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States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies
Responding to warnings of potentially violent demonstrations, governors across the nation are calling out National Guard troops, declaring states of emergency and closing their capitols to the public ahead of...
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize...
Legal marijuana, anti-abortion measures pass on ballots across U.S.
The nationwide push to legalize marijuana gained momentum Tuesday with victories in Arizona and New Jersey, and Louisiana voters affirmed an anti-abortion amendment, as scores of hot-button ballot measures were...
States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more coronavirus aid
Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers' pay.
Emails show businesses held sway over some state reopening plans
As South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster prepared to announce the end of a coronavirus stay-at-home order, his top staff received an email from the state health department.
Coronavirus layoffs spark surge in state jobless claims
In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same period the prior week: just 1,825.
Thousands face risk because of aging U.S. dams, including some in Colorado, AP finds
On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning:...
Colorado, 25 other states get $10M for dams from new federal grant program
Built for irrigation in 1884, Smith Reservoir in Colorado no longer can hold as much water as it once did.
States brace for long-term flood fight as damage costs soar
After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising...
Cost of flood buyouts has been rising over past decade
The residents of this small riverside town have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform their homes into islands and ruin their floors and furniture.