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Some say political parties are missing opportunities to boost their numbers. But others argue quality is more important than quantity.
In states across the country, conservatives are starting to question the cost and legality of capital punishment.
Despite $1 billion worth of investment, San Diego’s school buildings are still in disrepair.
Taking a stance can not only benefit a cause but also a company.
After watching tax-slashing states struggle financially, some governors and legislators have stopped calling for cuts. But that doesn’t mean they won’t start again.
The titleholder has been replaced -- by itself.
Most corrections facilities detain mentally ill people instead of providing them with timely care.
A new tool could help cities test whether (and how much) specific energy policies can slow global warming.
Slow to build and expensive to operate, streetcars could be the most maligned mode of transportation in America. Still, cities keep building them.
Sharing economy companies like Uber and Lyft claim that the people who work for them are “independent contractors,” thus ineligible for most employee benefits. That argument may prove difficult to sustain.
At Denver’s innovative Peak Academy management program, there’s a big focus on celebrating small-scale wins.
States haven’t been the willing political partners President Obama once hoped they would be. He’s found some ways to work around that.
Boulder, Colo., may be the first county to combine the two agencies, but it likely won’t be the last.
More and more employers are demanding college degrees -- but not all are created equal.
The real power lies with the state’s increasingly conservative legislature, which may be hurting Gov. Pat McCrory’s chances of re-election in November.
At first blush, a federal judge believes Gov. John Kasich and Republican lawmakers who support abortion restrictions acted unconstitutionally to end state funding for Planned Parenthood.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Georgia prosecutors for improperly assembling an all-white jury in a murder case involving a black man and then giving trumped-up explanations as to why they excluded blacks from the trial.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected an attempt by Virginia's Republican members of Congress to block new district boundaries that led Rep. Randy Forbes to seek election this year in a district where he doesn't live.
The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating Gov. Terry McAuliffe since at least last year over donations to his gubernatorial campaign, CNN reported late Monday afternoon.
New Jersey lawmakers have agreed to a plan to help Atlantic City fend off bankruptcy and could send the legislation to Gov. Christie's desk by the end of the week.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday rejected the state's case against Officer Edward Nero, acquitting him on all counts for his role in the arrest of Freddie Gray.
As the gas tax brings in less and less revenue, states are watching Oregon and California as they experiment with different ways to charge by mile.
Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is going on trial this week for corruption charges. He's just one of the state's many top government officials facing legal or ethics scandals.
Judge Barry G. Williams is scheduled to issue a ruling Monday in the case of Officer Edward Nero, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. Nero, 30, is charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office, all related to his role in Gray's initial detention and arrest on April 12, 2015.
South Dakota corrections officials said Wednesday that better pay for prison guards is helping to reduce turnover at its adult lock-up facilities.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed a measure that would have effectively banned abortion, the latest and most extreme state restriction in the nation.
In a week in which transgender issues have been debated nationally, an apparent first for Tennessee occurred on Tuesday when a transgender woman was appointed to a local government commission.
A federal lawsuit alleging widespread confusion over California's presidential primary rules asks that voter registration be extended past Monday's deadline until the day of the state's primary election on June 7.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing the way it counts Zika cases — a move that triples the reported number of pregnant women with possible infections from the virus.
A new report says the fees pension plans pay private equity and hedge fund managers aren't worth it.
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