During Obamacare Enrollment in the Trump Era, States Face Greater Challenges
With less federal funding for outreach and advertising, and no more tax penalty for being uninsured, it's harder to convince people to sign up for health care.
Was Amazon's HQ2 Search a Waste of Time for Cities?
State and local officials devoted thousands of hours, and put other projects on hold, to lure the company.
• Why Losing Out on Amazon HQ2 Isn't So Bad for CitiesCan Paying for the Poor to Have Lawyers Actually Save a City Money?
Lawyers in Philadelphia think so. They want the city, which is suffering from an eviction crisis, to spend more on helping people fight landlords in court.
• 'There Will Be Evictions': New Smoking Ban Roils Public Housing's Oldest ResidentsWhy Losing Out on Amazon HQ2 Isn't So Bad for Cities
A new study points to evidence that luring a large corporation isn’t the best way to spur job growth.
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Tulsa Struggles to Make Amends for a Massacre It Ignored for Nearly a Century
The Oklahoma city's "Black Wall Street" was one of the richest African-American neighborhoods in the country. Then whites burned it to the ground.
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Small schools and high poverty schools are putting their students at the biggest disadvantage, according to a new report.
With Election Over, Transportation Advocates Eye 2019 Battles
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Democratic Socialists Rack Up Wins
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Total state spending for fiscal 2018, which is a record high. The increase is largely driven by higher income tax revenues that resulted from last year's federal tax changes.
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With a Divided Congress, States Will Likely Take Up the Slack
With Democrats taking over the U.S. House, Congress may grind to a halt. Red and blue states, meanwhile, will go their separate ways on abortion, taxes, education, health and voting rights.
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On the heels of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s controversial confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, these results raise questions about how alleged misconduct factors into voters’ decisions.
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The Man of Tomorrow: As Jerry Brown Leaves Office, He's Still Focused on the Future
Unlike most politicians, California's outgoing governor has made planning ahead a staple of his leadership -- even if it means going against his own party.
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