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Nevada gaming leaders, lawmakers and laborers who supported legislation that provides public funding for an NFL-ready stadium cheered as Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the bill into law this morning.
Gas prices in New Jersey will go up Nov. 1 by 23 cents a gallon after Gov. Chris Christie signed the largest gas tax increase in state history on Friday.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is barring Wells Fargo & Company from participating in future state debt offerings and financial services contracts initiated by state agencies under his authority.
The industry spent millions of dollars to keep voters in California from passing a first-in-nation law that was meant to cut the soaring cost of prescription drugs.
Calling existing rules “obscene” disenfranchisement, a federal judge in Tallahassee declared late Sunday that Florida must provide a method for voters to fix signature problems that might arise when they vote by mail in the presidential election.
Detroit taxpayers have been fully paying for the living expenses of the city's CFO and his chief of staff -- including high-end downtown apartments and weekly flights to their out-of-state homes -- since at least March, despite claims that the expenses were partially funded from a grant, the Free Press has learned.
One of the oldest environmental groups in the country threw its support behind Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sue Minter on Sunday, calling a vote for the former transportation secretary "an installment in a down payment for our clean energy future."
Gov. Paul LePage affirmed his statement Friday that two advocates of a state ballot question to increase the minimum wage should be jailed, saying they are guilty of the "attempted murder" of senior citizens because of the alleged impact of a wage increase.
Families of pediatric medical marijuana patients were joined by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at Connecticut Children's Medical Center Thursday for a ceremonial signing of legislation to expand the state's medical marijuana program to include children.
A county Republican headquarters in Hillsborough, N.C., was firebombed overnight Saturday, an attack that a party official called "political terrorism."
I asked a poet to write a poem about city government. The result took my breath away.
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America's most successful companies have learned a lot about keeping their customers happy. The public sector can join that revolution.
By teaching them about the conflicts of the past that shape the present, we can help them become more invested in the future.
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At least five people have contracted Zika virus from mosquitoes in Miami's Little River neighborhood, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday, identifying a one-square-mile zone where the disease is spreading.
Texas has a record-breaking 15 million people registered to vote ahead of the November election, the Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday.
With a record 73 million people enrolled in Medicaid, most states next year will tighten controls on spending to battle swelling budgets in the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans, according to a report released Thursday.
Hours earlier, he was a happy 4-year-old who loved Ironman and the Hulk and all the Avengers.
A federal judge on Wednesday extended Florida's voter registration deadline through next Tuesday because of widespread disruption caused by Hurricane Matthew that could result in people not being able to register in time to vote.
The FBI will launch a pilot project early next year to begin collecting use-of-force statistics nationwide and create the first online national database on both deadly and nonfatal interactions the public has with law enforcement.
A judge in Fort Lee, N.J., has found probable cause that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie committed official misconduct as part of the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal.
But cities are still dealing with slow revenue growth and rising costs, according to a new report.
The ballot measure, which was meant to curb pollution, had even divided environmentalists.
The right to die has been slow to gain momentum, especially among voters. In Colorado, they defied the odds.
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Ripping the Division of Motor Vehicles for giving out inaccurate information, a federal judge said Wednesday he would order Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's administration to make changes to how it treats people who seek voting credentials but was unlikely to suspend the voter ID law.
Tumult ensued on the steps of Portland City Hall as police pepper-sprayed and arrested protesters in the aftermath of an unruly demonstration Wednesday over a newly approved contract for rank-and-file officers.
State Sen. Rick Gudex of Fond du Lac died early Wednesday of apparent suicide at 48, leaving Democrats and his fellow Republicans alike mourning his sudden loss.
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