesday that critics say is unnecessary and could impede the criminal justice process.
The state is poised to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from BP, ExxonMobil, Shell and Sunoco.
The vote signals support for the health-care law at a time when President Trump is taking major steps to reverse it.
Voters largely opted to re-elect their mayors on Tuesday -- even those under ethical clouds. In several midsized cities, though, Republican incumbents lost to Democrats.
The party unexpectedly won Virginia with a comfortable margin and flipped the seat now held by Republican Chris Christie in New Jersey. But the question remains: What does that mean for 2018?
Voters easily passed a ballot measure allowing judges to strip pensions from any public servant convicted of a job-related crime.
Facing a Florida Senate investigation of sexual harassment claims, state Sen. Jack Latvala temporarily stepped aside from his powerful Appropriations chairmanship on Monday and postponed a fundraiser for his Republican gubernatorial bid while vowing to fight "these untruthful allegations."
Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. The patients are poor, the budgets tight and payments to doctors often paltry.
A rite of late autumn in the Twin Cities involves hundreds of cheery green Nice Ride Minnesota bikes being gathered up and packed away for winter storage. But a big change is in the works for bike-sharing here, and it may make its debut as soon as next spring.
With Washington Statehouse Up for Grabs, Democrats Hope to Build West Coast Wall of Trump Resistance
One year ago, Manka Dhingra was preparing for a celebration, a gathering of family and friends to mark Hillary Clinton's election as the nation's first woman president.
The newest state legislator in Oklahoma leaned over his bathroom sink, teasing his tousled hair to get that John F. Kennedy bouffant. The blue suit came from J.C. Penney and fit snugly; the tie was tied tight.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled Alabama can execute a death row inmate who claimed to be mentally incompetent and was granted a stay in 2016.
The Maine House voted Tuesday to sustain Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill that would put in place the legal framework for retail sales of recreational marijuana.
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