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The Obama administration is winning praise from conservative Republicans for initiating a change in federal policy that could encourage so-called sanctuary cities to abandon their stance against cooperating with deportation requests.
With federal incentives to go electronic expiring this year, many wonder what can be done to reach physicians who still rely on paper.
A few cities are using leftovers to power buses and buildings.
In an effort to boost their economies, cities in the Midwest and Rust Belt have launched initiatives in recent years to attract immigrants. Are they working?
Gov. Wolf has been diagnosed with a "mild" but treatable form of prostate cancer, he said Wednesday.
Texas' highest criminal court on Wednesday dismissed the remaining felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry in the abuse-of-power case that he blamed for his early exit from the Republican presidential race.
Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed Ted Cruz for president, becoming the highest-ranking elected official in Cruz's home state — and the country — to support the U.S. senator's campaign.
The state Board of Equalization on Tuesday approved lowering the statewide excise tax rate on gasoline by 2.2 cents.
Managed-lane projects are springing up all over. There are some key considerations to making public-private partnerships work for them.
It’s a scene repeated often in Texas towns along the Rio Grande: a white U.S. Border Patrol van sporting the agency's trademark green stripe competing with a Laredo Police Department car at a busy Stripes convenience store.
Underage drinkers can call 911 for medical help for themselves or another person without fear of being prosecuted for their illegal drinking.
After Charlotte's City Council voted to expand its protection of gay and transgender people Monday night, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday that lawmakers will take steps "to correct this radical course."
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety apologized Monday for issuing vanity license plates containing a slur against Muslims and said it will revoke them immediately after a photo of the plates caused a stir on social media over the weekend.
A few years ago, when a young woman delivered her baby at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina, it was in the middle of a Valentine’s Day ice storm and the mountain roads out of town were impassable.
With some in the GOP trying to stop billionaire Donald Trump from becoming the presidential nominee and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 5th place finish in South Carolina this weekend, it was only matter of time for a headline like this: "GOP to Kasich: Get out."
At one time, the statewide office was mostly held by conservative Democrats. Now Republicans dominate.
Rhode Island is likely the first U.S. state to toll truckers and use the money to fix its bridges, which are in the worst shape of any state.
Pennsylvania's April 26 Democratic primary election for president is nine weeks away but the campaign is coming to Philadelphia this week.
With the recent addition of West Virginia, a majority of states now make it harder for unions to collect dues. More could soon be added to the list.
When people refused -- sometimes violently -- to help health officials contain an outbreak of tuberculosis in rural Alabama, the state resorted to paying people to get tested. Did it work?
After rejecting several similar petitions in recent weeks, the Board of State Canvassers on Monday approved a recall petition against Gov. Rick Snyder over the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water.
The Supreme Court resumed hearing arguments Monday for the first time since Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death and immediately plunged into a heated dispute over police powers that underscored how the remaining eight justices might find themselves increasingly deadlocked this term.
After more than three hours of public comment and debate, the Charlotte City Council approved Monday new legal protections for gay, lesbian and transgender residents _ a decision that will likely provoke a battle with the General Assembly, which could nullify the city's historic vote.
He may be the most popular Republican in the country. So why does it feel like every GOP candidate is running in the other direction?
For the fourth year in a row, the Legislature has rejected extending Medicaid coverage to 20,000 low-income Wyomingites.
The vast majority of states have adopted Common Core academic standards, but individual states are still setting different definitions of “proficient” on annual math and reading tests, according to a new study.
Efforts to cut Planned Parenthood's funding show a lack of understanding of the needs of millions of Americans.
Only one state follows the new federal recommendations for seat belts in school buses. That could change soon, but money remains an issue.
Only a few regions experienced multiple fatal crashes in the last decade.
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is making some public health messages harder to get across — namely, in most communities, the tap water is perfectly safe. And it is so much healthier than sugary drinks.
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