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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed into law a controversial bill that changes how state law enforcement seize money and property suspected of being linked to crimes, despite pressure from Colorado sheriffs and police chiefs who say the measure will hurt investigations.
More than half of voters said the special election is more important than typical campaigns.
Low-level offenders who have been arrested and can't come up with enough money to get out of jail can get a rehearing of their bail amount, under a plan signed into law Friday by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed amended "stand your ground" legislation on Friday, making it easier for defendants in the state to successfully claim they were protecting themselves when they commit violence.
Delaware's governor has signed into law a bill ensuring abortion remains legal in the state, the first such move in the United States since President Donald Trump was elected on a pledge to overturn a landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationally.
Antonio Villaraigosa, speaking pointedly about his competitor for the California governorship, Gavin Newsom. Villaraigosa slammed Newsom, who is currently leading in the polls, while campaigning Saturday at the California Latino Congreso forum on immigration in East L.A.
Child advocates say the state is taking encouraging first steps in turning around an underfunded and overburdened agency -- but it has a long way to go.
The percentage of Puerto Rican voters that cast a ballot in favor of U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum on Sunday. But there's a catch: turnout was only at 23 percent, significantly lower than P.R.'s usual high turnout rates. Critics say only statehood supporters turned out to vote.
Minority patients face a double whammy: Not only are they more likely to miss out on effective medical treatments than white patients, but, according to a new study, they’re also more likely to receive an abundance of ineffective services.
In Texas each year, about 35,000 young women get pregnant before they turn 20. Traditionally, the two variables most commonly associated with high teen birth rates are education and poverty, but a new study, co-authored by Dr. Julie DeCesare, shows that there’s more at play.
The rivalry between Antonio Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom intensified Saturday as the former Los Angeles mayor suggested his chief opponent in the governor's race was a finger-in-the-wind politician unworthy of leading California's resistance to President Trump.
Voters in San Antonio ousted incumbent Mayor Ivy Taylor on Saturday and elected Ron Nirenberg. In El Paso, former Republican state Rep. Dee Margo will take the helm of the state's largest border city.
Recent economic downturns, soaring health-care and prescription-drug costs, and the increased longevity of retirees have taken a toll on Ohio's pension funds.
Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions in payments and benefits from foreign governments since moving into the White House.
Five years after the last plebiscite on the same issue, Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for US statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum on Sunday.
We revisit Atlanta’s efforts to include its low-income residents in a major capitol redevelopment project.
The number of cities since 2006 where lawsuits played an important role in eventual bankruptcy filings. Municipal bankruptcies are generally rare, but legal decisions have contributed majorly to 30 percent of them over the last decade.
Rob Miller, who was running a campaign for Utah Democratic Party chairman. Seven women accused Miller of sexual misconduct, eventually leading him to end his bid and leave the Democratic Party altogether.
Immigrants use Washington state to sneak into Canada for asylum. Here's how, and why.
The legal judgments underscore the importance of local governments maintaining a healthy reserve fund balance to absorb unforeseen expenses.
For some patients, finding a doctor willing to prescribe life-ending drugs can be difficult
A high school in Portland, Maine, is believed to be the first secondary school in the United States to offer its Muslim student athletes performance hijabs, the Associated Press reports.
California’s attorney general argued Thursday that President Trump has no legal authority to revoke or modify national monuments created by previous administrations.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced he was calling the Legislature back for a special session to address must-pass “sunset” legislation and 19 other measures. Here’s what Texans can expect ahead of July 18.
The American Civil Liberties Union and another civil rights group filed suit Thursday seeking to stop implementation of Missouri's new photo ID voting law in advance of a July 11 St. Louis special election, claiming the law is an attempt to disenfranchise voters.
More and more, local governments are coming to understand that they can't count on Washington.
It's essential for organizational success. And despite the public sector's unique challenges, it can be done.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, voicing skepticism about spending more money on fighting opioid addiction in the state. On Tuesday, Gov. McMaster signed a bill regulating opioid prescriptions in South Carolina.
The number of fatal police shootings that have taken place in Maine so far this year. That's twice as many people as were killed by Maine police in all of 2015 and 2016 combined.
Ohio and Missouri now have dozens of counties without an insurer. Other states are trying to prevent a similar situation, but their actions can only go so far.
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