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Virginia Republicans were supposed to be squirming by now. For months, their opposition to expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has put them at odds with some traditional allies in the business world.
Lawmakers and state elections officials are warning that a state law mandating postmarks on absentee ballots has caused the disqualification of dozens of potentially valid votes in recent elections, and could disqualify many more in high-profile statewide contests later this year.
Try as they might, Democratic lawmakers could not spark a discussion about increasing the state minimum wage.
The enrollment experience varied according to states and Families USA brought together five state exchange directors Thursday to talk about what they’ve seen so far.
Texas will not treat Bitcoin and other virtual currencies as legal money, according to a new memo from the Texas Department of Banking. Yet some companies that deal in Bitcoin transactions could draw state oversight, even if they are based outside of Texas.
We need to know more about how agricultural practices, extreme weather and aging infrastructure affect our water systems.
The city's new urban agriculture initiative aims to revitalize distressed neighborhoods with new economic activity.
The current Congress has imposed few of these costly requirements. But it may be premature for state, local and tribal governments to stop worrying.
A new report says the state faces key questions in 2014 that could have a lasting impact on its financial future.
A new Gallup survey finds 85 percent of Americans are satisfied with the city or area where they live. Compare ratings for each metro area.
Ruth Milkman, professor of sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center, on how Americans view paid sick leave policy.
The number of states where the average annual cost of day care is higher than the annual cost of in-state tuition at a public college.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Some government officials are finding Twitter a fast, cheap and easy method of advertising new job openings in their agencies.
A bill to increase the state's minimum wage to $9.50 an hour heads to Gov. Mark Dayton, who says he will sign it.
Giving up on red tape, health care providers turn to a cash-cased model, “direct primary care," to cut costs.
The Alzheimer’s Disease Support Model could help states save millions, according to a new study.
It's critical to give caseworkers and everybody else involved in protecting kids a complete, shared picture of every vulnerable child's life.
Secret recordings released Wednesday by a nationally known conservative group revealed state Senate President Mike Ellis discussing setting up an illegal political action committee to attack his Democratic opponent.
After a year of requests, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is giving Washington state access to an FBI database so it can conduct nationwide background checks on people who apply to run legal marijuana businesses.
One of the architects of a massive corruption scandal that nearly bankrupted the modest Los Angeles suburb of Bell was sentenced Thursday to nearly 12 years in prison by a judge who called her a con artist.
For the third time, the fate of a settlement between Detroit and two global banks over a disastrous financial bet engineered by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's administration rests in the hands of a bankruptcy judge who has questioned the legality of the original transaction.
Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have expanded MaineCare coverage to more than 60,000 low income Mainers.
After a five-year tenure that included the flawed rollout of the health care law and stormy relations with Capitol Hill Republicans, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning, a White House official said late Thursday.
Businesses reported little increase in costs since the state became the first to require companies to compensate workers for sick days.
Percent increase in real per capita personal income in Williams County, N.D., between 2007 and 2012 -- the highest increase of any county in the United States.
Urban Institute Senior Fellow Kim Rueben, on why the nation's capital would benefit from a commuter tax.
New Yorkers aren’t rattled by much ... unless they’re stuck in a subway with a gigantic rodent. YouTuber Jinais Ponnampadikkal Kader spotted this rat on the downtown A train Monday morning.
Gov. Rick Scott's campaign ads suggest that 300,000 people in the state have lost their health insurance plans due to the Affordable Care Act. This isn't true.
California's water plan unveils hardships to come as the state's dry spell persists.
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