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The Supreme Court on Tuesday took action in two death penalty cases, rejecting a broad constitutional challenge to capital punishment from Louisiana and reversing a death sentence from Arizona.
Before the Kansas Legislature adjourned in Topeka early this month, lawmakers passed a budget that let the governor sort out the details of where to cut spending.
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Legislative attempts to tax nonprofits have fallen short. But recent legal challenges could present a financial problem for nonprofits and a financial boost for governments.
The Texas Supreme Court has strengthened protections for landowners who don’t have rights to the water underneath their property.
The National Hurricane Center will launch storm surge inundation maps for the first time this summer, predicting where and how deep flooding will hit here and elsewhere.
Ruling in the case of an Eastern Iowa teenager who killed his grandparents, the Iowa Supreme Court has concluded that sentencing a juvenile offender to life without the possibility of parole violates the state constitution.
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday vacated its ruling last September that refused to recognize a same-sex adoption from Georgia and denied visitation rights to one of the lesbian mothers.
State lawmakers dealt a surprise loss to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday when a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to override his veto of a bill to provide Chicago with financial relief in paying for police and fire pensions.
The state has taken over a struggling health insurance cooperative based in Westerville that was set up to be a lower-cost option for Ohioans who shop the federally run health insurance marketplace.
As states begin stepping in to fill a void left by private employers, there are management challenges to keep in mind.
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Significantly more state and local workers are retiring or quitting, according to a recent survey.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dramatically expanded the number of juveniles -- all of them convicted decades ago when the state still had a parole system -- who can now ask a judge to set them free.
A judge reinstated voter-approved limits on the amount of cash Montana political parties can give to candidates on Thursday, nine days after he struck down those limits as unconstitutionally low and less than two weeks before Montana's primary elections.
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has censured the town of York for failing to properly disclose information to investors about municipal bond sales in 2006-2008, but has agreed to a settlement that does not fine the town for its compliance failure.
Mike DeWine, the state attorney general and a former U.S. senator, confirmed Thursday what political prognosticators have reported for months: He’s running for governor.
The U.S. Department of Justice detailed plans Thursday for its review of the Chester Police Department, one set to be the first fully independent and robust evaluation in the force's history.
The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. Chris Christie a pair of bills that would give Atlantic City until late October to develop a five-year financial plan that likely would necessitate deep budget cuts even with state aid.
Ohio concealed-carry permit holders no longer need pass a federal background check to purchase firearms, the office of Attorney General Mike DeWine announced.
There's a new movement percolating, a "Blue Lives Matter" push that seeks to raise penalties for violence against police and first responders but that also could serve as a controversial counter to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Missouri is driving the push to make state highway maps more accurate and easier to update.
Convictions in animal cruelty cases are rare but could become more common if Connecticut adopts an unprecedented law.
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld its decision to abolish the state's death penalty, including for inmates on death row.
Right to work is back on the books in Wisconsin, at least temporarily.
Even if an area has no cases of the virus, it could feel a financial impact.
Shayne Elementary School needs a new principal for the 2016-17 school year, and Metro Nashville Public Schools is asking the community to have a say in the type of leader the school needs.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
Some Pennsylvanians caught driving drunk for the first time will be required to use ignition interlock devices under a bill Gov. Wolf signed into law Wednesday.
Instructor Matt Schaefer thought it best that police lock up their loaded guns before pepper spraying one another.
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