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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.
State help is on its way to the town of Torrey, which has run out of water following a water main break.
he New Jersey Supreme Court decided unanimously Tuesday that the public is entitled to view electronic data kept by local government agencies.
The movement to “ban the box” is often touted as a way to help ex-convicts find employment after incarceration.
Kansas City's struggle with increasing violent crime is ringing alarms all the way to the top of the U.S. Justice Department.
A hacker, angry that the police officer charged with killing Philando Castile was found not guilty, reportedly broke into state of Minnesota databases, stealing e-mails and passwords.
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a secret civil settlement of the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 fatal shooting.
New City Accelerator initiative looks to drive inclusive economic opportunity through procurement.
Public employees are often resistant to technological change. In some cases, it's their employers' fault.
Why things are not so simple in the world of government purchasing
A Democrat who witnessed Stephen Bittel, chair of Florida's Democratic Party, reportedly say that “the black caucus members were acting like three-year-olds." Bittel has since offered to resign over the comment -- if that's what members of the legislative black caucus want.
High temperature that was forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday, which prompted American Airlines to cancel some flights out of the city.
Multnomah County Circuit Court administrators have determined that Pro Tem Judge Monica Herranz didn't violate any rules of judicial conduct when she allowed an undocumented criminal defendant to leave her courtroom through a back door as immigration agents waited in the hallway.
Free tuition isn't enough to get many Tennessee students to enroll in college, according to a new report.
With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Paul LePage last week enacted landmark legislation putting Maine in the forefront of the food sovereignty movement.
Anyone following the debate over the “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act knows the 13 Republican senators writing the bill are meeting behind closed doors.
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