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Amid a growing controversy over the alleged sale of fetal tissue, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday called for an investigation of Florida's 16 Planned Parenthood offices that perform abortions.
Backers of an effort to put the question of legalizing marijuana before Ohio voters in November filed nearly 96,000 new signatures Thursday in hopes they'll patch a roughly 30,000-signature hole identified in their prior petitions.
Gov. Sam Brownback will issue $62.6 million in budget cuts and fund transfers to shore up the state's cash reserves, his budget director announced Thursday.
Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that he will immediately shut down the decrepit Baltimore City Detention Center, moving inmates to nearby facilities and ending a long-standing "black eye" for the state.
Johnny Waller Jr.’s 1998 felony drug conviction has haunted him since the day he left a Nebraska prison in 2001.
With just a day to spare, Congress approved a stopgap measure to fund the federal highway program, sending President Barack Obama the legislation to avert a Friday shutdown of transportation projects nationwide.
But can he survive in an increasingly liberal Seattle?
A social policy experiment is spreading across the country as a new way to finance, deliver, and improve public services and problems. But its merits are so far unproven.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Legislation to give the state's auditor better oversight would be a boon for taxpayers.
As they move into leadership positions, we're going to hear less about "rowing" and "steering" and more about engaging the public.
Almost 20 percent of the uninsured have a behavioral health condition, according to a new GAO report.
Amount that New Day for America, the super PAC supporting Ohio Gov. John Kasich, raised between April 20 and June 30, which places him in the middle tier of GOP presidential candidates.
Uber is adding the Texas city to a small list of cities where it has wheelchair-accessible vehicles,
In several states, the Democratic party is dropping the name of slave-owning presidents from annual fundraising dinners.
The woman who was found hanged in one of the jail's cells on July 13, should have received a court-ordered mental health exam once she indicated she had tried to commit suicide in the past, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards confirmed Wednesday.
The short-term contract extension, which prevents both sides from initiating a strike or lockout before Sept. 30, comes as a previous one-month contract extension was set to run out Friday.
A study indicates that nearly three years after storm waters surged through the state more than one in four residents whose houses were damaged still experienced emotional distress.
We could do a lot to change the widespread perception that programs that help needy people are about winners and losers.
Physicians in Florida could now risk license suspensions and disciplinary action from the Board of Medicine if they talk to patients about gun ownership or use.
Republicans want to make Kentucky the next Southern state with a GOP governor. It won't be easy.
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian, referring to the city's soon-to-be law banning firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and are often used in mass shootings. The National Rifle Association argues that the new law violates the Second Amendment.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in 23 of the state's 36 counties and ordered state agencies to conserve water as another parched year threatens fish and forests, limits agriculture and recreation, and worsens the risk of wildfire.
Defying sharp warnings from gun rights groups, Los Angeles thrust itself into the national debate over gun control Tuesday, as city lawmakers voted unanimously to ban the possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and four associates were indicted Wednesday on racketeering conspiracy charges stemming from several alleged schemes to misuse campaign funds and hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grant money to further their political and financial interests.
Tyler Frahme, a University at Albany junior, had never even heard of affirmative consent, the unequivocal O.K. to sex that is mandated by state law.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore officially became the GOP field’s 17th candidate Wednesday.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in an opinion that has the effect of making state employees subject to Michigan's 2012 right-to-work law, ruled Wednesday that Michigan's Civil Service Commission never had the authority to impose union fees on state workers, even before the controversial law was passed.
Christie's gruff may be proof that he isn't another politician, but his positioning in the contest always relied on an appeal to establishment contributors and voters--especially in the Northeast.
Scrutinizing the numbers beneath the rhetoric shows how bubbles, booms and outside forces can make state "miracles" look distinctly down to earth.
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