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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday signed into law a major reform of the state's juvenile justice system, an overhaul meant to shift the focus from detention to treatment for many young offenders.
Tennessee's public schools and colleges risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding if a transgender bathroom bill becomes law, state Attorney General Herbert Slatery warned Monday.
New Jersey lawmakers raised doubts Monday about the Christie administration's efforts to rein in fiscal excess in Atlantic City since it installed a monitor in 2010 to oversee the city's finances, suggesting there was little evidence to justify a proposed takeover of the local government now.
California workers who need to take time off to care for a newborn or family member will receive up to 70 percent of their pay after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday to expand the benefit.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged in federal court with allegedly misleading investors in a technology company.
The model of care is proven to improve health outcomes and save billions of dollars, but it hasn't been widely embraced. A new initiative could change that.
A foundation is promoting the use of evidence-based prevention programs to help young people in low-income, urban neighborhoods.
Twenty years ago, four children died and more than 700 people were sickened in a deadly E.coli outbreak linked to undercooked hamburgers sold by Jack in the Box restaurants.
Abuse victims could obtain confidential mailing addresses from the state, under one of several bills signed by Gov. Scott Walker on Monday to help those affected by crime.
The city will pay settlements in two cases in which men died after being arrest by police.
Public officials who use private email accounts to conduct official business cannot conceal their personal email addresses when releasing public information, a state appeals court ruled Friday.
Moving into a realm usually reserved for health care regulators, the California health marketplace Thursday unveiled sweeping reforms to its contracts with insurers, seeking to improve the quality of care, curb its cost and increase transparency for consumers.
Cecelia Greene came into the South Dade courthouse last Monday ready to go to trial.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a school funding bill meant to satisfy a state Supreme Court ruling with potentially dire consequences.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is using his executive office powers and calling on the state's Republican-controlled House and Senate to take an exact opposite approach to nondiscrimination protections that lawmakers recently have passed in North Carolina and Mississippi.
Police aren't thought of as first responders who supply a medical remedy. However, in many cases, an ambulance or EMTs aren't yet in the area.
Gov. John Kasich's administration projects tens of thousands of poor Ohioans will lose Medicaid coverage while taxpayers save nearly $1 billion under a plan to charge new fees for the government health coverage and impose penalties on those who miss payments.
Claiming Indiana's newly passed abortion law is a violation of privacy and a violation of the First Amendment, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Northern Kentucky as well as the ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit over House Bill 1337 Thursday morning.
In a long-awaited ruling, a federal judge has sided with plaintiffs who argued it was unconstitutional for Los Angeles County supervisors to place a Christian cross on the county seal.
The ruining of Flint's water after the state stepped in holds lessons — and difficult questions — for governments everywhere.
The real problem is this: Public management doesn't have the kind of authority that's taken for granted in the private sector.
The troubles of Washington's Metro system are emblematic. It's going to cost us a lot not to fix the systems we rely on.
Wyoming has launched an investigation tied to the massive data leak of the so-called "Panama Papers" that has drawn headlines and sparked outrage around the world.
The city's former mayor, who was forced to resign a few years ago, is no longer the frontrunner.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
The criminal case against former Gov. Rick Perry was officially dismissed on Wednesday, weeks after Texas' highest criminal court ordered that it be dropped.
This week's weather may justify a "cooler & warmer" slogan for Rhode Island, but our readers continue to answer our query: "Think you can do better?"
Gov. John Kasich presented a case in support of his Ohio record--but played it safe by dodging presidential politics and not proposing major policy initiatives--as he delivered his sixth State of the State address Wednesday evening.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed suit Wednesday against Secretary of State Jon Husted, arguing that he is illegally removing eligible voters from voter registration rolls.
When the oil and gas industry tanked and plans for gambling crapped out, this conservative town of ranchers and roughnecks found salvation in an unlikely place.
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