Take a big gulp, New York: Hizzoner is about to give you a pop. Nanny Bloomberg unleashes his ban on large sodas on March 12 - and there are some nasty surprises lurking for hardworking families. Say goodbye to that 2-liter bottle of Coke with your p ...

DENVER - Marijuana tourism is on the way to Colorado, under a recommendation made Tuesday by a state task force to regulate the drug made legal by voters last year. But Colorado should erect signs in airports and borders telling visitors they can't t ...

DENVER - Republicans used Colorado Springs -- where voters have twice defeated measures allowing local firefighters to unionize -- as an example Monday of why the state shouldn't pass legislation that takes voters out of the process. Senate Bill 25 w ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - In Washington state, dairymen, freshmen and even penmanship could soon be things of the past. Over the past six years, state officials have engaged in the onerous task of changing the language used in the state's copious laws, includ ...

[caption id="attachment_20906" align="alignright" width="300"] (file photo)[/caption]New York's Bravest can also be the baddest. The FDNY will consider hiring convicted felons with a "Certificate ofGood Conduct" from the state parole board, the depar ...

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois fell to the bottom of all 50 states in the rankings of a major credit ratings agency Friday following the failure of Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers to fix the state's hemorrhaging pension system during this month's lame-duck sess ...

NEW YORK - Opponents of the city's limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test. The NAACP's New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have ...

[caption id="attachment_19873" align="alignright" width="300"] New Jersey Legislature[/caption]TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A bill that takes an incentive-based approach to reducing the use of throw-away plastic and paper bags advanced in the New Jersey Legi ...

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's Gov. John Hickenlooper said "the time is right" for state lawmakers to consider gun control measures, offering his firmest stance in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings, including a movie theater rampage in suburb ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett said Monday that Pennsylvania apparently lacks the political will to become a "right-to-work" state, a key issue for conservatives as Republicans in fellow industrial state Michigan prepare to pass such a law o ...