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After Phoenix used competition to effectively eliminate veteran homelessness, Chris Coleman, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., will challenge towns in Iowa and Ohio to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015.
It's tempting to plunge in and try to fix everything right away. But in trying to do too much too soon, it's easy to say something dumb and get into trouble.
This week's roundup of money (and other) news that governments can use touches on the California drought, college sports and more.
Polls show the New Jersey Governor's popularity dipping amid scandals.
The team is expected to close on the land in Cobb County on Friday.
Jerry Brown also proposes to free inmates early if he misses the date.
The politician says his views on the subject have "evolved."
The former Virginia Governor apparently declined an offer to face one felony, spare his wife of any charges, and avoid trial.
Erased answers on tests in city schools lead to a 3-year cheating scandal.
The top New York politician shines at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington.
Lawsuits say Health Management Associates used a complicated mix of sophisticated software systems, financial incentives and threats to inflate the company’s payments from Medicare and Medicaid.
Jack Markell calls for more investment in schools and infrastructure to help improve the economy in Delaware.
Watch and read the governor's annual address.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, on the danger of hazardous materials that pass through cites on rail.
Martin O'Malley delivers his final state of the state speech.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has spent this week on the defensive after he was quoted harshly criticizing Detroit in a controversial New Yorker article.
A new report examines pension liabilities for all types of retirement systems in select jurisdictions, showing sizable fiscal burdens in some cities.
Alaska governor indicates support for school choice and investing state funds in a gas line in his state of the state address.
As the U.S. enters an energy boom and rail remains the chief way of transporting it, cities need to get behind national efforts to improve safety, oversight and emergency response, Rahm Emanuel says.
Read and watch the speech here.
The state's Yellow Dot program allows counties, cities and towns to offer car decals that tell emergency responders that critical health information is stored in the motorist's glove compartment.
Big problems are solved by collaboration. Asking people to do things is a skill every leader needs.
More than half the states enacted laws to combat metal theft last year, but there’s little analysis of which legislative policies actually work.
California voters eased restrictions in 2012 on how long lawmakers can serve. The changes are already helping some think more about the future when crafting policies.
In 2012, the federal government issued $5.2 billion in tax refunds to people who falsified their identity. Georgia found a way to keep that money out of scammers’ pockets.
In leveraging public-private partnerships to replace many of its deficient bridges, Pennsylvania's new approach is realistic about the true costs of a transportation asset.
This 20-foot sculpture is made from 90,000 stainless steel pet tags.
For every future project the District of Columbia undertakes, it will ask the same question: How does this impact the public’s health?
