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St. Louis International could become the largest airport in the country under private control.
A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked a Justice Department order that called on a local immigrant-rights organization to stop some of its legal work. His ruling also applies to similar groups around the country.
Chicago police officials on Wednesday announced policy changes intended to cut back on questionable shootings and other uses of force that have haunted the department for years.
A white Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man last year has been found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter after nine hours of jury deliberations.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will leave office next month to accept a federal appointment as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The embattled state lawmaker who was outed as the founder of a controversial online forum resigned Wednesday, House Speaker Shawn Jasper said.
Wyoming’s only Planned Parenthood clinic will close this summer because of financial reasons, the organization confirmed Tuesday.
Under pressure from advocacy organizations that had threatened a lawsuit, the Wolf administration said Tuesday that it would expand Medicaid coverage for treatment of hepatitis C, a major change that many states have put off over fear of spiraling costs.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday he’s running for re-election, as the Republican vowed to expand on tax cuts he’s championed since taking office and on efforts to create more jobs in the state.
Like the president, state politicians are playing by new rules and openly trying to undermine critics who threaten their power -- whether they're lawmakers, reporters or voters.
Matt Rothschild, head of the liberal Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, in response to news that Gov. Scott Walker's welfare plan was created by a commission that included people from and with ties to the conservative Bradley Foundation, which also helped the governor fundraise and win re-election.
The longest it takes for every person in San Francisco to walk to a park from their home. It's the first city in the country to achieve this universal measure of proximity to parks.
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling striking down a law that imposed special requirements for municipalities in St. Louis County after the unrest following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
Mayor Ed Murray's supporters can't solicit money through the fund they've proposed to help him battle a lawsuit that accuses him of sexually abusing a teenager in the 1980s.
There are some proven approaches that can go a long way toward maximizing the odds of success.
Crown Point Mayor David Uran says the city and its residents deserve an apology after the city was depicted as a racist community on the May 10 episode of the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."'
People in Washington state likely won’t have to worry next year about the identification they take to the airport after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure Tuesday seeking to make the state one of more than two dozen in compliance with federal identification requirements.
The New York City Correction Department’s top internal affairs official, who was demoted last week amid accusations that he eavesdropped on telephone conversations between city investigators and their jailhouse informers on Rikers Island, was quietly fired this week.
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is dismissing calls from Democrats for her to enter the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race.
As the GOP health care bill moves from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Senate, many consumers and lawmakers are especially worried that people with preexisting conditions won’t be able to find affordable health coverage.
The infrastructure finance cohort convening in Washington, D.C., proved that local ingenuity combined with the right partners can push projects ahead.
Women working in public administration make, on average, 25 percent -- or $16,900 -- less than men.
But observers disagree about whether it will work.
Missouri state Rep. Holly Rehder, who sponsored a now-dead bill this year to establish a prescription drug monitoring program in an effort to crack down on the opioid crisis. It's the only state that doesn't have one.
Students packed into one classroom in New Jersey because the elementary school can't afford to build walls and instead creates classroom boundaries using pieces of furniture. Since 2010, two-thirds of the state's school districts haven't been getting the funding they were promised.
Testing their luck with the Trump administration, Texas officials are asking for federal money to help support the state's women's health program even though it has barred Planned Parenthood as a provider.
With the support of consumer advocates, film studios and police chiefs, California lawmakers decided last year, without a dissenting vote, to require sellers of autographed collectibles to include a certificate authenticating the signature or face substantial financial penalties.
In South Carolina one political consulting firm represents more than 25 lawmakers, a couple of large state agencies and a quartet of the state's biggest corporations.
After months of debate, Missouri remains the only state in the country without a prescription drug monitoring program.
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