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The electoral chaos caused by former Mayor Bob Filner comes to a close Tuesday as San Diego voters choose one of two City Council members — Democrat David Alvarez and Republican Kevin Faulconer — as the city’s next mayor.
Mayor Bill de Blasio charted a robust liberal agenda for New York City on Monday, pledging to bypass Washington to address economic and social disparities by expanding benefits for illegal immigrants and pressing for a higher local minimum wage.
Bill de Blasio's bid to raise income taxes on the wealthy to pay for universal pre-kindergarten is dead, a top legislative leader declared Monday morning.
Under pressure from teachers unions, parents and state lawmakers, New York's Board of Regents on Monday morning agreed to slow down the implementation of the Common Core academic standards.
A federal court gave California two more years Monday to reduce the population of its overcrowded prisons, yielding to pressure from state officials who said they could meet an impending deadline only by shipping thousands of inmates to other states.
Nevada's attorney general and governor said Monday that they won't defend the state's gay marriage ban when it goes before a federal appeals court, saying that a recent court decision makes the state's arguments supporting its constitutional amendment "no longer defensible."
Recent audits reveal how poor strategic planning leads to lost opportunities for governments that are looking for new ways to deliver services at the lowest cost possible.
Increasingly, these associations are being used as proving grounds for governors that want to run for a national office.
The state's unique Medicaid experiment, which is key to Obamacare expansion, could end if it doesn't get GOP support.
An $800-million initiative does not seem to have changed marriage or divorce rates, raising question of whether it should continue.
The number of gallons of gasoline California motor vehicles use each year.
Number of roosters rescued from an illegal New York-area cockfighting ring. The rescue, the largest cockfighting raid and rooster recovery in state history, was known as "Operation Angry Birds."
No Labels, a movement that wants warring politicians to hug their ideology close but tone down the hyper-partisanship and solve problems together, is trying to gain traction in Iowa.
When it's time to enroll in school in Philadelphia, students face a bewildering array of choices: Neighborhood public school? Cyber school? Charter? Private or religious school? What about a specialty district school focused on science? Performing arts? International affairs?
Instead of oxford shirts paired with neckties or blouses on top of dress slacks, about half of the Woodson faculty have been “dressing down” as part of a demonstration for better pay.
An HHS official said municipal leaders in 21 regions have been tapped to develop what they’re calling “coordinating tables” — partnerships between elected officials, local advocates and national organizations, working to get people enrolled in Obamacare coverage by March 31, when the first year’s sign-up season ends.
There is currently no comprehensive way to track instances of marijuana-impaired driving in Colorado.
The Senate’s No. 2 Democrat on Sunday welcomed Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s move to extend the application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage to the Justice Department, while a key Republican said the move could create more strife between the federal government and the states.
A presidential commission's recommendations focus largely on improving the polling-place experience. But why do we even need polling places? Let's let everyone vote by mail.
The diverse group of people dealing with the city's bankruptcy could teach Washington a lot about collaboration and creativity.
Clarence Anthony, executive director of the National League of Cities, who says mayors have more influence with the public than the federal government.
Despite problems, the Affordable Care Act thrives in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The city's water system asked the private sector to develop plans for a new water supply for the growing region 3 years ago. The utility has decided not to use any of them.
The textile industry seems to be coming back to life, especially in the South.
Long Beach City College is experimenting with tiered pricing.
A new report details transportation policies on college campuses that could help municipalities promote public transit, biking and car-sharing services.
New York is cracking down on jaywalking after pedestrian deaths.
New figures show local, state and federal payrolls shed 29,000 jobs in January -- the steepest decline for the sector since October 2012.
Some California lawmakers want a cell phone "kill switch."
