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Other studies have found no significant effect in the number of crashes since the first three states legalized marijuana sales.
There are certainly challenges, says Pennsylvania's physician general, but "eventually people will just judge us based off our qualifications and the work we do."
A St. Croix River private property dispute was settled Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Wisconsin family that wanted to sell shorefront land to finance improvements on an adjacent cabin.
States that California state employees and officials are banned from traveling to using taxpayer dollars. Each of them has laws that California considers discriminatory toward the LGBT community.
The "After Parties" page that lists events for the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors convention, which happened this weekend in Miami Beach, Fla. One of the after parties was held at LIV nightclub, which -- according to the USCM page -- is "the ultimate nightlife experience" and has "three full-service bars, and a lavish main dance floor."
Almost three years after a death-row prisoner agonized on a gurney for nearly two hours during a botched execution, Arizona can legally resume executions — if the state Department of Corrections can find the drugs to do so.
As Gov. Chris Christie openly pushes his agenda focusing on treatment and prevention of opioid abuse, his administration is quietly expanding the effort to the legal front.
Mississippi's Republican leadership praised Thursday's ruling by a three-judge panel of the United States' 5th Circuit Court of Appeals re-instating the state's controversial 2016 legislation that opponents said would lead to discrimination against gays and other groups on religious grounds.
California has its own travel ban. The new law took effect in January, banning state employees and officials from using tax money to go to states with laws it deemed discriminatory in regards to gender identity or sexual orientation -- starting with Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee.
Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday unveiled a bill that would dramatically transform the nation’s Medicaid program, make significant changes to the federal health law’s tax credits that help lower-income people buy insurance and allow states to water down changes to some of the law’s coverage guarantees.
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Hackers backed by the Russian government targeted voting systems in 21 states last year in an effort to undermine confidence in the principle of free and fair elections, U.S. security officials testified on Wednesday.
Aaliyah Palmer was at a party when a man pulled her into a bathroom for sex.
Newly released Census data show different shifts in millennial, Generation X and baby boomer populations across states.
States where revenues for fiscal 2017 turned out to be less than forecasted, which represents the most since the recession. As a result, 23 states have cut spending and more could follow.
Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann, at one of Trump's campaign-style events, talking about U.S. GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, who is scheduled to speak at a local Republican party event in Iowa. Sasse has been an outspoken critic of the president.
The largest city in Texas will join San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and other local governments in a lawsuit against the state’s new immigration enforcement law.
Missouri sued three large drug companies Wednesday for allegedly hiding the dangers of prescription pain pills, which are blamed for a nationwide epidemic of drug abuse and overdose deaths.
Calling the $4.225 billion West Virginia budget bill “a travesty” that he can’t possibly sign, Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday he will let the bill become law without his signature.
Former Milwaukee Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was found not guilty Wednesday in the on-duty fatal shooting of Sylville Smith that set off two days of violent unrest last year in parts of the Sherman Park neighborhood.
One little-discussed aspect of the legislation would significantly change the way state Medicaid programs are funded and could erode coverage nationwide.
Pennsylvania's highest court said Tuesday the public should have access to dash camera video footage unless the police agency can prove it amounts to criminal investigative material and may be redacted.
The electronic signs above Colorado highways offer a warning to drivers who reach for their cellphones: “New texting law fines increased to $300.”
The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order Monday that bans weapons in all 99 courthouses and justice centers across the state.
New York state moved to end child marriages on Tuesday, raising the legal age to 18 from 14 to tackle the issue of underage marriage that is permissible across the United States.
“Pedestrian scrambles” surged in popularity half a century ago. Some places are bringing them back.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's response to questions about his approval rating, which hit a record-low of 15 percent in a recent Quinnipiac University poll.
Governors and legislatures are keeping spending growth at its lowest level since the recession to make sure they're prepared for the next one.
Average amount a state spends on each person's health care. Utah spent the least ($5,982), and Alaska spent the most ($11,064) in 2014.
There are many choices and challenges, but it's an attainable goal.
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