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O.J. Simpson's attorney blasted Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, calling her a "stupid b--."
Puerto Ricans have long felt like second-class U.S. citizens.
The National Rifle Association has delayed a week's worth of television advertising in Virginia's 2017 elections.
When the chief White House spokeswoman again brought up Chicago having a high level of violence despite its having the "strictest gun laws in the country," U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and others were quick to respond.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state's new school finance system is unconstitutional, striking a definitive blow to the Legislature's latest effort.
A few areas of state government appear to be shrinking nationwide.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota's treatment system for sex offenders, another setback to a long-standing series of efforts to reform the program.
States that are expected to run out of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program by the end of the year. Congress let the program expire this weekend but is hoping to reauthorize it in the coming weeks.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, on CNN on Sunday, hinting that he might run as an independent in the future.
Nevada's recent politics suggest just how difficult it can be for states to enact gun control measures -- even when a majority of citizens favor them.
As the practice spreads to more states, Census data suggest it could benefit both parties.
Kanika Tomalin's roots help her understand economic issues better than your average public official.
Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday said he would withdraw a proposed property tax rate hike after Gov. Greg Abbott handed him a check for $50 million to help fund the city's recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
Citing deep cuts to higher education, sharp reductions in aid to needy communities, and unsound deferrals of pension payments, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday made good on his pledge to veto the budget that cleared the legislature earlier this month.
Two senators leading bipartisan talks on health insurance are hoping to have a proposal ready by the end of next week that would stabilize Obamacare's individual insurance markets for the next two years.
It seemed to be the most anti-O.J. Simpson of moments.
The organization dedicated to electing Republican attorneys general is expanding in preparation for a huge slate of 2018 elections for the influential state positions.
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning assailed "politically motivated ingrates" for criticizing the speed and scope of the federal recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Maria, while praising first responders, the military, Puerto Rico's governor and federal workers.
Declaring that he might not "be able to support" the Republican Party "if the party can't be fixed," Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped the broadest hint yet he might run as an independent candidate in the future.
More than 50 people were killed and at least 200 others injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay hotel and resort on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities said.
Surrounded by a crowd of Democratic mayors and legislators Friday morning, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a wide-ranging package of 15 bills designed to bring some relief to the statewide housing crisis.
People who have had their driver's license revoked in just five states because they have court debt. Only four states require officials to determine whether defendants can afford to pay fines before suspending their licenses.
U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson's ruling in a case in which an anonymous police officer tried to sue Black Lives Matter for injuries stemming from a protest over a deadly police shooting in Baton Rouge, La.
A new wave of companies could disrupt the way city bike-share programs are run.
Cities shouldn't just work for their neediest citizens. They also should work with them.
Some states are already preparing to freeze enrollment or cut off children's health insurance as they face the near possibility of running out of money for the program.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes on Thursday filed separate lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies, including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, accusing them of fueling the state's ongoing opioid epidemic.
Ohioans lost the right Friday to appeal disputed tax decisions directly to the state’s high court, a scarcely debated policy change that critics say will have sweeping consequences for businesses, individuals and governments.
Maryland is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, demanding it address air pollution that blows in from upwind states.
Regional representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will not be participating in open enrollment events in the states as they have in years past,
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