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Many specialists object to recertification rules they call a waste of time.
Washington state's King County's Wellness Plan beats the odds and actually works to improve health and reduce costs.
President Barack Obama, indicating his support for statehood for the District of Columbia at a town hall earlier this week.
As New York tries to lure Floridians up north, the Sunshine State's CFO wrote Gov. Andrew Cuomo to dispute New York's ad campaign claims.
From 2009 to 2013, an oversight board substantiated nine complaints by people who said New York City police officers restrained them with a chokehold, a banned tactic that may have played a role in the death of a Staten Island man last week.
Presently, Colorado law makes it impossible for people like her to obtain a driver's license, but a law passed in the state legislature in 2013 is meant to change that, starting Aug. 1.
Republican Governors Association head Chris Christie brushed off the possibility of helping struggling New York GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino, saying the group doesn’t invest in “lost causes.”
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a measure aimed at reducing deportations of legal immigrants who are convicted of misdemeanors.
Detroit retirees voted to accept pension cuts and allow the Detroit Institute of Arts to spin off as an independent institution, reflecting a critical endorsement of the city's restructuring blueprint to resolve the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Gov. Rick Perry's plan to send as many as 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Rio Grande Valley drew praise from fellow Republicans, criticism from rival Democrats and general indifference from some who actually live on the border.
In North Dakota, an oil bonanza leaves natural gas going up in smoke.
The city has suspended its water shutoffs for 15 days.
There's a push for local governments to establish independent audit committees.
Only 100 emergency call centers out of more than 6,000 across the country are capable of receiving and responding to text messages.
A book by a government HR expert explains what drives public-sector workers and how that differs from the private sector.
From guns to backhoes to vehicles, many municipalities struggle to keep track of their inventories.
Are Jane Jacobs’ lively streets disappearing for good?
Measuring performance is hard to do. But it's even harder to do when you're measuring it from hundreds of miles away -- as is the case for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
America's fourth-largest city has never had a zoning code.
Gov. Paul LePage taps the Medicaid surplus to help ailing nursing homes. He says the $13.1 million is only a short-term fix. Maine Democrats say his timing smacks of politics.
Why does Pennsylvania have the nation's second-largest population of inmates serving life without parole when its murder rate is lower than those in 15 other states.
Some sheriffs are interested in selling electronic cigarettes so jails can shore up tight budgets.
Half of Texas abortion clinics will close due to state law.
Somerset, Ky., convenience store owner Duane Adams, on his city's decision to open a municipal-run gas station, created in response to years of grumbling by residents about high gas prices in the region.
Amount awarded by a Pensacola, Fla., jury last week to Cynthia Robinson. The jury determined that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, through its negligence in informing consumers of the dangers of tobacco, caused the death of Robinson's husband, Michael Johnson, a chain smoker who died of lung cancer at the age of 36.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on why he declined to meet with Sandy Hook Elementary parents after already deciding to veto the parents' gun control bill.
Missouri is the only state in America that has declined to keep a prescription drug database.
Rep. Jim Fulghum, a retired neurosurgeon who focused on health-care issues during his time in the legislature, died Saturday.
A new study says that Alaska has the most volatile state revenues in the nation, with income fluctuating more than twice as much as that of its nearest rivals -- which are often also resource states.
Gov. Chris Christie's chief economist is resigning after a hectic three-and-a-half years in Trenton, the state Treasury Department said today.
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