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Section of a letter sent to Phoenix resident Dianne Barker from an attorney for the Maricopa Association of Governments. Barker, 65, a former Ohio State cheerleader, has been in the habit of performing cartwheels when she speaks during public meetings, primarily as an advocate for walking over automotive travel. The letter informs Barker that her cartwheels will no longer be permitted because they are "disruptive to the meeting and... present a potential for injury to you and other individuals who are attending the meeting."
Some Americans have been stuck in limbo for as long as eight months, according to officials in 15 large states.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday making Illinois first state to ban personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti supports a plan to invest the state's cap-and-trade revenue in mass transit and affordable housing.
L.A. leaders ask employers in the city not to automatically reject people with criminal records.
They say housing costs and schools' reputations keep them out.
Gov. Nathan Deal's latest pick brings another ex-senator into the fold. About two-thirds of former state senators are back involved in state government.
A Southwest Virginia state senator has resigned effective today, a decision that could have implications for the ongoing budget stalemate tied to Medicaid expansion.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed legislation aimed at killing a lawsuit filed by a New Orleans area regional levee board against 97 oil and gas companies, despite concerns that the new law could negatively affect state and government claims against BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Sgt. Kelly will join representatives from other local law-enforcement agencies Monday in Yonkers to help unveil a new initiative of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to replace lost federal grants.
During the Obama administration, according to Pentagon data, police departments have received tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment; and hundreds of silencers, armored cars and aircraft.
A review of court records, and interviews with current and former Port Authority officials, suggests that there was a more urgent motivation for the transaction: shifting a looming financial problem for Christie onto the authority’s ledgers.
Birmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix.
An Oregon school district plans to offer condoms to middle schoolers and high schoolers who specifically ask for them during conversation with counselors and administrators.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, who pulled the state out of the Common Core State Standards initiative, which details what K-12 students should know in English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade.
A poll finds little support for drought spending in the state.
Creating a culture of openness and candor is critical to organizational success. It takes a strong, concerted effort by leaders.
Fear of failure can inhibit cities from innovating. It shouldn't.
Now there are 31 states with same-sex marriage bans that have lawsuits about them.
There's a lot that creative public leaders can borrow from the world of agriculture.
For dealing with recidivism and other human services problems, focusing on each individual's situation yields the best results.
Number of cyclist fatalities in New York City since its bike-share program started in May 2013.
Meanwhile, the latest Labor Department data shows states and the federal government have shed workers.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
California legislators proposed a bill to confiscate guns from people who pose a threat to themselves or others. Other states are already considering following suit.
A state judge announced today that she will hear a major challenge to Gov. Chris Christie's plan to take funds meant for public-workers' pensions to solve a budget crisis, a development that adds even more pressure on lawmakers and the governor as they scramble to finish a new budget by June 30.
The City Council voted Thursday night to prohibit sales of recreational marijuana and medical marijuana in Golden.
Same-sex couples who were married in Utah in the brief window when such unions were legal will have to wait at least another week before they can begin to apply for in-state spousal benefits.
Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Wednesday that will set Missouri's presidential primary on March 15 instead of Feb. 2.
On Thursday, Richard D. Holcomb, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, sent a cease and desist letter to both companies.
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