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Gov. Scott Walker urged legislators Thursday to pass a bill in January repealing adoption of the Common Core State Standards and to replace them with "standards set by people in Wisconsin," further muddying the future of Common Core in Wisconsin.
Vic Atiyeh, Oregon’s last Republican governor, who shepherded the state through a deep recession during two terms in the 1980s, died Sunday in Portland from complications from renal failure, a family spokesman said. He was 91.
Thirty-three states added jobs last month, while 17 lost them.
All eyes may be on the gubernatorial seats up for election this fall, but there are a handful of competitive LG contests in the works.
Illinois is working on a "Tollway test zone" that may pave the way for smartphones to pay road fees.
The former Republican governor names Miamian Annette Taddeo-Goldstein, the Miami-Dade Democratic Party chairwoman, as his running mate in his race to try to become Florida's chief executive again.
Percent of land in California that's now experiencing "extreme drought," according to new data by the National Weather Service.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Barcelona and Philadelphia are turning procurement upside down.
While other states and critics of the Obama administration have howled about complying with its proposed rule slashing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Minnesota has been reining in its utilities’ carbon pollution for decades — not painlessly, but without breaking much of a sweat, either.
New York City officials have formed a task force in response to the surging population of unaccompanied migrant children from Central America who have arrived in the city in recent months and swamped community-based groups in search of help for their deportation cases, health issues, school enrollment and other urgent needs.
The unions received raises of 17 percent over six and a half years.
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday said two ballot measures aimed at giving local governments more control over oil and gas drilling would damage the state's economy and must be defeated.
Instead, on Tuesday shiny new golden plaques were quietly placed below the stately portraits of certain high-ranking legislators that hang along the Capitol's hallways. That would be lawmakers convicted of crimes.
In a decision some called "the beginning of the end" of Florida's ban on gay marriage, a Monroe County judge ruled Thursday that two Key West bartenders and other gay couples must be allowed to marry.
Missouri is likely the first state to pass a law that lets medical school graduates practice primary care in underserved areas without completing a residency.
Orange County is home to the third-largest Asian American population in the U.S.
If found on city property, violators could face a $500 fine and six months in jail.
Ocala, Fla., Councilwoman Mary Rich, responding to criticism that her policy banning sagging pants is designed to target black men. The Ocala City Council voted 4-0 last week to prohibit anyone on city property from wearing their pants two inches below their natural waist in a way that exposes underwear or bare buttocks. Violators will be subject to a $500 fine and up to six months in jail.
The state may not be doing enough to regulate its drinking water, in violation of the Clean Water Act.
A local judge rules that the city can't get more money from lap dances by using its "amusement tax."
Eric Garcetti accepts a homelessness challenge during Michelle Obama's visit to his city.
The New Jersey governor's video about pension reform included a scene from a movie starring The Rock. Then attorneys called to complain.
By investing in customer service and innovation, D.C. Water has done far more than simply rebrand an essential public service.
Turning a governmental organization around requires a combination of partnership and trust. That can't happen as long as everybody is pointing fingers.
After years of planning, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is finally in effect. How will it affect your state?
A new federal loan program, patterned after a successful one for transportation, has a lot of potential for badly needed water projects.
Fine for carrying up to one ounce of marijuana in Washington, D.C., under a marijuana decriminalization law that went into effect July 16.
Florida legislative leaders ended their silence on their rejected congressional map Tuesday and announced they will not appeal a judge's ruling, but will redraw the invalid map, as long as they can wait until after the 2014 election.
More than 100 former and current Republican officials announced their support for the Democratic candidate at an event in Topeka on Tuesday, citing frustration with Gov. Sam Brownback's policies.
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