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Utah and Colorado lawmakers both voted favorably on proposals Thursday to treat tobacco like alcohol and take it away from 18- to 20-year-olds, a move inspired by new research on how many smokers start the habit as teenagers.
With Gov. Chris Christie set to propose a new state budget today, Democrats who control the state Legislature Monday warned that he shouldn’t expect support for a tax cut.
Gov. Jan Brewer’s closest advisers and the Arizona Republican establishment are urging her to veto Senate Bill 1062, the controversial right-to-refuse-service legislation that landed on her desk Monday.
Six state attorneys general — all Democrats — have refused to defend bans on same-sex marriage, prompting criticism from Republicans who say they have a duty to stand behind their state laws, even if they do not agree with them.
Allowing drought-plagued Californians to see how much water their neighbors use inspired customers to consume 5 percent less.
In its 25 years, the Internet has drastically changed how government works.
Results-based accountability measures results in the real world.
Despite complaints about well-educated white people buying up houses in low-income minority neighborhoods, recent studies show that gentrification often helps the original residents.
Just as seeds need fertilizer to grow well, innovation requires nurturing too.
Governors are united in their opposition to the proposed Pentagon budget that would reduce forces to their lowest levels since pre-World War II.
Since Congress has trouble tying its shoes, states and localities must take the lead reversing the dangerous trends of rising inequality and stagnant mobility.
After years under Michael Bloomberg, known to many as a “downtown mayor,” New Yorkers are looking to their new mayor to refocus resources on communities.
Americans are hungrier now than they've been in generations. Some states are fighting it, but they can only do so much with a Congress committed to cutting budgets.
Some media websites allow people to blog without disclosing their identities, but some worry that can confuse readers and spread misinformation.
In the 1800s, Philadelphia built a prison that isolated inmates so they could meditate and become genuinely penitent. But as views on isolating inmates evolved over time, the prison was forced to close its doors.
Bankruptcy grabs the headlines, but distressed cities are a more widespread problem – one that few states know how to address.
The city is retooling its community colleges to graduate more students ready for the workforce. Some worry the changes aren't focused on finding graduates the best kind of jobs.
311 systems have revolutionized the way cities gather information, allowing them to tackle small problems before they get too big. But running them can be extremely costly.
His state may become the first to repeal Medicaid expansion after becoming the first to enact it with a privatized model.
Scott Walker urged county staff, campaign aides to promote him online during 2010 governor's race.
Many L.A. Unified school libraries, lacking staff, are forced to shut.
Big infrastructure projects shape our physical environments and even the very wealthiest can't stop those changes once asphalt or steel is poured.
U.S. textbooks, and state governors, are pulled into international clash over what to call the body of water between Japan and the Korean peninsula.
See numbers of worker making the federal minimum wage in each state for 2013.
Amount in financing that Puerto Rico is seeking to garner through the sale of municipal junk bonds in March.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on his refusal to speak to reporters.
President Barack Obama, at a Democratic Governors Association fundraising dinner last week.
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s restructuring plan released Friday includes a proposal to try to collect income taxes from Detroit residents who work outside the city limits.
The explosive politics of health care have divided the nation, but America's governors, Republicans and Democrats alike, suggest that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay.
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