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On the heels of Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford’s primary win, officials in Watford City are preparing for the possibility of having to replace their mayor.
Republican Bill Bryant is trying to break a three-decade Democratic lock on the governor’s office, but the former port commissioner’s fundraising is lagging behind the GOP’s last three gubernatorial contenders.
In an air-conditioned city building in Anacostia under the glare of cameras, the delegates gathered to hammer out the nitty-gritty details of self-government at a constitutional convention.
The White House is urging states to be more aggressive against health insurance companies as it looks to prevent expected and widespread premium hikes of 10 percent or more this year.
Looking to raise millions for a bold expansion of early childhood education, Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, the first such tax imposed in a major U.S. city.
Just four weeks from the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump is scrambling to shore up support for his presidential nomination by strengthening ties with governors in states where Republican senators have criticized his campaign.
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Gov. Peter Shumlin remained steadfast in his opposition to Vermont enacting stricter gun control laws in the wake of the shooting Sunday morning at an Orlando, Florida, night club that left 49 people dead.
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday he's not voting for his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf abruptly fired interim Police Chief Ben Fairow on Wednesday, six days after hiring him to replace a chief who resigned amid a sexual misconduct scandal in the department.
Capping a month of remarkably productive talks between Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders, lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a new state budget that repeals a harsh welfare rule advocates for needy families had fought against for years.
Even as they race to control a spiraling heroin and prescription opioid crisis, doctors, public health officials and community leaders in many states are struggling to get care to addiction patients because of persistent opposition to the Affordable Care Act from local political leaders.
The federal government, which spends billions of dollars each year covering unintended pregnancies, is encouraging states to adopt policies that might boost the number of Medicaid enrollees who use long-acting, reversible contraceptives.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
It's a difficult problem for many governments. Massachusetts is beginning to get a handle on it.
What happened in Orlando was horrific, but public-safety personnel experience traumatic events every day. We need to find ways to help them cope.
Anti-corporate farming laws in North Dakota will stand after an overwhelming vote on Tuesday to keep them.
Alaska on Tuesday morning lost its only remaining top-ranked credit rating, with Fitch Ratings downgrading the state one notch from AAA to AA+.
Budget cuts have forced the closure of juvenile courts in Torrington, Danbury, and Stamford, as well as the district courthouse in Willimantic, Judicial officials announced Tuesday morning.
Many government policies have no evidence of success before or after they're implemented. A new competition seeks to change that.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she and six other Republican governors discussed national security, refugees and the economy with Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday.
As a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the George Washington Bridge lane closure case will go to trial, lawyers for two former allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie invoked the Watergate scandal to demand access to Christie's cellphone and phone records.
A person who calls 911 to save a friend who is overdosing won't be arrested or punished for minor drug offenses under a new Ohio law.
District voters ousted three D.C. Council members — including 12-year veteran Vincent B. Orange — and welcomed back former mayor Vincent C. Gray in Democratic primaries marked by concerns about violent crime and gentrification in the nation’s capital.
Fargo entrepreneur Doug Burgum cruised to a convincing win over Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Tuesday’s primary for the Republican nomination for governor, an improbable victory against the GOP’s endorsed candidate after trailing by nearly 50 points in a poll less than four months ago.
A nonprofit health insurer in Maryland is suing the federal government to avoid more than $22 million in fees under an ObamaCare program that the group calls “dangerously flawed.”
Nathan Bomey, author of a new book on the largest Chapter 9 filing in U.S. history, reveals the unsung heroes and true timeline of the event.
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections over staffing issues at the state's only women's prison, where female corrections officers have been subjected to mandatory overtime they say is excessive and harmful.
The business of collecting blood is a complex one.
Many low-income families struggle to survive without school lunch programs. Giving them extra welfare money in the summer can help.
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