Florida Apologizes for ‘Gross Injustices’ to Four Black Men, Decades Later

By JACEY FORTIN April 27, 2017 More than a half-century after a violent, dramatic criminal case in Central Florida earned national attention, the State Senate passed a resolution Thursday apologizing to the families of four black men who were “victims...

Florida State Senator Resigns After Using Racial Slur in Tirade

By MATTHEW HAAG April 21, 2017 A Florida state senator who unleashed an expletive-laden rant over drinks with two other lawmakers this week, uttering a racial slur for black people and other vulgarities, resigned from his position on Friday. State Senator...

California Moves to Become ‘Sanctuary State,’ and Others Look to Follow

By JENNIFER MEDINA and JESS BIDGOOD April 10, 2017 A 42-year-old immigrant was on her way to church in Mendota, a small city in California’s Central Valley, one afternoon last month when the police stopped her because the tinted windows on...

Alabama Supreme Court Orders Impeachment Hearings for Gov. Robert Bentley

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 8, 2017 MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Robert Bentley will face impeachment hearings beginning Monday after the State Supreme Court here allowed lawmakers on Saturday to proceed with an effort to oust the governor, who is...

Arizona Frees Money for Private Schools, Buoyed by Trump’s Voucher Push

By DANA GOLDSTEIN April 7, 2017 Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has signed into law sweeping changes in how state money can be used to educate students, making it easier for parents to enroll their children in private schooling at public expense. The bill, which...

Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion, Setting Stage for Showdown

By ABBY GOODNOUGH and MITCH SMITH March 30, 2017 Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have expanded Medicaid in his state, setting up a potential showdown next week with a Legislature that, while heavily Republican, has...