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Medicaid enrollment assisters in Maryland are finding ways to sign up homeless people for public health insurance despite huge technical problems.
That's why organizations need constant renewal to survive.
Colorado's county secession movement was sparked by a growing disconnect between rural and urban areas. Rather than forming a new state, it might make more sense to try to deal with that disconnect.
Should governments emulate the business practice of Fortune 500 companies?
The disinvestment and reliance on higher student fees and tuition creates significant risks not only for students—but for states, too.
Troubled post-industrial places need help building better connections with more successful cities.
Public finance looks to be more stable than in previous years, but stable doesn't mean easy.
With homeownership at its lowest level in decades, the demand for rental housing is high -- and so are the rents.
The top 3 tech policy trends that will demand attention from state and local leaders this year.
Even though Americans are increasingly looking to online media for their news, public officials still give preference to TV and print newspapers when responding to requests for information.
Hydraulic fracking holds so much promise for generating inexpensive, relatively clean energy. But first, we need to figure out how to regulate it.
After years of stagnation following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is building itself a new economy.
Wildfires in the U.S. are becoming bigger, more destructive and more frequent. And the extra cost of putting them out comes straight from the budget for fire prevention.
After Mayor John Cranley campaigned on opposition to the project, he announces "we're going to have a streetcar."
Thousands of students who grew up in New Jersey but are in the country illegally will soon be able to pay in-state tuition at its public colleges and universities after passage of the so-called "Dream Act" Thursday.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared major provisions of the state's Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, unconstitutional Thursday, including one that allows gas companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws.
The New York City Council approved adding electronic cigarettes to a ban on smoking in offices, restaurants, bars and parks, a move that may be followed by other U.S. cities.
Six states – Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont – will receive $280 million in federal grants in the third round of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, federal officials announced on Thursday.
The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that it’s unconstitutional to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples in New Mexico.
Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday making it more difficult for the state to force schools to drop their Indian team names and voiding state orders to change the nicknames for Mukwonago High School and two other schools.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, announcing a plan to have Les Wexner, founder of the company that owns Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, re-brand Ohio.
Housing and income data show cities with low housing affordability.
For the 1,350 districts that serve high numbers of military personnel, Native Americans and kids living in federally subsidized housing, Congress' new budget deal offers a chance at relief from serious federal cuts.
Since we last published a list of 12 state legislators to watch in January 2012, we’ve seen one legislator rocket to national stardom, two abruptly, and voluntarily, leave politics altogether and the rest continue to soldier on in the political trenches.
Colorado's new, lower medical marijuana patient fee, as of Feb. 1, 2014. That's down from $35 currently and $140 when the program began in 2000.
With wages stagnant and housing costs rising, many Americans struggle to pay their rent and mortgage. View data showing each city's housing affordability burden.
The Los Angeles City Council, in a move led by Councilman Gil Cedillo, approved a resolution Wednesday calling on President Obama to halt most immigrant deportations.
A policy begun in the Schwarzenegger administration allows the governor to block job bias cases against public agencies.
Here's the rankings for AG offices up for re-election in November.
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