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The FBI released video Thursday that shows law enforcement during a traffic stop this week fatally shooting one of the armed men who occupied an Oregon wildlife refuge.
A 44-year-old woman who allegedly aided three inmates who made a daring escape from Orange County's largest jail was arrested Thursday, officials said.
A member of the Ohio Senate's GOP leadership team is drawing fire after questioning whether his opponent, a woman with young children, could handle being away from home while serving in the state legislature.
Providence mourned the death yesterday of its beloved rascal, former Mayor Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci Jr., the wisecracking political rogue who was widely credited with revitalizing the city during two stints in office that were cut short by criminal charges and a prison sentence for corruption. He was 74.
After the open enrollment period ends on Sunday for buying coverage on the health insurance marketplaces, people can generally sign up for or switch marketplace plans only if they have certain major life changes, such as losing their on-the-job coverage or getting married. Following insurance industry criticism, last week the federal government said it will scrutinize people’s applications for such “special enrollment periods” more closely, including one of the most commonly cited reasons — relocating to a new state.
In January 2015, when state officials were telling worried Flint residents their water was safe to drink, they also were arranging for coolers of purified water in Flint's State Office Building so employees wouldn't have to drink from the taps, according to state government emails released Thursday by the liberal group Progress Michigan.
The declines are happening mostly in places that enacted anti-union laws or had job cuts in heavily unionized industries.
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After two decades of “tough on crime” policies, many states are taking a hard look at the way people are charged, how much time they serve, and what happens when they are released from prison.
Medical marijuana is back on the Florida ballot.
Gov. Jerry Brown is putting his weight and likely his campaign war chest behind a November ballot initiative that would allow inmates to get out of prison earlier and require judges, not prosecutors, to decide whether to charge juveniles as adults.
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Utah has never been stronger and should serve as a model for the rest of the nation, Gov. Gary Herbert boasted in his annual State of the State address, while calling on lawmakers to do more to address health care for low-income residents, to improve air quality and to help provide opportunities in rural Utah.
A day after the arrest of armed occupiers of a national wildlife refuge turned deadly, authorities surrounded the isolated outpost as a final band of holdouts broadcast vows to fight to the death.
Fifteen dump trucks from Florida headed out Wednesday to snow-covered Washington, D.C. wrapped with sunshine yellow messages that feature a hitchhiking Florida-bound snowman.
The proposed agreement, negotiated over the course of months and behind closed doors, provides broad principles under which police officers should operate: Build community trust. Increase transparency. Strengthen accountability.
Under mounting pressure to rip out and replace lead pipes that connect an estimated 15,000 or more customers to main water lines, Gov. Rick Snyder said at a news conference Wednesday that the state first intends to make the existing pipes safe by rebuilding a protective coating between the lead and the water.
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster endorsed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday.
Programs to help the poor mean nothing if they don't work.
Gov. Bruce Rauner used his second State of the State address Wednesday to urge lawmakers to cast aside months of political and ideological gridlock and use "mutual respect" to move Illinois forward.
Despite recent growth in jobs and economic prosperity, a new report finds most low-income workers haven't benefited.
Lyft drivers suing for employee status have agreed to remain independent contractors under the terms of a settlement agreement reached late Tuesday night with the ride-hailing company.
Some states have millions in savings that they don't know when or how to use. A new report suggests ways to better manage their money.
So when New Jersey's governor asked whether he should grab a mop and head back to the Jersey Shore to help with the cleanup was he was just kidding?
Gov. Phil Bryant, facing the specter of sluggish revenue collections throughout the current fiscal year, announced cuts to various state agencies totaling $39.8 million.
In a sweeping victory for federal authorities, a jury wasted little time Tuesday before convicting John Bills on all 20 counts, finding that the former Chicago city official took up to $2 million in bribes and gifts in return for steering tens of millions of dollars in red light camera contracts to an Arizona company.
Gov. Matt Bevin called for $650 million in "cuts across the board" in his first state budget proposal to the General Assembly on Tuesday, with the details, including possible layoffs of state employees, to be left to his cabinet secretaries.
For weeks, law enforcement had kept their distance from the isolated wildlife refuge. They wanted to avoid a massacre out in Oregon's high desert.
Back from the campaign trail, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced a plan Tuesday for the state to take control of Atlantic City's finances.
Kansas Sen. Mitch Holmes, the Republican committee chairman who set off a barrage of criticism last week with his rule against low-cut blouses and mini-skirts for women, issued an apology Tuesday.
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