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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey residents in 2016 might have to weigh in on transportation taxes, public pensions, legislative... more

BACLIFF, Texas (AP) – A former illegal game room busted by Galveston County sheriff’s deputies is getting new life as a police... more

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey lawmakers will face off over competing plans for a statewide referendum on expanding casinos to the... more

ATLANTA (AP) – A newspaper poll shows a majority of Georgia voters want favorable action on casino gambling, medical marijuana and... more

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City’s main casino workers union is backing state Senate President Steve Sweeney’s... more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has limped along without a budget since July and solving that gridlock will be lawmakers’ top... more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Legislature will begin its annual session early this year with the hopes of avoiding the chaos and... more

No ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following the drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said early... more

Lottery players, take heart. Officials say it’s increasingly likely that someone will win the $900 million Powerball jackpot. People... more

PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Nye County Sheriff’s deputies have made two arrests after a man allegedly shot at a woman inside a Pahrump... more