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Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge said Tuesday that he will be leaving office Oct. 5 to become president and CEO of a children's advocacy organization.
The Obama administration called on Congress to start treating the ravenous blazes like hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters_as emergencies exempt from spending limits.
Vaccination rates for children have steadily risen well over 90 percent the past few years, but the rates for Americans older than 60 getting flu, pneumonia, tetanus or shingles shots – the four most used vaccines among the elderly ‑- have stayed stubbornly flat.
Detroiters and people who work in the city will be able to pay their individual city income taxes electronically starting with the next tax season after the state Treasury Department begins processing the city's income tax collections in January, officials said today.
Everyone knew the heavy, wet storms that settle over the Mojave Canyon could turn the dry wash into a deadly river, but no one did anything to fix it.
Investigators pinpointed a possible origin of the Valley Fire on Tuesday -- a small shed outside a home in the all-but-destroyed town of Cobb -- while firefighters gained ground on the 67,000-acre inferno.
School will start Thursday for Seattle students, now that the city's teachers union has suspended its five-day-old strike, following all-night contract talks between the bargaining teams from the union and the district.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu can remain free while his overriding contempt of court appeal is being resolved.
The governors of New Jersey and New York on Tuesday submitted a plan to President Obama to fund a new Hudson River rail tunnel, proposing that the federal government cover half the cost of the estimated $20 billion project.
The D.C. region's Metro system is facing one serious problem after another. What's needed is a new focus on serving its customers.
A Michigan resident has contracted the rare, life-threatening bubonic plague -- the first documented case in Michigan's public health history, state officials confirmed.
The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange will not operate brick-and-mortar enrollment stores during this year's sign-up period for government-subsidized health insurance.
A redistricting reform group filed a lawsuit Monday, arguing that 11 General Assembly districts violate the state constitution.
A switch from twice monthly to biweekly would get really expensive over a decade.
The Environmental Protection Agency says a threat by Gov. Paul LePage to give key regulatory powers back to the federal government would likely result in lengthy water permitting delays.
Municipal leaders will spell out how they plan to help meet goals set last fall in a landmark climate agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker vowed to "take on big government union bosses in Washington," in a speech today in Las Vegas, continuing to position himself as one of the harshest critics of organized labor running in the primary.
A survey of families that have a family member in jail or prison has found that nearly two-thirds struggle to meet their basic needs, including 50 percent that are unable to afford sufficient food and adequate housing.
William Scarborough, a former state assemblyman from Queens, was sentenced on Monday to 13 months in prison after he admitted submitting at least $40,000 in false expense vouchers for days he did not actually travel to Albany.
Just before the Rev. Starsky Wilson, co-chair of the Ferguson Commission, officially provided Gov. Jay Nixon a copy of the commission's 198-page report, he told an audience of media, elected officials and community members that the process had not been easy.
She prayed with friends. She consulted political allies and business leaders. She spoke with her husband, mother and 11-year-old daughter.
When California Gov. Jerry Brown stood in a snowless Sierra Nevada meadow on April 1 and ordered unprecedented drought restrictions, it was the first time in 75 years that the area had lacked any sign of spring snow.
Economists say capital-intensive industries such as oil extraction have contributed to a gap between economic growth and median household income in many states.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide has state and local governments reconsidering their domestic partner benefits to save money or avoid lawsuits.
In the absence of federal drone regulations, states rush in to pass their own laws on when and where drones can fly.
Francis chose to visit East Harlem's Our Lady Queen of Angels School on Sept. 25 in large part because its student body _ largely immigrant and underprivileged _ reflects the population he sees as most deserving of attention and assistance.
The Kentucky clerk says deputies can issue marriage licenses without her name and title.
The state's moderate Assembly Democrats – a loosely formed group elected with the help of corporate interests – is thwarting liberal legislation, from climate change to minimum wage.
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