An American diplomat has died in a traffic accident in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Local authorities announced on Thursday that Brian Matthew Faughnan, vice consul of the U.S.

Officials raised concerns Thursday about how a federal funding freeze could affect school-related programs in South Florida — with the expected loss of tens of millions of dollars this upcoming ...

The reversal reflected a growing struggle over the use of ballot measures to answer policy questions in Republican-led states ...

An effort to add a proposal slowing voter-approved minimum wage increases to a bill weakening voter-passed paid sick leave failed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.

In November, voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska approved ballot measures mandating paid sick leave for workers. Since then, lawmakers in each state have introduced legislation to modify these ...

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said yes.

Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska overwhelmingly approved paid sick leave laws last year. Now some lawmakers in those states are trying to roll back the benefits before they begin.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Voters in Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska were asked last year whether they wanted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. They overwhelmingly said ...