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Taxes on alcohol, tobacco, gambling and cannabis produce a lot of revenue, but they raise questions of fairness.
In short, more clarity with less spectacle. Last year’s federal tax cuts won’t have much of an impact on state and local revenues, but tariff refund politics could be a fiscal wild card. And AI’s effects will be felt on several fronts.
It’s tempting for governments to shortchange spending on things like training, infrastructure maintenance and disaster preparation. But not spending the money can cost a lot more in the long run.
Officials hope the move helps them ease a doctor shortage.
Nurses from some of the city’s leading hospitals went on strike early Monday, with labor and management unable to reach a deal that would pay nurses more, provide better security and ensure minimum staffing.
The more flexible approach some doctors are taking clashes with traditional views of how to treat people with addiction.
Firefighters are adopting new equipment and approaches to better protect against toxic smoke and soot.
Those just joining governing bodies shouldn’t just hang back and observe. They need to stay in touch with their constituents, work with colleagues who don’t share all their views, and commit themselves to high ethical standards.
A decades-old payroll system and advance pay practices are costing the state millions and frustrating employees forced to pay it back.
Federal Medicaid cuts could shift millions in health-care expenses back to local governments.
Soaring costs are pushing parents out of the workforce and draining productivity from local employers.
Worker-owned cooperatives and direct-connect registries are reducing turnover and reshaping how older adults get care at home.
Atlanta’s decision to reinvest in it and bring a full-scale program back on the air should be a national model. It’s especially needed in today’s radically reshaped media environment.
Nineteen states raised their minimum wage in January. Almost as many are keeping it at the federal level of $7.25 set in 2009.
The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal ICE agent has renewed scrutiny of long-standing rules that sharply limit when officers may fire at moving vehicles.
Officials have pledged faster permitting and infrastructure fixes, but residents point to broken promises after earlier wildfires.
Her speakership begins as city leaders confront fiscal gaps and heightened community tensions.
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit from the city of San Francisco seeks to end advertising that misleads consumers about the health impacts of highly processed foods. The city attorney spoke with Governing about the suit.
Homeowners' associations do plenty of beneficial things. But sometimes they go too far, testing the tension between individual and community rights and leading to states’ efforts to restrict their powers.
Vermont’s plan to redraw districts to cope with declining enrollment highlights mixed research and fierce community resistance.
The president cites fraud concerns, while state officials call the plan politically motivated and warn of impacts on social services.
A new statute ensures the AI-focused office will outlast the current governor and gives it new authority to fund and share technology projects.
Water facilities aren’t always aware of the risks they face, or what they can do about it.
The Trump administration is holding federal grants hostage to its priorities.
The scandals that ended the Minnesota governor’s bid for a third term reflect the kind of oversight failure that comes with one-party control of government. Above all, voters expect competent administration.
Suburban leaders argue they pay more tax than they receive in transit service, potentially unraveling the region’s largest public transportation network.
The city plans to provide $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month after birth as part of an effort to reduce infant mortality and child poverty.
Few cities have seen a post-pandemic ridership bounce-back as successful as Washington, D.C.'s. But the area's transit system is looking for more help from officials in the district, Maryland and Virginia.
Rather than acting as substitute police, guard medics could help save lives by backing up strained local emergency responders. It’s not unprecedented.
Walz says campaigning would distract from confronting one of the largest social services fraud scandals in state history
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