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The General Services Administration's decisions harm communities and waste a lot of taxpayers' money. Its mission and mindset need to change.
Only one state's voters rejected easing access to the drug.
Tropical Storm Hermine will bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Central Florida through Friday as the storm continues to strengthen and shift to the northeast.
State attorney candidate Kenny Leigh is withdrawing from the November general election, he told The Florida Times-Union on Wednesday, assuring Melissa Nelson will be Jacksonville's new elected prosecutor.
Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing $53 million in funding to 44 states, four tribes and Washington, D.C., to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorders, reduce opioid related deaths and strengthen drug misuse prevention efforts.
The National Labor Relations Board decided in two separate cases last week that — as far as federal labor law is concerned — charter schools are not public schools but private corporations.
Agencies are broadening a few conventional tactics to prevent cyberattacks.
The people who decide criminals’ freedom are often ill-equipped to make informed decisions. That’s where risk assessment tools come in, but they aren't always used.
Cities are experimenting with ways to meet the goals of affordable housing while still reaping the benefits of the sharing economy.
The state Senate made a rare summer return to the Capitol Tuesday, voting to confirm a former top state prosecutor to replace the convicted Kathleen G. Kane as attorney general.
The Iowa Utilities Board has given MidAmerican Energy the green light for the utility's plans for a $3.6 billion wind energy investment, the largest renewable energy project in the state.
When the Republican presidential ticket pivoted to focus on illegal immigration this summer, Donald Trump pointed to the man who has come to embody the muscular enforcement approach of the 2000s _ massive immigration raids, unremitting warnings about the dangers posed by illegal immigrants and bold public pronouncements about enforcing the rule of law.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have nearly doubled New Jersey's minimum wage to $15 an hour in five years, calling the proposal a "radical increase" that would hurt businesses and consumers.
One of the biggest investments held by the $14.9 billion Kentucky Retirement Systems is a hedge fund that's also one of its worst performers -- and yet the financially troubled agency is doubling down.
One way or another, the legality of Waller County's courthouse gun ban is heading to court.
After the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers in June, Mayor Mike Rawlings and his police chief criticized the state's open-carry law, which was recently expanded to allow people to visibly carry handguns in a hip or shoulder holster.
The city demonstrates how to leverage foreign partnerships.
To thrive in today’s world, they need to connect with immigrants.
It's making a comeback in public schools. But to really make voters more informed, the curriculum could use an overhaul.
Exempting certain types of workers from raises is becoming a thing of the past.
The plan to achieve statehood easily won voters' support on Tuesday. But will it win the support of Congress?
Even if Greg Abbott spurs a national constitutional convention, there are many unanswered questions surrounding such an event.
The controversy surrounding Trump University showcases some of the sticky political situations that many attorneys general have been getting themselves in.
Several Republican governors have actively campaigned against lawmakers in their own party this year -- in most cases, only to see their efforts backfire.
Community paramedicine, which can drastically reduce unnecessary ER visits, could be the future of emergency care.
Vermont, one of the nation’s most solar-friendly states, is about to find out.
Gov. Paul LePage took a step Tuesday toward atoning for his recent actions, but he also sent sharply conflicting signals about how he plans to respond to mounting pressure from Democrats and members of his own party.
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