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Current and historical annual population data for those ages 25 to 54.
Where it exists, it remains popular. But five states have axed it since 2011, and there's a federal push to abolish the option to vote for one party across the ballot.
The department faces serious workforce issues that began long before last week's tragedy. They need to be addressed, and it will be painful.
New data reveals long-term trends about the under-reported topic.
State lawmakers squabbled late Monday over how to plug a revenue gap of more than $1 billion, spurring concerns about a potential spending freeze that could harm schools and nonprofits still reeling from last budget season's impasse.
Illinois is ditching the controversial state PARCC exam for high school students, instead giving 11th-graders a state-paid SAT college entrance exam next spring.
Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill on Monday that will preclude police body camera footage from being a public record in North Carolina.
Many babies born to mothers who are covered by Medicaid are automatically eligible for that coverage during the first year of their lives.
New Jersey’s suburban towns got a big break Monday in the number of affordable housing units that must be built over the next decade, as a state appeals panel overturned a court order that could have added thousands of units to developers’ plans.
An initiated act aimed at legalizing medical marijuana has been cleared for the Nov. 8 general election ballot, but the proposal faces opposition from three fronts -- the backer of a competing constitutional amendment, a conservative organization and the governor.
Some people get food stamps from multiple states, costing the government millions of dollars. A new tracking system can cut those costs.
The medicated patches that are supposed to numb the pain in Olivia Chase’s knees won’t stay affixed, so she adjusts them, once again, and pushes forward on her rolling walker.
Gov. Greg Abbott may not attend the Republican National Convention after suffering severe burns during a family vacation in Wyoming.
Indiana now is seeing the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that in late June struck down Texas abortion regulations.
Fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages would have to be buried or cremated under new rules proposed by state health officials, renewing pressure on abortion providers just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down two of Texas' most restrictive requirements on the procedure.
DeRay Mckesson, the civil rights activist who took a top administrative job with Baltimore's public school system after an unsuccessful mayoral bid, was among more than 100 arrested in Baton Rouge amid nationwide protests against police brutality.
When rifle shots rang out in downtown Dallas during Thursday night's protest, some of the demonstrators were also carrying rifles.
The governor said it's time to confront racism. Groups like Black Lives Matter have been trying for years.
To be successful amid jolting economic change, they should re-examine and re-imagine their foundational stories.
Maricopa County's botched primary brought accusations of voter suppression. What really happened is more complicated -- and even encouraging.
Prior learning assessment -- awarding college credit for knowledge gained outside the classroom -- is a worthwhile idea that's catching on.
The Florida Supreme Court went on summer vacation Thursday and put on ice rulings resolving two of the most controversial issues to come before the court this year: the death penalty and expansion of slot machines.
A controversial measure that would require a government-issued photo ID to vote was vetoed by Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday, with the Democratic governor arguing it would act as a barrier against citizens' fundamental right to vote.
With California's strict vaccine mandate now in place, opponents are fighting to overturn the law in court.
Prosecutors dropped one of the five charges against Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice -- misconduct in office based on an alleged illegal arrest -- before launching into opening statements in his trial Thursday morning.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday condemned the actions by police, saying that while not all the facts are yet in surrounding the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, the force used in the traffic stop was excessive.
Five police officers were fatally shot and six others wounded Thursday when snipers opened fire in downtown Dallas during a protest over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, police said.
Freestanding ERs have been around for years. But only recently have they become profit-focused, deceptive places of care.
More information isn't always better. Some things are better kept secret.
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