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The New Jersey State Police will spend $1.5 million to purchase body cameras for 1,000 troopers, Gov. Christie's office said Tuesday.
Former Durham mayor Nick Tennyson has been named acting secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation following the Tuesday resignation of Secretary Tony Tata.
Frustrated by legislative inaction on climate, Gov. Jay Inslee plans to wield his administration's executive authority to impose a binding cap on carbon emissions in Washington state.
Gov. Scott Walker wants to all but eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and place each state in charge of controlling air and water pollution within its borders if he is elected president, he told a conservative newspaper.
Texas’ Republican leaders and environmentalists are both claiming victory Tuesday following an appeals court ruling that requires the federal government to ease limits on certain emissions for Texas and a dozen other states.
Wells are running dry as farmers and ranchers across the Great Plains pump the ancient Ogallala Aquifer faster than it can be replenished naturally.
State cigarette tax rates range from 17 cents per pack in Missouri to $4.35 in New York.
Last week, crews with San Francisco Public Works began painting buildings in the city with a clear-coat sealant that will splash back urine, or any other liquid sprayed onto it.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was born in Syracuse, N.Y., arguing that famous Maryland crabs are a sham. Politifact rated the governor's statement "Mostly True."
Portion of U.S. mayors who said their police departments don't reflect the racial makeup of their cities.
The kitty loaner program helps humans relieve stress at work and helps cats acclimate to humans.
Estimated value of property in Florida -- which is more than any other state -- that's not at risk of climate change-related flooding now but could be by 2050.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, at a news conference Monday that was quickly followed by the announcement that bid organizers and the U.S. Olympic Committee would pull Boston's bid.
Historic snowstorms brought the city's buses and trains to a standstill for weeks. Is new leadership enough to get the agency back on track?
Fiscally and politically troubled states can solve some of their money problems by increasing cigarette taxes, but it’s no long-term solution. Here's why.
Portion of Virginia residents who say the Confederate flag should stay on state license plates. The issue heads to court again Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states can regulate license plates because it's "government speech."
Even before Obama released his rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, dozens of cities pledged to become carbon-neutral. But how they will achieve that isn't always known.
Can rewarding doctors for taking risks lead to better outcomes and cheaper costs?
By 2030, $69 billion in coastal property could flood at high tide.
The city began offering such benefits in 2013, when gay marriage was illegal in N.C. and most other states. But the it could have faced questions as to why it didn't offer the same benefits to the unmarried partners of heterosexual employees.
Portion of mayors surveyed by Politico magazine who expressed concern about race relations and police in their city. Nearly a third said they were “deeply concerned” about the issue.
Before Detroit, many thought general obligation bonds were ironclad. Now they know better.
A second financial ratings agency has downgraded Chicago Public Schools' debt rating to junk status, reinforcing Wall Street's dim view of the district's finances.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a last ditch attempt by the state to keep a Ten Commandments monument next to the Oklahoma Capitol.
Christy O’Donnell may not get the death she had hoped for — one that right-to-die advocates say she deserves.
LaGuardia Airport was born of controversy after Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, miffed that his city did not have its own airport, refused to exit a plane that had landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in neighboring New Jersey.
After days of waiting for the seas off Block Island to calm, Deepwater Wind on Sunday finally installed the first foundation for the five-turbine wind farm it's building in waters off Block Island.
Communications within city government broke down during the riots of April 27, as officials desperate for information exchanged rumors and subordinates questioned city leaders, emails and other documents released by the city Monday reveal.
Bishop Corletta Vaughn of Detroit's Holy Ghost Cathedral, protesting the unveiling of a Satanic Temple's 9-foot, 2,000-pound statue of a goat-headed occult idol named Baphomet in the city.
Number of Arizona welfare recipients who failed drug tests between 2009 and 2014. The tests cost the state $9,500 to administer.
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