TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A House committee on Monday approved a bill that would create an independent agency to oversee Kansas' foster care system.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has endorsed legislation that would limit emergency or disaster declarations by a governor and allow the Legislature more oversight of executive...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska plans to resurrect an online tool for tracking government spending that was shut down last year.

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's executive branch on Tuesday urged voters to reject in an upcoming referendum a proposal that would ban full face-coverings like Muslim niqabs and burqas and ski masks...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's state government employee ranks have thinned over the last seven years, but the decline in workers hasn't dropped the state payroll's costs, according to a new...

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI bulletin warns of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington ahead of Biden inauguration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — National Park Service shuts down access to Washington Monument until Jan. 24, citing threats surrounding inauguration.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers, upset with Gov. Doug Burgum's moves on the coronavirus pandemic, want to limit emergency or disaster declarations and allow the Legislature more...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Court of Appeals panel's ruling threatens the ability of elected executive branch leaders in the state to control non-tax dollars without legislative...

SEATTLE (AP) — King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Thursday that he is extending the mandatory work-from-home order for hundreds of county employees through July 5, 2021.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting death of a woman on Montana's Crow Reservation allegedly forced the victim's car off the road and into a ditch, then shot her while her child was...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The FBI and the Crow Police Department are searching for a suspect in a weekend killing on the Crow Indian Reservation in southern Montana, officials said.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration will try to convince federal auditors to reverse course and approve its plan to spend $21 million in coronavirus relief funds on...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's auditor warned Monday that the governor's decision to spend $21 million in federal pandemic relief funds on a new executive branch software system would not be...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Central District judge has concluded the Democratic-NPL nominee for North Dakota insurance commissioner hasn't lived in the state long enough to hold the office....

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed an executive order Wednesday to keep parts of the tribal government closed through mid-August, citing surges of coronavirus...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s executive branch is getting a grim gift from a company that has long made garments for meatpacking workers: a free supply of 500 body bags.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan governor's office says a car bomb, mortar shells killed 23 people at a busy market in southern Helmand province.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has been recommended to join a nonpartisan think tank at the Smithsonian Institution, the White House announced.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's two major political parties have nominated candidates of color for state auditor general, a historic step that means that voters will for the first time elect...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) —

The European Union has threatened to reconsider helping Bosnia to provide for thousands of migrants stuck in its territory over the Balkan...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has purchased 1 million face masks through a Republican campaign vendor that will be used by some health care workers despite labels that warn they aren't intended for...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is reorganizing a state commission that promotes ethical conduct by elected officials in the executive branch.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Top state government fiscal researchers predicted Friday that North Carolina will collect $4 billion less in revenues over a two-year period than previously forecast as the...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has rebuilt its stockpile of personal protective equipment after a dire shortage that prompted the state to buy through unusual sources, including $7 million in...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana has extended its stay-at-home order to curtail the spread of COVID-19 and has received more than $25 million in...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Josh Kaul urged the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a Republican lawsuit seeking to lift Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s executive branch denied auditors permission to examine records associated with a discontinued tax credit program for oil drillers, the state's independent financial...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — This year’s race for Oregon secretary of state so far has seen Democrats trying to regain their dominance of the executive branch while Republicans work to defend the sole...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature has failed to agree on funding $126 million in construction projects requested by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon despite negotiations.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada audit has found that the marijuana dispensary licenses process across the state is fair despite multiple lawsuits and corruption allegations.