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Scientists are investigating whether oil and gas drilling is causing the quakes.
Albany Park Neighbors decided this month to give its "Block Star Business" award to the Admiral Theatre at 3940 W. Lawrence Ave for "keeping the neighborhood clean and presentable."
The prisoners argue existing drug protocols lead to constitutionally prohibited cruel and unusual punishment.
The shortage that began the state's controversial legalization policy appears to have eased.
The community in Fitchburg, Mass., came together to solve youth crime and budget challenges.
Gov. Jay Inslee urged legislators to "reinvest in Washington" by spending more on education, the environment, the homeless, health care, mental health facilities and public services.
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While budgets were more stable last year, several states still tapped into their reserves.
Branstad seeks $7.3 billion budget for fiscal 2016.
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Excerpt from a letter sent from Valley, Ala., middle school principal Priscella Holley to parents urging them to stockpile cans of food in classrooms so students could hurl them at intruders.
Gov. Rick Snyder picked Flint's emergency manager Tuesday to be the next leader of Detroit Public Schools, a move that sparked criticism from people who believe the district should be returned to local control.
West Virginia joined 25 other states several years ago to help develop a set of standards for teaching science across the United States. Among other topics, the standards acknowledge the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real and has been profoundly affected by human activity.
Gov. Mike Pence proposed a balanced budget amendment to Indiana's constitution during his State of the State address Tuesday night.
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Gov. Scott Walker called for combining government agencies in the first State of the State address of his second term Tuesday.
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Starting this month, state-run insurance exchanges are legally required by the healthcare reform law to be financially self-sustaining. But that mandate is being ignored across the country, and there do not appear to be any immediate consequences for the states.
Joseph D. Morrissey was reelected Tuesday to the House of Delegates, opening another chapter in a made-for-TV-movie-style drama likely to captivate the General Assembly session starting Wednesday.
Gov. Christie pledged his commitment to New Jersey during his annual State of the State speech Tuesday, but to many observers, he made clear he had an eye on the national stage.
Health IT firms are urging Congress and federal agencies to clarify and simplify several aspects of regulation, and to more frequently update their guidance.
With the help of his father, mother and little sister, Alex Mason is leading the charge to get cannabis businesses and charities much-needed access to banking.
The town also agreed to pay $500,000 to the Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which filed the suit in 2012, to cover legal fees and costs.
Lawyers for the states told the appellate panel it should disregard the high court's 42-year-old Roe v. Wade decision.
Residents confront difficult questions after a midwife asks about infant deaths.
At least two families are suing Newtown, saying that lax security led to shooting deaths.
An incident at L'Enfant Plaza Monday killed one person and hospitalized dozens more.
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