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Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, center, applauds after the Assembly approved a $7.5 billion water bond measure, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The compromise bill was reached between Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders and will replace a water bond measure that is currently on the November ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California committee approves higher pension calculations

August 20, 2014 1:28 pm

Gov. Bobby Jindal believes the last-minute passage of a pension hike for his state police superintendent, Col. Mike Edmonson, was improperly handled and should be repealed, the governor's office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Bobby Jindal supports reversal of Edmonson pension boost

Melinda Deslatte -

August 20, 2014 1:26 pm

Speaker of the House Mark Eves is outlining a series of policy proposals aimed at helping the state's rapidly aging population. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine House Speaker’s bills address aging issues

Associated Press -

August 20, 2014 1:22 pm

American cities looking to be more innovative in how they address local issues can now get a helping hand from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation. (AP image)

Technology

Bloomberg offers grants to help cities innovate

Associated Press, Deepti Hajela -

August 20, 2014 6:09 am

Macomb County Sheriff Sgt. Phil Abdoo shows an M14 rifle acquired through a federal government program at the range at the Macomb County Sheriff's department in Mt. Clemens, Mich., Thursday, July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright)

Michigan police get $43 million in military gear

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August 18, 2014 2:13 pm

Healthcare

Governors tout benefits of Medicaid expansion

Andrew DeMillo -

August 18, 2014 2:10 pm

The candidates in a special election that will determine which political party controls the state Senate are spending big money and throwing sharp elbows ahead of Tuesday's contest. (iStock Image)

Campaigns

Big money, sharp elbows in Virginia special senate election

Alan Suderman -

August 18, 2014 2:08 pm

Republican state legislators, from left, Rep. Tim Moore, Sen. Tom Apodaca, Sen. Bob Rucho and Sen. Phil Berger confer before a Senate session in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (AP Photo/The News and Observer, Chris Seward)

Education

North Carolina session marked by coal ash, teacher pay, length

Gary Robertson -

August 18, 2014 2:05 pm

At first, Gina Raimondo thought solving Rhode Island's pension problem was just a matter of math: Billions of dollars of unfunded benefits were owed to the state's teachers, police officers, firefighters and others. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Campaigns

In governor’s race, Gina Raimondo touts her pension fix

Erika Niedowski -

August 18, 2014 2:02 pm

This October 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a burned Yellow-rumped Warbler that was found at the Ivanpah solar plant in the California Mojave Desert. Workers at a state-of-the-art new solar plant have a word for the birds that fly over the plantâs five-mile field of mirrors, âstreamers,â for the puff of smoke as the birds ignite in mid-air and fall singed to the ground. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Energy and Environment

Emerging solar plants scorch birds in midair

Washington Examiner -

August 18, 2014 4:00 am

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