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By targeting so-called super pollutants, California set an ambitious new course Monday in its fight against climate change that will have far-reaching impacts on some of the state's bedrock industries, from freight shipping to dairy farming.
In the wake of an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision striking down part of that state's workers' compensation law, Texas is now the only state that lets private companies opt out of a state-run system and draw up their own plans to compensate injured workers.
Tulsa Police have released graphic video of the death of Terence Crutcher, a 40-year-old man who was shot and killed by police on Sept. 16, reports Tulsa World.
Maryland's attorney general believes Gov. Larry Hogan may have exceeded his authority when he issued an executive order this month requiring all public schools to start after Labor Day and finish by June 15.
A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew about the September 2013 lane closures at the George Washington Bridge while they were underway, and suggested Christie and others not charged in the case could have done more to stop the scheme.
The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, the drugs at the heart of a crisis that has cost 165,000 Americans their lives and pushed countless more to crippling addiction.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared Monday morning during a visit to Wynwood that the artsy Miami neighborhood is Zika-free _ urging visitors to return to the struggling entertainment district even as federal health officials continued to advise that pregnant women and their partners consider postponing "nonessential travel" to all parts of Miami-Dade County.
More than 80 percent of voters approved amendments on the ballot in both states.
Despite Bernie Sanders' campaigning, Colorado voters overwhelmingly rejected plans to make their state the first in America to create a universal health-care system.
Days after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver served notice that her city might file a lawsuit against the State of Michigan over the Flint drinking water crisis, the state removed Flint's ability to sue.
The Supreme Court of Virginia shot down GOP push Thursday to hold Gov. Terry McAuliffe in contempt of court over felon voting rights restorations.
When Gov. Maggie Hassan announced last fall she would be leaving the corner office after two terms to run for the U.S. Senate, the assumption among most party leaders was this would turn into a battle at the Executive Council table.
A series of seemingly random, mostly amateurish attacks in New York and Minnesota caused mostly minor injuries over the weekend, but may have added new strains to the country's political fabric.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich flatly ruled out voting for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election but also said he was "no closer" to voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
When a new North Carolina law limiting protections for LGBT people drew fire last spring from critics who described it as an unnecessary “bathroom bill” that violates the rights of transgender people, the state sued the federal government.
It enables more efficient and effective government. The obstacles are often more rooted in folklore than in law.
We ask it to deal with a lot of problems for which it is ill-equipped. We need to narrow its focus and scale up other institutions.
Providence has dug itself into a deep hole. Can it find the resolve to dig itself out?
Tablets for free web browsing are being shut off at city-sponsored internet kiosks after complaints that some users were hogging the terminals and viewing pornography in public.
Oregon and software giant Oracle have ended their bitter legal fight.
A Columbus, Ohio, police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who pulled a BB gun from his waistband following a report of an armed robbery on Wednesday night, according to authorities. The gun was "practically identical" to the weapons police use, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said.
An offering of no good choices roused the crowd. City Hall became a cacophony of angry voices. Civic leaders were shouted down. Public health docs, with their unwelcome assessments, were interrupted by clamorous chants. "No more spraying. No more spraying. No more spraying."
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's wish to spend more time in the Oval Office will be granted Friday. But this time, he'll go to support an embattled trade pact that President Barack Obama wants passed.
Arizona has announced an end to its practice of requiring police officers to demand the papers of people suspected of being in the country illegally _ a move that pulls the last set of teeth from what was once the nation's most fearsome immigration law.
With the Obama administration poised to welcome thousands more Syrian refugees into the country, Gov. Bill Haslam said Thursday he has confidence in the vetting process for those making a new home in Tennessee after fleeing a war zone.
As he sat in a food pantry here, a 32-year-old Syrian refugee's eyes widened when he heard that Republican Gov. Chris Christie had declared last year that he didn't want any people fleeing the war-torn country to come to New Jersey.
It's a win for the porn industry and the state of California, which stood to lose millions of dollars if the measure passed.
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Republicans used their legislative muscle Wednesday to loosen state gun laws and require people to present photo identification when they head to the polls.
Gov. Christie, surprising skeptics, on Wednesday approved a bill that will allow people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to use medical marijuana when conventional treatments fail.
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