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The head of the New York City Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday dismissed an ethics complaint against Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising nonprofit, but lamented that acceptance by such groups of unlimited donations, "plainly raises serious policy and perception issues."
Gov. Mike Pence outraised Democratic contender John Gregg during the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary fundraising numbers obtained by IndyStar.
Democrats blocked a proposal Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to withhold federal grant money from communities where authorities refuse to hold suspected undocumented immigrants for federal agents without a court order.
More Americans will now have access to a drug that could help treat their opioid addiction, Sylvia Burwell, U.S. secretary of health and human services, announced Tuesday, even as she pushed for Congress to approve $1.1 billion targeted at the opioid epidemic.
Every weekday at 2 p.m., men in orange jumpsuits file into a Casper courtroom for their first appearance before a judge.
The fatal police shooting of an African American man hawking CDs in front of a convenience store in this sweltering Southern city has once again reignited the nation's long-running debate over race, police and the use of force.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
Economic output would get a big boost if more women were in the workplace. A new report shows how far places have to go to close that gap.
Important budget decisions needn't be made in an atmosphere of anger or ignorance. There's much that governments can do to engage the public in the process.
Some counties are losing people in their prime working years, creating potential challenges for local governments.
In a year of political upheaval, the gubernatorial elections stand out for how little has changed.
It is officially swelter season in Texas, and for most of the 150,000 inmates in the state's sprawling prison system, it means another summer of seemingly endless months in cells where temperatures can climb north of 100 degrees.
It's been an article of undisputed faith among Florida cops, prosecutors and journalists for decades that phone calls to 911 are public records. So media lawyers were flabbergasted last month when Orlando police refused to turn over recordings of the 911 calls made during the murderous shootout inside the Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead.
Enhancing mosquito control. Encouraging safe sex. Advising people to minimize travel to infected areas.
Kansas cannot cut off Medicaid funding for two Planned Parenthood affiliates, a federal judge said Tuesday.
On Friday, Arizona became the most stringent state in the nation for aid to poor families raising children.
The court struck down a rule issued by the Obama administration that barred the sale of such insurance as a separate stand-alone product.
Many municipalities have switched to LED streetlights to save energy and money. But the change still comes at a cost.
After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can cure this condition.
It will soon be harder to buy ammunition in California and illegal to own magazine clips that hold more than 10 rounds under a suite of gun-control bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that terminally ill New Mexicans do not have a constitutionally protected right to enlist a doctor's help to end their lives.
Lawmakers and civil rights advocates are pledging to rewrite state law and amend the Iowa Constitution after the state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lifetime voting ban for convicted felons.
Gov. Steve Bullock and his Republican challenger, Greg Gianforte, agree on one top priority: It’s past time for Montana to make significant investments in infrastructure.
Sarah Hastings’ 190-square-foot home was on 3 acres of farmland next to a small garden in Hadley, Massachusetts. Now it’s in storage.
The Obama administration is making a push to get young adults covered on the health insurance marketplaces, both for their own good and that of the marketplaces, which need healthy people to balance sicker ones in the risk pool.
New studies show that the main weapon against opioid overdoses is showing promise, but states could be doing more to save lives.
Secretary of State Jon Husted is not illegally removing voters from voter registration rolls, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Illinois political leaders cut a deal on a makeshift budget Thursday to keep state government afloat for six months, ensure schools open this fall and rescue the financially struggling Chicago Public Schools -- a temporary reprieve to the stalemate that's gripped the Capitol for a year and a half.
Saying the Alaska Legislature failed to do enough to solve the state's deep financial woes, Gov. Bill Walker used his veto pen Wednesday to slash next year's state spending, including likely cuts in Permanent Fund dividends, a delay in paying tax breaks for the oil industry and cuts in education programs and road projects
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