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Voters in Rhode Island will decide whether to bypass the legislature and hold another state constitutional convention. Critics worry it would only serve special interests and threaten people's rights.
Banks are backing away from providing the collateral that governments demand for public deposits. But there are alternatives that can mitigate risk.
An energy policy non-profit today released its annual ranking of states by energy efficiency programs.
Idaho's state insurance exchange program will launch its own Internet sign-up system in time for the open health insurance enrollment period that starts Nov. 15, officials say.
Three states are continuing their legal fight against same-sex marriage, despite rulings from federal appeals courts that oversee those states that concluded gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry.
New York City’s first confirmed case of Ebola has raised complicated logistical issues of how to trace the possible contacts of an infected patient in a city of more than 8 million people with a sprawling mass transit system and a large population of workers who commute every day from surrounding suburbs and states.
School districts from New Hampshire to Oregon are revolting against the coming Common Core tests.
An unapologetic U.S. Rep. Don Young on Wednesday wasn't backing down from statements he made Tuesday at Wasilla High School that suicide shows a lack of support from friends and family.
Starting in 2015 every Vermont middle and high school student will have to create a plan for their futures, including courses, internships, job shadowing and work. Will it matter?
Percent by which a black drug-misdemeanor defendant in Manhattan is more likely than a white one to be sent to prison.
The system five years ago began to aggressively recruit students from other parts of the country, who brought in about $400 million extra last year. But the effort stirred a backlash from California parents.
Bobby Harrell pleaded guilty to six counts of use of campaign funds for personal expenses.
When a federal program to increase Medicaid doctors' pay ends Jan. 1, most states will choose not to keep it up.
Led by the state's chief toxicologist, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has spent months fleshing out its position that ozone levels in polluted cities across Texas aren't harmful to human health.
Drivers says cops often stop motorists not because their driving is unsafe, but because they are policing for profit.
To protect their systems from attacks, organizations need to build a culture of risk management from the ground up.
Philadelphia and its teachers are at war over health-insurance costs. Tens of millions of dollars the schools want are at stake.
Percent of Americans in the South Central region (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas) who support gay marriage, compared to 71 percent in New England.
A system of no-show classes pushed by academic counselors for athletes and employed by coaches eager to keep players eligible at UNC-Chapel Hill produced an "inexcusable betrayal of our values," Chancellor Carol Folt said Wednesday.
With a grand jury decision looming on whether a white police officer should face charges in the killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., the investigation has sprung a few leaks.
This week, California agreed to give up its unique use of race-based punishment as a tool to control violence in its crowded prisons.
Child poverty in America is at its highest point in 20 years, putting millions of children at increased risk of injuries, infant mortality, and premature death, according to a policy analysis published this week in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
For as many as 40,000 low-income Austin households being squeezed by high rents in a booming city, Wednesday offers the barest glimmer of hope.
Once again the U.S. Supreme Court is correcting its own record, but Wednesday marks the first time that the court has called attention to its own mistake with a public announcement.
Conservation groups want to use oil taxes to protect the state's environment, but schools, businesses and the oil industry have different priorities. Voters will decide in November.
Los Angeles' and California's efforts to cope with an ongoing drought highlight the need for a systems approach.
Banks have received tacit approval from federal regulators to continue banking relationships with pot companies.
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There have been problems with implementation of the Colorado law making those in the country illegally eligible for driver's licenses.
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