News
City plans to pay Brekford company $600,000 to end speed camera contract.
One provision of the finalized Volcker Rule could cause headaches for states and localities that issue bonds.
Parents worry that when schools and teachers have easy access to students’ entire academic histories, that information can be misused.
A growing number of local governments are turning to private fellowship programs to import talent when they need it.
The unpredictability of snow doesn’t just drive citizens and public works crews crazy – it makes it nearly impossible for city officials to plan their budgets.
Voters elected an unusually high number of new big-city mayors in November.
Governors only succeed about half the time in passing legislative proposals they push for in their annual address.
For a second and final time, the District of Columbia City Council voted unanimously to increase the minimum wage.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's lead watchdog.
Ben Stone, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, on the efforts of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz to investigate voter fraud.
A new report finds that due to funding cuts, states are skimping on public health, leaving their residents vulnerable to infectious disease and food-borne illness.
Fine for smoking pot in public in the city of Seattle, Wash., under a law unanimously approved by the City Council on Monday.
Officials hope federal legislation can change the trend.
Seattle creates a $27 fine for public pot smoking. But police officers will give warnings first and expect to give most people “several free passes.”
Parole board to set minimums for life-term prisoners.
Mental patients bused -- and crime came after.
The highlights included a new transportation secretary and big funding hikes at the state level.
Even if Virginia decides to expand its Medicaid program, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants a second look in two years before the state would start paying part of the bill.
Housing advocates went to court today to force New Jersey to produce a new wave of affordable homes after a decade of delays.
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has little to show for a voter fraud investigation that has gone on for nearly 18 months and cost the state almost $150,000.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes on Monday allowed appeals of two of his critical rulings.
Gov. Pat Quinn dropped his appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court over his failed attempt to withhold legislators' paychecks until they sent him a bill to overhaul the state's public employee pension system, clearing the way to collect nearly $74,000 in back pay he refused to take during the stalemate.
Republican Rep. Mark Patterson, under scrutiny by his own party following revelations of a 1974 Florida rape case, said Monday he won't run for re-election in 2014 but was still considering whether he'll serve in the upcoming Legislature.
A new study by the Council on State Taxation compares states' tax appeals processes and procedural requirements. See how your state ranks.
Former Caltrans Director Will Kempton is determined to help the Golden State generate billions of dollars for needed infrastructure improvements.
In all, 16 states and Washington, D.C., decided to create their own exchanges. Because it embraced the idea of an exchange early, Maryland was seen as a national leader in the effort, but now it's a disappointment.
Nighttime delivery offers promise to truckers in New York—and elsewhere
The state just hiked their gas tax, increasing transportation funding by billions.
California poised to be battleground state for Congress in 2014
Cross-state presidential rivalries building for 2016
Most Read
