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A flood of corruption scandals involving state and local Democratic Party lawmakers is threatening to muddy the party’s image as it enters what was already a tough election cycle.
Officials in Oregon, Massachusetts and Maryland are exploring legal options as they sever contracts with those who created their sites.
Financially troubled North Adams Regional Hospital shut down Friday, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said her office would conduct an investigation into the actions that led to ‘‘this rapid closure.’’
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander explains why he wants to see tighter controls of campaign contributions and lobbyist gifts.
The U.S. recognizes Michigan same-sex marriages performed Saturday before a federal appeals court put a stay on such ceremonies in the state, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
Private option Medicaid expansion would cut some benefits.
Even though many expected most states to choose to create their own insurance marketplaces and the deadline to secure federal funding to do so nears, most states are passing over the issue in legislative sessions.
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
Joan Youngman, senior fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, on how property taxes are always a prime target for tax cut enthusiasts.
A roundup of money (and other) news that governments can use.
Responding to a threat that the "House of Cards" television series may leave Maryland if it doesn't get more tax credits, the House of Delegates adopted budget language Thursday requiring the state to seize the production company's property if it stops filming in the state.
A 2-year-old program designed to cut energy consumption in Indiana homes, schools and businesses will end Dec. 31 without Gov. Mike Pence's signature.
Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Wednesday that is intended to restrict the use of electronic monitoring devices by law enforcement officials.
Acting out of the public eye on controversial measures, Gov. Scott Walker signed asbestos liability legislation Thursday opposed by a number of veterans groups and used a partial veto to loosen new restrictions on early voting opposed by Democrats.
A report commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie to look into the scandals that have engulfed his administration was released yesterday — after portions of it were leaked earlier in the week — completely exonerating the governor and drawing immediate criticism from Democrats and others who called it a whitewash.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas’ tough abortion restrictions that have forced nearly 20 clinics to close, saying the new rules don’t jeopardize women’s health.
The Census Bureau’s international migration estimates include not only foreign immigrants, but natives and members of the military coming back home. View new population estimates for each area.
Property tax rules tying housing values to decades-old property assessments in Oregon are creating a skewed system that’s bleeding into sale prices in Portland, a new study has found.
The nation has been seeing a slowing in the rise of health-care costs. Whether the fiscal pressures on governments will ease remains to be seen.
The state has achieved remarkable results in a short time, particularly among African-Americans.
Home and community based services can go a long way toward preventing or delaying expensive nursing-home care.
More than 6 million Americans have signed up for health insurance, Obama says.
An Oklahoma County District judge ruled Wednesday a state law allowing the Department of Corrections to keep its source of lethal injection drugs secret is unconstitutional.
Northwestern ruling could "rattle the universe of universities."
As Texas debates whether plastic bag bans violate the state's health and safety laws, Dallas passes its own restriction.
A fresh round of food stamp cuts at the state level are underway. Anti-hunger activists say state food stamp cuts on top of earlier federal cuts is stressing food resources.
At least the small city claims it does -- and local officials did it themselves.
Amount of the $1.46 billion in federal Hurricane Sandy relief aid New Jersey has set aside for low- and moderate-income families who did not apply for the state's major home rebuilding program.
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