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Seattle Mayor Ed Murray proposes a $58 million, four-year levy to pay for the first phase of an ambitious plan to make high-quality preschool free for poor families and affordable for others.
The state's expansion plan would require 723 new workers.
They may be trying to sell manufacturing to a new generation.
A new medical malpractice initiative qualifies for the California ballot.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who last week joined the list of GOP governors now embracing Medicaid expansion under the federal health law.
Incentive package offered to the ABC drama "Nashville" from the state of Tennessee, Metro Nashville, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. and Ryman Hospitality Properties in order to keep the show filming in the state.
Rather than just building more and bigger pipes, Columbus is taking a greener, more holistic approach.
Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia added jobs in April as the national economy had one of its strongest months in years.
It's the latest state to raise the minimum wage and the first this year that already linked automatic increases to inflation.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
For the first time, federal officials scoured Medicare health insurance claims to identify potentially vulnerable people and share their names with local public health authorities for outreach during emergencies and disaster drills.
The proposal will make Minnesota the 22nd U.S. state to grant some legal level of access to the drug for medicinal purposes, but also will be the most restrictive marijuana law in the country.
Less than 24 hours before county clerks could start issuing licenses for same-sex marriages, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called a timeout.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has endorsed candidates in 22 legislative primary races -- including five challengers to current GOP incumbents, four of them from North Idaho.
The law moves Maryland — which has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation, according to RealtyTrac — from among those states with the longest time frames for mortgage debt collection to the middle of the pack.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, whose rising national profile is feeding 2016 presidential buzz, has become the latest Republican governor to embrace a core component of Obamacare — with a conservative twist.
Results of a new nationwide survey show Millennials’ attitudes on a range of issues. Read key takeaways from the report.
Lawmakers try to address city and union concerns in Detroit aid legislation.
The practical impact of the decision is blunted because the rules were already been sidelined by another lawsuit several years ago.
Gov. Jerry Brown signs law requiring political nonprofits to identify donors.
Gov. Nathan Deal, facing a stiff re-election challenge, logged twice as many hours on state-chartered airplanes this year during the period when he signs bills into law as he did in 2013.
Nevada GOP governor is popular, but not within his party.
A new self-reporting initiative creates a prisoner's dilemma between governments and underwriters.
Message of a 911 call placed by a man to the Hillsboro, Ore., Police Department at about 9:40 in the evening. The dispatcher informed the caller that she had no idea where he could buy pot. While Oregon was the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis, police were concerned by the bizarre nature of the call and visited the man later in the evening.
Instead of Pharrell Williams and Steve Carell, the videos feature mayors, councilmembers, government employees and residents dancing to the catchy tune.
The former head of consumer affairs in New York City explains why helping the poor manage money wisely would also help governments manage their money better.
This video explainer breaks down the role a government’s credit rating plays in its everyday finances.
Number of votes by which high school senior Saira Blair defeated incumbent Larry D. Kump for the Republican nomination for the 59th District of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request to stay a circuit judge’s ruling that Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, saying the judge has not ruled on a state law that prohibits county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned one of two recent lower-court rulings that struck down Arkansas’ voter ID law, saying a circuit judge exceeded his authority in ruling on the law’s constitutionality when that issue was not properly before him.
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