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New Jersey's low gas prices have always served as a welcome antidote for residents burdened by a seemingly endless series of toll and fee increases, not to mention the nation's highest property taxes. Now, cheap gas in New Jersey may be going the way of the fax machine, leaving the state's roughly six million drivers doing the math to try and figure out how much pain they'll be in for.
Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Judge Anne K. McKeig to the Minnesota Supreme Court, where she will replace Justice Christopher J. Dietzen, who will retire at the end of August.
Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday that the late Pat Summitt, the winningest college basketball coach in NCAA history, was a role model for women and will be missed. "She is definitely going to be missed," she said on Fox News.
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Long wait times for abortions and lengthy drives to abortion clinics are likely to continue in Texas for months and maybe years despite the U.S. Supreme Court striking down restrictions that drastically reduced the number of providers statewide. Texas lost more than half of its 41 abortion clinics in the three years since former Republican Gov. Rick Perry signed a sweeping anti-abortion law that justices largely dismantled in a 5-3 ruling Monday.
TRENTON - Hours after their counterparts in the state Senate went home, the Assembly on Monday passed the Democrats' $34.8 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins Friday. The budget passed along party lines, but lawmakers struck a collegial tone that the Democratic budget chair boasted would be a help to many and the Republican budget officer said was "dramatically better" than Democrats' recent efforts, which sought to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations.
A bi-partisan group of former attorney generals, and long-time supporters, celebrated Monday's Supreme Court decision to throw out the conviction of former governor Bob McDonnell. McDonnell said the support of friends and family has helped him in the days that followed his 2014 conviction on 11 counts involving federal corruption; Maureen was found guilty on nine counts.
Perhaps more than in any other state, the expansion of Medicaid to give thousands of Louisiana residents no-cost health insurance stands to have a profound impact on health care - whether it's better or worse than the system that was already established to cover the needs of the poor. Louisiana on Friday is set to become the 31st state in the country to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act.
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 27 after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of his corruption case.
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the roughly 1.5-mile segment of I-5 from state Highway 500 down to the state line during peak traffic hours is the most congested segment of road in the entire state. "About 89 percent of crashes on I-5 are due to congestion," said Dennis Mitchell, Region 1 traffic engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The Supreme Court is set to close out its current term with opinions Monday in three remaining cases after a flurry of decisions last week. It's expected to be the justices' final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks.
Fire crews are making inroads against a raging wildfire in central California that has claimed two lives and destroyed 200 homes A scorched tree and devastated mobile homes are backdropped by a wildfire continuing to burn, Saturday, June 25, 2016, in South Lake, Calif. LAKE ISABELLA, Calif.
PASADENA >> Sarah Palin used her extensive stage time at Politicon on Sunday to stump for Donald Trump, blast the Republican establishment and promote gun rights in her blunt, riffing style that her fans love and her critics love to make fun of. The former Alaskan governor and vice presidential nominee eight years ago was an early supporter of the real estate mogul and used her first speech of the day to lay out the reasons why he is the GOP's presumptive nominee after besting a broad field that included such big names as Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has alienated himself even from Republican campaign staff who refuse to work for him. Photo / AP Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success.
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will find out Monday whether or not he will serve two years in jail for public corruption for accepting gifts and loans while in office in exchange for favors for a wealthy businessman. McDonnell v.
It's encouraging to see state officials acknowledge that Atlanta isn't the only community in Georgia that has serious transportation problems and needs help from the state. On Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Chatham Area Transit is one of nine systems in the state to receive grant funding from Georgia's $75 million GO! Transit Capital program.
Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Sunday to celebrate LGBT Pride Month and rally in support of the LGBT community following a mass shooting at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida this month which left 49 victims dead . According to A.M. New York , this year's 46th annual Pride March was the largest in New York history, with some 32,000 marchers.
The New York City Pride Parade began Sunday with a moment of silence for victims of the mass shooting in an Orlando gay nightclub and honored them with a flag for each person killed in the attack. The parade was led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio with presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Rev.
A ravenous and deadly wildfire in central California has burned 200 homes and other buildings, though firefighters said Sunday light winds were helping contain the blaze. The remains of mobile homes devastated by a wildfire are seen in the foreground as smoke rises over a mountain, Saturday, June 25, 2016, in South Lake, Calif.
An attendee wears a 'Make Donald Drumpf Again' hat during the 'Politicon' convention in Pasadena, California, U.S. June 25, 2016. Attendees walk past an inflatable Donald Trump balloon which features him holding a KKK robe, called 'Trumpzilla' from Revolution LA stands during the 'Politicon' convention in Pasadena, California, U.S. June 25, 2016.