defying trump, governors who represent over half the u.s. population
group of two dozen state governors, mostly Democratic and also including Republicans, pledged to uphold Paris despite Trump administration's withdrawal from it.. ..…
group of two dozen state governors, mostly Democratic and also including Republicans, pledged to uphold Paris despite Trump administration's withdrawal from it.. ..…
Family Research Council today released first-of-its-kind set of maps showing the strength of protection laws and the legal status of late term in every state. ..…
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y — OxyContin Purdue Pharma should be prohibited from giving $38 employee payouts attorneys general from 24 states said in court filing Thursday.. ..…
But this year has seen the greatest surge of action, as Nevada, Connecticut, Maine, Hawaii, and New York all passed laws to eliminate the legal practice. ..…
Andrew Cuomo holds news conference in Red Room at Capitol Albany, N.Y. ..…
In the half of 2020, Supreme Court is expected to decide the future of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. ..…
Vermonters must be 21 to buy tobacco, starting September 1. ..…
Republicans Congress and 15 states have joined Trump administration's argument that discrimination against LGBT+ people is legal. ..…
FILE - In this July 27, 2018, file photo, Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against Glenrock, Wyo. ..…
Thomas Hofeller, Republican redistricting strategist suspected wrote in memo unearthed after his death that the data would allow maps advantageous to Republicans and non-Hispanic whites... ..…
His stance may reflect the reality that his home state of Vermont, and its Maine, have long-established procedures, and general acceptance, of people voting from behind bars.. ..…
Edward Markey and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III, would prevent defendants from attempting to use victim's or identity including murder and assault.. ..…
Arizona's first state-recognized Native American Day occurred Sunday, commemorating the date , when then President Calvin Coolidge signed Indian Citizenship Act in 1924.. ..…
The treasurers who sent the letter on the issue to congressional leaders were from Oregon, Washington, Maine, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Colorado... ..…
state appeals court New Jersey ruled on Tuesday that the state's passed law allowing ill patients to seek life-ending drug can move forward. ..…
poor, rural county Tennessee that is Black receives more audits from IRS according to study published on the tax news website Tax Notes.. ..…
Pritzker signed Sunday that will raise the legal age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 statewide... ..…
Democrat attorneys 20 states got involved in Kentucky this week over law that could close the last remaining in the state.. ..…
New York and Washington are on track to become the latest states this year to raise the legal age for tobacco and cigarette purchases to 21 from 18.. ..…
Senate on Monday is expected to give passage to bill that would raise the age to purchase cigarettes and cigarette products to age 21.. ..…
Defense Department has identified $12.8 in possible funding that it could use to fulfill President Trump's call for border wall.. ..…
Delaware Legislature Passes National Popular Vote Plan Bill... ..…
News Numbers 88 black men for every 100 black women. ..…
Attorney generals from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia have all signed off on lawsuits. .. ..…
President Donald Trump speaks at Rose Garden in White House Washington D.C., United States, on Feb 15, 2019. ..…
The suit alleges Trump action violates Constitution. ..…
Maryland and 15 other states filed Monday against President Donald Trump's declaration to fund wall on U.S.-Mexico border... ..…
Sixteen states have filed lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's of emergency to redirect funds for border wall... ..…
Honduran jumps from U.S border fence at Tijuana on Dec 21, 2018 coalition of 16 states hit Trump with complaint on Presidents Day to stop what they called order that steers billions of dollars to build wall on U.S.-Mexico border... ..…
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's Monday over his decision to declare emergency to fund wall on the border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution... ..…
Trump signed emergency on Friday to build U.S.-Mexico border wall and push for his signature campaign promise. ..…
Washington A of American states has filed lawsuit to block Donald Trump's plan to build border wall without permission from Congress, arguing that US President's decision to declare emergency is unconstitutional.. ..…
FILE In this February 15, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra accompanied by Governor Gavin Newsom, said California was suing President Donald Trump over his declaration to fund wall on US-Mexico Sacramento, California. ..…
section of border wall separates Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego, as seen from U.S January. ..…
WASHINGTON Michigan, California and 14 other states sued President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to declare emergency to free up funding for his border wall, calling the move unlawful and unconstitutional... ..…
WASHINGTON California and 15 other states sued President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to declare emergency to free up funding for his border wall, calling the move unlawful and unconstitutional... ..…
Andrew Cuomo has would sign bill passed Wednesday saying it shall not be explanation or excuse knowledge or disclosure of the victim's, sex, gender, identity, expression or sex assigned at birth... ..…
dive into the current economic outlook, with GDP growth slowing from the rapid 3.8 percent pace registered 2018's first half to now-tepid 2.5 percent, points to at least two troublesome factors President Trump's ongoing trade wars and rising interest rates. ..…
Racine today led coalition of attorneys general challenging President Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General of United States. ..…
#YouAreWelcomeHere national scholarship program to encourage international students to study in U.S has expanded from nine colleges and universities to 57 institutions nationwide that will now offer scholarships for incoming international students in fall 2019.. ..…
The attorneys generals from Washington, DC, and 14 states filed amicus brief on Monday in support of Maryland's motion to replace Matthew Whitaker as US Attorney General with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.. ..…
To save lives, the surgeon general says get the antidote naloxone. ..…
Maine . . Hawaii . . . . Vermont . . Massachusetts . . . . South Dakota . . ..…
Ad wars TV ads in 2014 state races state total per voter. current through December 8, 2014... 1.5 million ads $856 million estimated TV ad spending on state races in the 2014 cycle. ..…
majority of US states have called on Supreme Court to issue ruling on same-sex marriage, across two separate legal briefs.. ..…
WASHINGTON — Arguing that the distribution of marijuana for medical purposes undermines the nation's drug laws and leads to abuse, the government urged Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop California cooperative from dispensing the drug to the seriously ill.. ..…
A majority of executives in the tourist industry, Hawaii's main business, fear that homosexual and lesbian marriages would scare off family vacationers. The Roman Catholic and Mormon Churches, Hawaii's two largest denominations, strongly object to legitimizing same-sex unions. . ..…
The last was the in 1960 of Joseph Taborsky, whose string of robberies and murders led to laws that dictate the early closing time of package stores in this state. ..…