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And just like that, it was over. The two Oregonians who proposed a ballot measure asking Oregon to secede from the union have submitted paperwork to withdraw their petition.
Amid a national push for greater police accountability, voters in several major cities have approved measures to create or strengthen civilian oversight of law enforcement.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle personally ensured her controversial new penny-an-ounce pop tax passed Thursday by breaking a rare tie vote among commissioners.
With the GOP poised for one-party control in Washington, Gov. Scott Walker has a new political mission: keeping Republicans in power in the states.
Joining other cities around the country, Chicago is pledging to remain a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, an act of defiance in the face of Donald Trump’s past promise to cut off those cities from federal funding.
An unusual haze, much thicker than traffic smog, hung over Atlanta on Wednesday.
President-elect Donald Trump named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the vice president-elect, to head their transition team, abruptly replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday amid increasing signs that the effort to prepare the next White House is off to a rocky start.
We rated races for president, governor, state legislature and attorney general.
Ending a streak of thin electoral margins, Harris County — the biggest battleground in ruby red Texas with a population larger than 25 other states — turned solidly blue on Tuesday with the largest presidential margin of victory in more than a decade.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has declared a state of emergency In response to the continuing drought Thursday evening.
Philadelphia remains a "sanctuary city," despite a threat to its future status from President-elect Donald Trump, Mayor Kenney said Thursday.
A federal judge has ordered state officials to deliver bottled water to Flint residents who can't easily go to distribution stations to pick up their own water and don't have properly installed and maintained water filters.
A third consecutive day of anti-Trump demonstrations turned violent Thursday night, as protesters began with a march and chanting but eventually smashed cars at a dealership and rampaged through the Pearl District shattering business windows.
As one successful experiment has shown, giving educators the discretion to perform is key.
As most of America was still absorbing the news that Donald Trump had won the presidency, Republican Corey Stewart had already declared it rocket fuel for his 2017 bid for Virginia governor.
They have a powerful influence. But unrealistic, unreachable goals can produce unethical behavior.
We broke down results of state and local races and ballot measures around the country -- and what they mean for the future.
Republicans in many states are now free to pursue their agendas on taxes, labor and social policies without Democrats standing in the way.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Financial analysts at one Wall Street rating agency on Wednesday dropped Chicago Public Schools credit rating again, less than a week before the district is expected to sell hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term bonds.
In a blow to Atlantic City elected officials, New Jersey's Local Finance Board voted 5-0 Wednesday to grant its director, Timothy Cunningham, far-reaching governing powers over the beleaguered city.
Overnight, it seemed, Gov. Christie's fortunes reversed.
Millions of low-income Americans on Medicaid could lose their health coverage if President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress follow through on GOP proposals to cut spending in the state-federal insurance program.
Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday night as the nation's first Somali-American legislator, with a commanding win in a state House race.
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