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Instead of just turning its underused land into housing and retail like most cities, Denver is building a community that blends its Wild West roots with the 21st century.
Number of the 23 health insurance co-ops created under the Affordable Care Act that reported losses last year.
Portion of Campo, Colo.'s annual budget that's generated from traffic tickets issued by one police officer.
Since Obamacare launched, few states have enacted any new rules to make sure patients have access to doctors.
Christie announced the decision on Monday saying that federal and state restrictions already impose stringent disclosure requirements.
Efforts to limit sugary drinks and junk foods in California elementary schools appear to have resulted in fewer kids who are overweight or obese. The benefits were limited to children at wealthier schools, however.
Among the biggest obstacles is simply getting the word out to enrollees that they can earn benefits if they lose weight or quit smoking.
State law enforcement officers are arresting fewer minors. Officials are hopeful that means juvenile justice reforms are working.
Important statewide elections don't normally happen in May, but Tuesday's vote on Proposal 1 is a blockbuster -- and not just for Michigan's battered roads.
Grayson County authorities wanted to extend the Dallas North Tollway to Oklahoma and keep the lucrative toll dollars in their own community.
The prosecution of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni has just begun in the George Washington Bridge saga, but the two have already made part of their legal strategy clear: Neither is stupid enough to have closed lanes at the bridge to punish Fort Lee's mayor. And the government's key witness is a liar.
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were arrested Monday by federal authorities, who alleged the state's top Republican extorted bribes and campaign contributions from companies in exchange for steering key real estate legislation and rigging a lucrative Nassau County environmental contract to his son's benefit.
The number of abortion providers in Ohio has shrunk by half amid a flurry of restrictive new laws over the past four years, and the number of the procedures also is declining, according to a review of records by The Associated Press.
Kansas and Texas are joining in Gov. Rick Scott's lawsuit against the Obama administration, Scott's office said Monday.
Platte, S.D., Mayor Rick Gustad, on his recent electoral defeat. He and his opponent, Steve Christensen, both got 171 votes, and South Dakota law requires a tie to be broken by “drawing of lots.” The opponents rolled dice. Gustad rolled a four. Christensen rolled a lucky seven and will take office next Monday.
Mike Huckabee may be one of the more conservative presidential candidates, but as governor, he expanded government programs and increased taxes.
A new survey tries to quantify for the first time how much it costs state transportation agencies to cope with snow and ice.
Oscar Aviles, the warden for Hudson County, N.J., who said he used to think of his job as being confined to keeping the jail safe and not worrying about what happened to people once they were released -- a common mentality that many now say is a barrier to effective rehabilitation of ex-inmates.
Florida state House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford, referring to Gov. Rick Scott who has been largely absent from the Capitol in the midst of a budget crisis.
At a time when legislative leaders desperately needed intervention to break a budget deadlock, the governor was far from the action -- attending political fund-raisers, casting for jobs in California and dedicating a new amusement park ride in Orlando.
Justices won't review the appeals court’s ruling in Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Glenn and JoLynn Bragg – the first time a Texas appeals court found that groundwater regulation resulted in a violation of property rights under the Texas Constitution.
The Legislature awarded the California Department of Justice $24 million in 2013 to launch a three-year program to confiscate guns from owners who had lost their rights. Halfway through the effort, the department has spent 40 percent of the funds and reduced the list by only 17 percent.
Dennis Milligan has his campaign deleted all its emails after the election. His office also requires employees to delete email after 30 days.
It's another year, and state Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville, has found himself on the receiving end of an impassioned veto of one of his bills by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.
Late Friday night, Gov. Scott Walker announced that he signed a bill into law that creates statewide standards for rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft.
Cleveland's unusual method of taxing professional athletes is illegal, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously in a pair of opinions released this morning.
After days of demonstrations and unrest, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake lifted the 10 p.m. curfew across the city, sparking a burst of celebrations.
Income-tax cuts in Kansas championed by Governor Sam Brownback have led to credit downgrades, political turmoil and deepening budget deficits.
The U.S. and Canadian governments on Friday unveiled a long-awaited new standard for the tank cars used to transport crude oil and ethanol that includes numerous safety improvements.
Marilyn J. Mosby, the state's attorney for Baltimore city, during a press conference to announce that all six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will face criminal charges ranging from second-degree murder to assault.
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