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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.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a North Carolina law prohibiting registered sex offenders from using Facebook or other social networking sites that minors can join.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will decide in its next term a case brought by Democratic voters in Wisconsin who argue that state Assembly districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans. The court in a separate order delayed the drawing of new state Assembly district boundaries.
Age that someone must be in Texas, under a new law set to take effect in September, to get married. In 2016, Virginia was the first state to raise the minimum marriage age to 18.
Allegations against a privately operated jail in Nashville, Tenn., where female inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit over the matter. The plaintiffs claim they were not only denied medical treatment but also lost phone privileges if they spoke to anyone about the outbreak.
A group of Republican and Democratic governors are echoing President Donald Trump's criticism of a House GOP health care bill, saying it threatens coverage for the most vulnerable.
For supporters of Democratic mayoral candidate Joel Ford -- or opponents of Mayor Jennifer Roberts -- the sales pitch was clear.
Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Wednesday a bill pushed by two Southwest Florida lawmakers that cracks down on fentanyl abuse.
Shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration, the administration made waves by revoking President Barack Obama's guidance for transgender students.
Illinois lawmakers are about to find out if a 10-day special session will accomplish what three years of regular session days have failed to do -- produce a full budget for the state that is balanced with a combination of spending cuts and tax increases.
If elected mayor of St. Paul, Tom Goldstein said he'll advocate for changes that could help prevent "injustice" like the "not guilty" verdict reached Friday in the trial of former St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has withdrawn his name for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security — a job he said a month ago he had accepted.
They have pledged to carry out the landmark accord on behalf of America. We asked environmental experts for the most effective and politically practical ways they can help do that.
As public works director for Phoenix, Ginger Spencer is trying to make her city the most sustainable in the world.
Nashville, Tenn., Mayor Megan Barry, as she sported a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. As part of a bet with Pittsburgh's mayor, she agreed to wear it if the Nashville Predators lost the Stanley Cup Final, which they did.
With three days left for him to sign or veto bills passed during the regular session, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law legislation that would give faith-based adoption agencies legal protection to reject gay parents, let voters decide the fate of Dallas County Schools and create a law named after a woman who died in custody after a controversial arrest.
Oregon became the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as "nonbinary," neither male nor female, on their driver licenses and identification cards Thursday in a decision by The Oregon Transportation Commission.
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced on Thursday that they are jointly investigating the marketing and sales practices of drug companies that manufacture opioid painkillers at the center of a national addiction epidemic.
Delaware Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, has signed a new law prohibiting prospective employers from asking job applicants about their salary history.
Governor Rick Scott signed a controversial, 278-page education bill Thursday that most school districts and superintendents fought against but pro-charter advocates pushed.
A federal court struck down regulations intended to cap the price of some calls to prison inmates, which can cost families thousands of dollars a year.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
While Congress is gridlocked on health care, the state's GOP governor and Democratic legislature have been busy finding common ground -- til now.
Two years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would build the country's first state-run gold depository, the project took a major step forward Wednesday.
Old models for managing urban transportation are insufficient. New options demand that we think in terms of mobility.
A proposed "millionaire tax" constitutional amendment is heading to the 2018 ballot after Massachusetts lawmakers voted 134-55 Wednesday to place the measure before voters.
California, 10 other states and New York City sued the Trump administration in San Francisco on Tuesday for halting action on new federal energy-efficiency standards for portable air conditioners, building heaters and other appliances, saying the delays are illegal and are harming consumers and the environment.
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