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A new study finds large — and increasing — disparities in life expectation among the nation's counties.
Sinkholes are not a new phenomenon in the United States, but a recent spate of huge, sudden-appearing caverns is prompting alarm because they’re happening in places where they were once rare.
More than half of the state's alternative Medicaid recipients didn't make the payments required for top service.
Pay is an issue for attracting qualified workers, but it's not the only one. The public sector must up its game.
LGBT advocacy groups say the law is a way to limit rights of same-sex couples, particularly when it comes to parenting.
State Sen. Bob Hasegawa has announced he's running, as Murray battles a sex-abuse lawsuit.
The governor wants a cap on sick-time payouts and "golden parachutes" for retirees.
The city proves that a “one-man show” mixed with a little creativity and innovation is sometimes all it takes to connect with the public.
State lawmakers want to head off the kinds of protracted protests that occurred at the Dakota Access Pipeline last year.
Growth in the sector could put Kansas behind only four other states in terms of wind-energy production by the end of this year.
Walker rejected the heart of a GOP roads plan, saying it amounted to a net tax increase on fuel of more than $400 million over two years.
With limited federal subsidies under the GOP health care bill, experts say states like California and New York would be under pressure to cut costs.
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor will face councilman Ron Nirenberg in a runoff in her reeelection bid. In El Paso, former state Rep. Dee Margo came up short and will face David Saucedo in a mayoral runoff.
Fifty times stronger than heroin, fentanyl is showing up in more places, leaving state and local health and law enforcement officials scrambling to stanch the death toll.
Legislators signed off on changes that proponents say will better protect defendants’ right to immunity from prosecution in such cases — but gun-safety advocates argue it perpetuates a culture of 'shoot first, ask questions later.'
The law grants new authorities to police and blocks localities from passing local measures related to questioning a detained person's immigration status.
Democratic critics complain the state energy office is “being held hostage.”
Supporters and opponents of removing New Orleans' Confederate monuments met Sunday afternoon in a tense and angry confrontation.
GOP governors at odds in repsonses to House health-care bill.
The increase in hiring in April follows several months of weak growth.
Nearly half the states have increased fuel taxes in the past five years, suggesting it's perhaps not the political risk it was once thought to be.
In recent years, a handful of states have missed out on millions in federal subsidies for child care.
Following a water crisis that saw sky-high levels of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., many homes in the city still do not have access to safe tap water.
What was an unremarkable debate over the General Fund budget exploded Thursday over accusations of poor budget prioritizing and state overreach.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a measure Thursday that would allow college students and others to carry concealed weapons on campus, despite vetoing similar legislation last year amid an uproar from gun control advocates.
The House Republican repeal bill narrowly approved Thursday lets states opt out of much of Obamacare — but not a single governor has stepped up to say they want to take advantage of that leeway.
The soda tax defeat in New Mexico's capital city this week interrupted a string of successful campaigns to increase taxes elsewhere.
After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the House managed to pass its GOP replacement for the Affordable Care Act on Thursday by a razor-thin margin. The vote was 217-213.
They're a crucial piece of our infrastructure, but they can't take care of themselves.
In the City Accelerator's new Cohort IV, cities will use innovation to increase procurement and economic opportunity.
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