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A year before Republican voters begin winnowing an expansive field of presidential candidates, well-funded potential contenders such as 2012 nominee Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are battling over donors and supporters as they edge toward a decision to run, overshadowing the also-rans even before they enter the race.
Arizona will become the first state to require students to pass a civics test to graduate from high school, following swift moves Thursday by state legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey.
Gov. Sam Brownback endorsed remaking how the state funds public schools and putting the state's creditors at the front of the line for payments from state coffers in an ambitious State of the State speech Thursday night.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
A number of cities are enacting measures that have conflicted with or gone beyond state laws.
It is the first city in California to adopt gender-neutral restrooms, joining a small number of cities across the country.
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled that the state must honor the marriages that were performed last year after a different federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Can impartial jury be found in Boston for the bombing trial? The search begins.
The graphic video altered the usual conversation about body cameras and police accountability by capturing _ up close _ a polite conversation that instantly turned into a deadly encounter in which the officer had little chance to react.
Mead additionally proposed more spending for University of Wyoming programs and construction projects; $25 million for cities, towns and counties; and $21 million to add passing lanes on some state highways.
Read and watch the video here.
Motto emblazoned in one of two new rugs in the lobby of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida. The agency requested "In God We Trust" from the manufacturer, American Floor Mats. The sheriff's office is replacing the rug, which cost $500.
Governor touts business improvements and workforce training in speech.
Read and watch the speech here.
Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak, on the lackluster turnout that lead to Virginia Del. Joseph Morrissey's re-election despite his jail sentence stemming from a relationship with a 17-year-old girl. Morrissey will serve in the state's House of Delegates and return to jail each evening to serve out his sentence.
A recent applicant for a job as a correction officer at New York City jails had several friends who were gang members. Another had been arrested four times and had been fired from a job as a security guard for stealing from the business he was supposedly guarding.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
In a 5,500-word State of the Commonwealth speech Wednesday night that was bullish on Virginia and absent partisan criticism, Gov. Terry McAuliffe urged the Republican-controlled General Assembly to work with him on bolstering the economy and creating jobs.
West Virginia education officials on Wednesday retreated from an earlier curriculum decision that expressed doubts about widely held views of climate change.
When it comes to the taxes closest to home, the less you earn, the harder you’re hit.
U.S. President Barack Obama said laws that impede local governments from bringing competitively priced, high-speed Internet to their residents hold back businesses and raise prices for consumers.
The Affordable Care Act set aside funding for health care co-ops, to enable the organizations to compete in places where there aren’t many insurers. CoOportunity Health was the second largest co-op in the country in terms of membership.
Though few seem to be aware, yes, parents can bring cupcakes – or other junk food – to classroom birthday parties and school events.
In addition to being presidential battlegrounds, these states will host several other pivotal contests.
He recommended tax hikes to make it happen.
The Supreme Court Wednesday clarified what local governments must do when rejecting plans to build new cellular towers, instructing authorities to promptly provide their reasons to carriers but leaving towns broad discretion over how they do so.
Gov. Nathan Deal used his State of the State address to build support for his proposal to give the state broad new powers to intervene in failing schools and declare that doing nothing to raise new transportation revenue is “unacceptable.”
Budget shortfalls will make it difficult for some newly-elected Republican governors to keep the tax-cutting promises they made during their campaigns.
Officials discussed the upcoming challenges earlier this week.
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