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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.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Wednesday a ban on abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Tuesday placed Police Chief Larry O'Dea on paid administrative leave a day after new details emerged that the chief misled an investigator about his involvement in an eastern Oregon hunting accident.
Texas and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over its directive that schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the gender with which they identify.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Several big cities are decluttering and redesigning their government websites to make them easier to use.
Governments’ increasing reliance on special funds can put them in financial and legal trouble.
Running a city is mostly about building community -- and that's never easy.
"Blended" models have the potential to bridge some big gaps in infrastructure finance.
Money that lobbyists once spent in Washington is being redeployed to fight battles in state capitals.
Regardless of where they live, urban amenities are no longer a bonus but a requirement for many millennials.
Are mayors' open-door policies for illegal immigrants hurting their efforts to raise wages?
There are lots of ideas out there. None of them are working very well.
Texas will sue to stop a federal directive instructing school districts to let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
A federal court ruling Tuesday declaring Ohio GOP lawmakers' voting restrictions unconstitutional could easily wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court -- and generate a 4-4 split decision, a voting-rights expert says.
A crowd of roughly 8,000 people lustily cheered Donald Trump and booed protesters inside the Albuquerque Convention Center on Tuesday night, as other protesters outside clashed with armored police.
Gov. Rick Snyder has declared an energy emergency in Michigan, citing concerns about gasoline supplies as one of the biggest driving weekends of the year approaches.
In a stunning comeback, State Board of Education hopeful Keven Ellis won Tuesday's District 9 Republican primary runoff over Mary Lou Bruner, who drew national attention for social media posts touting far-right conspiracy theories and other fringe views.
This winter, a small group of advocates, teachers, parents and students began meeting each week at a church in Portland, Ore., to figure out how their schools could do a better job of preparing the next generation to fight climate change.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, shortly after Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval Monday to plan to raise nearly $50 million for the state's highways in the coming fiscal year, signed the measure into law.
City Attorney Stephanie Karr left no doubt about the extent of her influence.
A top lawyer for Texas fiercely defended the state’s strictest-in-the-nation voter identification law on Tuesday in a high-profile case that could ultimately determine at what point states that assert that they are protecting the integrity of elections cross over into disenfranchisement.
Despite many failed attempts, only one city in America taxes sugary drinks. The results of a new study might change that.
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