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Things are good in Michigan, at least in the eyes of the Ottawa County legislative delegation.
Gov. Gina Raimondo called for new focus on manufacturing jobs Tuesday night in a State of the State address that centered on expanding opportunities for the state's middle class through job creation and job training.
In front of a small group of recovering addicts, Gov. Chris Christie signed an executive order on Tuesday declaring the opioid addiction problem in New Jersey a public health crisis.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is making an offer to Democrats he hopes they won't refuse: If their states like Obamacare, they can keep it.
Even as the election outcome intensifies America's abortion debate, a comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974.
Our analysis shows the agencies and states that have suffered the largest payroll cuts.
The report comes at a time when some federal policymakers want to end the program and while states and localities are launching similar initiatives of their own.
Democrats are preparing to fight the new administration's policies like Trump's pick to lead the EPA fought Obama's: with lawsuit after lawsuit. But can Democratic AGs make a difference with their diminished numbers?
Credit rating agency Moody's has reached a settlement with attorneys general in 20 states, including Connecticut, and the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations it misled investors when it issued positive ratings for shaky mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis.
As the private sector has shown, it's a way to produce effective management and efficiency across a complex enterprise.
There are a couple of major reasons that the frustration is likely to continue for revenue estimators and policymakers.
Gov. Eric Greitens cut $146 million from the state budget Monday in response to a lingering slowdown in state revenue.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation into law Monday requiring schools and day cares to test for lead in drinking water sources, though several local schools have already conducted testing in recent years and might be compliant under the new rules.
Airbnb has reached a tax agreement with the Kansas Department of Revenue to begin collecting taxes on its home-sharing bookings in the state.
If “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act is Republicans’ job one, defunding Planned Parenthood is a close second.
With fewer than 10 months to Election Day, and no credible challenger having emerged, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s path to re-election in New York City would seem fairly assured, buoyed by the benefits of incumbency: name recognition and fund-raising strength.
On a sunny late September day, a trio of tourists gathered on Moscow’s Red Square.
As Gov. Nikki Haley heads off to work in the Trump administration, South Carolina could see some real political change.
Marion Hammer’s phone rang as news bulletins reported that five tourists were shot to death at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
A week of powerful storms in Northern California has significantly eased the state's water shortage, with a large swath of the state emerging from drought conditions, officials said Thursday.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has filed paperwork to run for governor, a spokesman for the state's election law regulator said Thursday.
On his first day in office, Indiana’s new Republican governor, Eric Holcomb, signed an executive order creating a new state-level position to coordinate anti-drug efforts, a move at least two other states made last year to turn back the rising tide of opioid addiction.
Gov. John Hickenlooper likely had to rewrite the State of the State speech he delivered Thursday, or at least rethink it. He surely thought he would be addressing a Legislature controlled by Democrats working in concert with a Clinton administration in Washington. Things didn’t turn out that way.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts maintains that the state can address its’ revenue shortfalls in the current and future state budgets, and still cut taxes.
Outgoing Anthony Foxx says the industry needs to work more cooperatively to plan for the future.
The Obamacare debate puts them in a tough spot and for many, up against their Republican counterparts in Congress.
The city of Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday signed a historic agreement that, if approved in federal court, will mandate a range of costly police reforms in coming years, from how officers stop residents on the street to how they are trained, supervised and disciplined.
When a malicious hacker locked out 1,800 staff and teachers from their computers at Los Angeles Valley College this week, college administrators faced an agonizing choice: pay a ransom or leave 20,000 students in the lurch.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
They are an important part of the infrastructure toolkit, but they can't replace tax-exempt debt.
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