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Uber halted its service in Kansas on Tuesday afternoon after state legislators overrode the governor's veto of a bill regulating on-demand transportation companies.
A bill to bring online voter registration to Texas is dead thanks to a small but vocal group of officials from the state's largest county, according to the measure's sponsor, state Rep. Celia Israel. But Israel, whose legislation had the backing of a majority of the Texas House, says she's not giving up.
It's now legal to use cannabis oil for limited medical purposes in Tennessee.
Proposal 1, likely one of the most complicated and confusing questions ever placed on a Michigan ballot, was soundly rejected Tuesday as many voters expressed anger at lawmakers and state government for failing to come up with a better solution to the sorry state of the roads.
The head of the Maricopa County Community College District said he hopes that a ruling allowing in-state tuition for "dreamers" will lead to more young immigrants attending the colleges.
Early this year, Megan E. Green, a St. Louis alderwoman, met with officials of a local police union to discuss a proposal for a civilian oversight board that would look into accusations of police misconduct.
Michigan Gov. Rick Synder, when asked about the 2016 presidential race. He also said that there's "a broken political culture in Washington" and "what we need is a problem solver.”
Portion of Americans who spend at least least half their family income on housing and utilities.
Cash-strapped states are looking to tax amnesty programs that give scofflaws a bit of a break on penalties and interest if they own up and pay up.
Traditionally by spring, the forest is green and lush due to a substantial rainy season. But four years of drought and warm temperatures have taken their toll.
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.
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