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Several state attorneys general are pressing Google to make it harder for its users to find counterfeit prescription medicine and illegal drugs online, marking the second time in the past three years that the firm has drawn government scrutiny for its policies on rogue Internet pharmacies.
The Obama administration and state officials are in discussions on a deal that would free up an additional $100 million to soften the blow to Detroit pensioners, two people familiar with the talks told the Free Press late Tuesday.
Negotiators for Detroit pension boards agreed late Tuesday to retiree benefit cuts that were dramatically lower than initially proposed, marking a watershed moment that could help resolve Detroit’s historic Chapter 9 bankruptcy and position the city to start reinvesting in services, sources familiar with the deal said.
Former Washington, D.C., Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee on her decision to hire Tony Tata to be her school district's chief of operations, despite the fact that he had no professional experience in education.
Some states and cities want to to use "ban the box" legislation to stop employers from screening job applicants with criminal records. Here's why some businesses oppose such measures and how some lawmakers eased their concerns.
Competing with the likes of Facebook and Google is tough, but it’s more crucial than ever.
Can southern Idaho become to food what Silicon Valley became for the tech industry?
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Seattle’s new bike plan: have people ride on calmer backstreets.
Gov. Rick Snyder declares a financial emergency in the city of Lincoln Park.
California looking to recycled water, what critics call "toilet-to-tap," to ease drought concerns.
A new report shows the rate of uninsured children declined significantly in most states between 2008 and 2012. The Affordable Care Act calls for new investments that could help bring those rates down lower.
The focus on state exchanges and healthcare.gov overlooks millions who have bought private health insurance.
Number of Wisconsin households expected to apply for federal assistance to help pay their energy bills after the state's ban on disconnecting utility customers in the winter ended Tuesday.
The battle over pension changes that state lawmakers made in 2011 will be resolved not through mediation but in court, the two sides said Friday.
Port Authority Commissioner Anthony Sartor submitted his letter of resignation today, saying he was leaving the agency after 15 years to spend more time with his family.
The state will appeal Monday’s federal court decision striking down part of Ohio’s ban on gay marriage when it comes to recognizing marriages legally performed in other states.
Delaware County Treasurer John Dorer was arrested Monday on 47 criminal charges that accuse him of repeatedly mishandling, and in one instance stealing, county funds.
State Rep. Micah Van Huss said he would drop his bid to force a vote in the House on a bill that would let gun owners carry their weapons openly in Tennessee without first having to get a permit.
The City of Detroit has ended negotiations with Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties over the potential spinoff of the city’s water department as a regional authority, but the city and counties signaled they haven’t ruled out a deal entirely.
Concerned that Congress won't find enough money for planned projects by summer, Arkansas and Tennessee have scaled back transportation work. Other states are pondering similar moves.
John Della Volpe, the director of polling at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, on how young supporters of President Barack Obama are uninterested in running for local offices and more interested in getting high-paid consulting jobs.
Percent of people age 20 to 24 who are employed in the Washington, DC, area -- down from 72 percent in 2000 and portraying a national trend.
Amount of damage caused to a community center in Fort Wayne, Ind., by a single squirrel when the animal got into the structure's electrical system and caused a massive power surge April 1.
Ohio geologists find a probable link between fracking and quakes. Oil and gas industry officials call the tremors "isolated incidents."
Gov. Paul LePage says he objects to the new tax, 0.011 cents per kilowatt-hour, the solar bill would have enacted.
Nearly 4 million seriously mentally ill people in America are still without insurance.
The state exchange directors offer snapshots on health care enrollments.
States are trying to crack down on for-profit colleges and the student loan industry.
A State Senate candidate in Massachusetts is one of President Obama’s few former aides who is running for office; far more have joined the ranks of high-paid consultants.
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