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Arizona gov. opts for federal Medicaid expansion
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care law, a surprising ...
A snapshot of influenza activity in all 50 states
Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama: Like many states, Alabama is having an earlier and busier ...
Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate run
Scott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special ...
AP Interview: George P. Bush weighing run in Texas
George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in a state where his family already is a political dynasty and where ...
Texas Lt. Gov.: Fund weapons training for teachers
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called Friday for state-funded, specialized firearms training for teachers and administrators to guard against school ...
Sen. Jay Rockefeller to retire after 5 terms
After nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia said Friday he was ready to retire, calling his unrelenting ...
Human trafficking becomes state legislative issue
An American woman coerced into the sex trade. An immigrant housekeeper compelled to work for less than minimum wage. A salon employee forced to work ...
Clock ticks down for decision on Detroit finances
Detroit's fiscal future could soon be out of its hands if a team of state officials determines that the nation's former auto and manufacturing giant ...
Calif. Gov. proposes budget with rosier outlook
Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California's spending plan for the coming fiscal year will rise by nearly $5 billion, a powerful indication that the ...
5 Things to Know about the California Budget
Highlights of the California budget plan Gov. Jerry Brown released Thursday: 1. BUDGET DEFICIT GONE Brown's $97.6 billion general fund budget for the ...
Massacre-hardened Colorado a gun control test case
After the annual late-summer harvest on his farm in the eastern reaches of Colorado, Greg Brophy has a few friends over, breaks out the handguns and ...
NY's Cuomo sets sights high on gun control
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fiery State of the State speech pushed the state onto the national stage over gun control and other progressive issues ...
Conn. moves cautiously on guns in Newtown's wake
A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern ...
Court wary of warrantless blood tests in DUI cases
The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to allow police to routinely order blood tests for unwilling drunken-driving suspects without at least ...
Governors warn Congress over debt limit
Governors warned Congress Wednesday that lingering uncertainty over raising the nation's borrowing capacity could hinder their budgets and their ...
New day, new lawmakers, same Ill. pension fight
New day. New lawmakers. Same old pension-reform dispute. Illinois legislators failed to deliver a solution Tuesday to a ballooning, $96 billion ...
Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Tuesday was not just a day for Tucson to remember the victims of the deadly shooting that severely injured then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. It was ...
Christie: NJ will be back 'stronger than ever'
Gov. Chris Christie promised in his annual State of the State address Tuesday that New Jersey will be back stronger than ever after Superstorm Sandy ...
Wisconsin Assembly's all-nighters targeted
To young people, pulling an all-nighter usually involves lots of caffeine and staying up to study. To the Wisconsin state Assembly, it's an ...
Mo. attorney general to retry man in farm slaying
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a man's murder conviction and life sentence in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor, but his ...
State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013
Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue ...
High court hears dispute over class actions
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned efforts by consumers' lawyers to limit the amount of money sought in class-action lawsuits so they are heard ...
Fewer gun buyers seen in US mass shooting states
People who lived in the two states that saw the most deadly U.S. mass shootings in 2012 were less enthusiastic about buying new guns at the end of the ...
Berlin airport delayed again, sparks embarrassment
For a country that prides itself on efficiency and punctuality, the saga of Berlin's new airport, whose opening was delayed for a fourth time on ...
Court won't hear appeal in Texas murder case
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal in the murder case of a Mexican woman who was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the death of a Texas boy.