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The state could add retirement benefits, eligibility for state employee health insurance, tax benefits and training incentives
A bill to fund optional handgun training and cover counseling costs in case of a shooting heads to Gov. Eric Holcomb for signing
The number of active shooter incidents decreased, but the number of wounded and killed went up, in a 2022 report from the FBI
The city will now form two new independent bodies — an office of accountability and transparency comprised of city staff and a community review board
Documents gathered as the company prepared for trial showed that a Mallinckrodt sales manager told a distributor in 2009 of the pills: “Just like Doritos; keep eating, we’ll make more.”
Governor Lujan Grisham said sheriffs should have the opportunity to oppose any proposed policy change, but “they cannot not enforce.”
The 2nd Circuit said the plain language of relevant laws make clear that the U.S. attorney general can impose conditions on states and municipalities receiving money
The agency made the move after an EasyMile shuttle in Columbus braked suddenly, causing a passenger to fall from a seat and suffer a minor injury.
Berkeley’s idea is the latest creative solution proposed to ease California’s housing crisis, which would give renters “the first refusal and right to purchase” when their apartment buildings or rented homes are put on the market.
Some of the most popular ballot-marking machines register votes in bar codes that the human eye cannot decipher; that’s a problem, researchers say
A bill working its way through the Alabama Legislature seeks to limit city governments’ use of occupational taxes to address revenue shortfalls
More than 1,000 dams in Mississippi have no hazard rating because of a backlog of work for state regulators. This also means they’re not yet required to have formal emergency action plans in case of breach.
The Secret Service is striving to help local officials identify potential school violence perpetrators before they strike.