The salary commission is recommending big pay raises for state officials. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, judges, ...

President Donald Trump is eyeing new tariffs with the potential to upend relationships with numerous U.S. trading partners.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he will stop a plan pushed by the state’s top education official to collect the immigration ...

A proposal to increase salaries for Hawaii's state executives, judges, and legislators is facing pushback, with some questioning whether elected officials deserve a pay hike while ongoing state issues ...

Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the ...

From Chinn Ho to David Murdock, here are the men and occasional women selected as the year’s most influential leaders.

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U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced she wouldn’t seek reelection on Thursday, opening a big field on both sides to replace her ...

Last year, legal bookies saw a massive increase in revenue, but how much did the industry really grow? Explore that and more ...

During a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse this morning, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick DeWine officially swore in Jim Tressel as Ohio's 67th lieutenant governor on Friday. Ohio Gov.

I think Coach Tressel has 50 or 60 years of leading people. His track record speaks for itself — always doing the right thing when others aren’t looking.' ...