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A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday

Owners of electric vehicles in a number of states will start seeing fees to pay for road repairs in the new year. At least eight states will begin charging new or higher registration fees Wednesday for electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. The new fees mean that, for the first time, a majority of states will assess special fees on gas-free...

The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday that a torn-down Confederate monument won’t return to campus under a legal agreement that hands over the “Silent Sam” statue to a group of Confederate descendants. The University of North Carolina System said in a news release that a judge approved a settlement giving possession of the monument to the Sons of Confederate...

A state advisory board has voted to approve a sports betting contract between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and DraftKings Inc. The Executive Council voted 3-1 on Monday to approve the six-year contract with the possibility of two two-year extensions.

New Hampshire’s presidential primary is set for Feb. 11, eight days after Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner made the date official Monday during a statehouse news conference.

President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

A man cited for eating a breakfast sandwich while on a BART platform has sparked controversy after video of the incident posted on social media has gone viral.

A Massachusetts grand jury is investigating contracts and payments between municipalities and the marijuana companies they host. The Boston Globe reports the grand jury convened by U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling is part of a larger effort by federal prosecutors to curb local corruption related to the cannabis industry.

An administrative hearing to decide whether Missouri can revoke the license for the state’s only abortion clinic concluded Thursday with emotional testimony from a clinic official. The hearing in St. Louis before a commissioner with the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission was expected to last five days but wrapped up a day early. A ruling isn’t expected until February at the...

School is back in session Monday for Dedham, Massachusetts students after a deal was reached to end the state’s first teachers strike in over a decade. Officials from the Dedham Public Schools district and teachers union announced the tentative agreement during a press conference Sunday.

A tentative deal has been reached that has ended the Dedham teachers strike, Massachusetts’ first such strike in over a decade. Teachers and students will return to classrooms on Monday, officials from the teachers union and school district said at a news conference Sunday afternoon. While the deal is tentative, the head of the union said he believed it would...

The city of Charlottesville is preparing to appeal its defeat in a lawsuit over two Confederate monuments.

A union for Texas troopers is suing the state over a new policy that limits the size of officers’ waistlines.

A Maine mayor is getting some criticism after announcing his city would observe Columbus Day. Tuesday night, Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro, a Republican, made the proclamation, which seemingly defies a new state law signed by Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills making the holiday Indigenous People’s Day.

The mayor of Waterville said his city would observe Columbus Day in defiance of Maine law.

There are thousands of private roads in Massachusetts and some homeowners don’t realize they live on one until there’s a problem. Where private roads might conjure up images of windy gravel roads in rural areas, they can exist almost anywhere in the Boston metro area.

You’ve probably seen the advertisements: Go to findmassmoney.com, type in your name and see if you’re owed cash. Much of the money is owed to individuals. But public entities also have thousands’ worth of taxpayer dollars coming back to them. So why aren’t some collecting it?

A Virginia judge has blocked the city of Charlottesville’s effort to remove Confederate statues. The Daily Progress reports the three-day civil trial that ended Friday included a judge’s ruling preventing the removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

Three couples planning to get married in Virginia have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state requirement that they disclose their race on their marriage application.

A suspect has been arrested after a hit-and-run in Barnstead, New Hampshire, left a golden retriever dead. The hit-and-run happened on Route 28 near what used to be JJ’s Restaurant, police said.