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State vs Central Government: Know Know here what is the difference between State and Central Government. The State government and Central Government are different from each other in certain aspects.

Today’s listener question comes from Jennifer, who wrote, “What is the difference between a state and a commonwealth? Will Puerto Rico become a state or a… ...

Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Massachusetts are technically commonwealths, not states. Here's the meaning behind the term.

Tensions between the federal government and the states over environmental regulation are rising sharply as the Trump administration pursues an aggressive deregulatory agenda. At the center of the ...