JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has sued 21 businesses involved in the poultry industry, claiming the businesses operated a cartel and illegally inflated the price of most chicken sold in the state....

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is changing state law to accept consular identification cards as legal forms of identification.

Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed into law a bill to reverse...

A bill that would prohibit law enforcement from inquiring about immigration status and end police cooperation with ICE in Maryland drew emotional testimony from immigrants, advocacy groups and...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A proposal to expand Connecticut's gun seizure law to allow relatives and medical professionals to ask judges to order people's guns to be taken away from them drew spirited...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Advocates for a voter-passed measure to legalize marijuana in South Dakota are crying foul about a taxpayer-funded lawsuit from Gov. Kristi Noem opposing it as the battle over...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The candidates for Wisconsin superintendent of schools clashed Thursday over reopening schools for in-person teaching, Act 10 and teacher unions and the private school voucher...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that state prison corrections officers are entitled to be paid for time spent undergoing mandatory security screenings before their...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge extended a temporary stay on Ohio's 2019 “heartbeat” abortion ban on Wednesday, saying he will delay a decision on whether to permanently block the law until...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmaker Barbara Ehardt was on her evening walk back in 2018 when she was struck by worry. The longtime basketball coach had recently heard about some talented...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Two Missouri community colleges have been given permission to become the first in the state to offer a four-year bachelor's degree program.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A coalition of open government advocates including The Associated Press is opposing a Kentucky bill that they argue would weaken the state's open records law.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed legislation temporarily reducing the unemployment insurance tax rate employers must pay for their workers.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly passed multiple bills providing protections and benefits for the state’s domestic workers.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The House on Tuesday passed legislation that would halt public funding to any entities that advise women about their abortion options.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that Poland’s new regulations for appointing judges to the Supreme Court could violate EU law, an opinion that was immediately...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's marijuana regulators are looking to align the state's medical marijuana program with state laws.

The Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act has been amended by at...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two former Idaho attorneys general and a former deputy attorney general have formed a group to fight what they say are unconstitutional laws being proposed by the...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's recreational marijuana market is now voter approved and in effect under legislation signed last week by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

BOSTON (AP) — A measure aimed at eliminating the need for a special election in Boston if Mayor Marty Walsh steps down to become President Joe Biden’s labor secretary was signed into law by Gov....

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House passed a measure Thursday that's aimed at adding language to the state constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion rights.

SEATTLE (AP) — In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would prevent lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri protesters who repeatedly block traffic without permission could face felony charges under a bill passed Thursday by the GOP-led state Senate.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has passed a bill that would halt all public funding to any entities that advise women about their abortion options.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led New Hampshire House debated two bills Thursday inspired by last summer’s massive demonstrations against racial injustice, rejecting one that would have...

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge is promising to rule quickly after he heard brief arguments Thursday in a fight between Arizona Senate Republicans and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over access...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal stimulus payments last year during the COVID pandemic will will generate $112 million in additional Oregon taxes because of a quirk in state tax law and mean many...