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- Obama Losing Support of State and Local Officials, Survey Finds
- State and local government officials increasingly disapprove of President Obama and fear the country is headed in the wrong direction, a new Governing survey finds. …
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- How Vermont Raised Its Gas Tax
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- How Weak is the GOP in the Bluest States?
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- Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are running into resistance from drivers as they try to meet demand for more bike lanes.
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