President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 Wednesday. We break it down to tell you how it impacts states, cities and counties and their specific programs.
The administration has asked Congress to fund better record keeping for background checks and scientific research related to gun violence. For full coverage of the president's proposed budget, click here.
Gov. Christie has proposed a $1.6 million budget for New Jersey's three-year-old medical marijuana program -- more than twice the current spending plan -- in anticipation that more dispensaries will open this year.
The Miami Dolphins would receive about $7.5 million a year in hotel taxes to renovate Sun Life Stadium under a deal endorsed by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Now, the agreement faces a countywide referendum.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle | California |
April 9, 2013
A federal magistrate ruled that federal authorities broke the law when they leased land in Monterey and Fresno counties to oil drillers without studying the possible risks of hydraulic fracturing.
Michael Hancock advised the City Council to ban private pot clubs, create a two-year moratorium in which only existing medical-marijuana businesses could apply for licenses to sell recreational marijuana and establish "rigorous new standards to protect neighborhoods."
Two corruption cases last week underscored a season of challenge for New York Gov. Cuomo, who has faced more criticism over the last few months than he did during much of his first two years.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has refused to sign a decades-in-the-making deal that would have divvied up billions of gallons of water beneath the two states.
John Diaz's quiet style turned on him after the department came under federal scrutiny and widespread community criticism over several video-recorded confrontations involving his officers.
New York’s new law to allow some cities to defer pension payments would increase their unfunded pension liabilities and could hurt their credit outlook.
After the arrests of a half-dozen city lawmakers and leaders last week, Joseph Lhota, a Republican, sought on Sunday to inhabit the role of anticorruption crusader.
Cities coming out of the recession are facing new challenges with matching their workforce to available jobs, a problem that could be an early indicator of a growing national problem.