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A former top official in Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s administration said he could no longer work for the city because of concerns over the way lucrative consulting contracts were awarded under emergency manager Kevyn Orr, according to his resignation letter obtained by the Free Press.
When Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler arrived at a house party of teenagers in June, he pushed through the crowd, past youngsters dancing on a table and a smattering of red plastic cups. One of the revelers snapped a photo.
Workers in some states tend to work longer than those in others.
Border officers see hope in reduced juvenile offenders.
Republicans blame the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs the health care exchange. Democrats blame the contractors who built HealthCare.gov.
Governments are so easily able to manipulate and hide their looming pension liabilities in the current reporting system that it’s tantamount to a crime, one finance expert said Thursday.
Near Yosemite, residents wonder if shutdown was the real scorched earth.
Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Robert McDonald gets creative with opinions.
The state's pipeline spill raises questions. Tesoro Logistics and North Dakota didn't quickly tell the public about an oil pipeline spill, and the firm doesn't know when it started.
The legislation, which will cut red tape and ensure port projects are completed quickly, was passed almost unanimously.
The executives announce a multi-state initiative to put 3.3 million green cars on the roads within a dozen years.
Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, on the difficulty Americans in states with federal-run health insurance marketplaces have signing up for Medicaid. The feds indefinitely delayed the deadline for when people will be able to do so.
The legislation, which will cut red tape and ensure critical port projects are completed more quickly, was passed almost unanimously.
Detroit's projected 10-year budget deficit if it hadn't entered bankruptcy protection, according to a lawyer representing the city in its bankruptcy trial.
The Senate and House both voted unanimously this week to ban this "triple-dipping" practice that allows the retirees to collect their pension, salary and then unemployment compensation.
In the past, Coloradans had the option of voting by mail rather than standing in lines on Election Day. In this election, every voter in the state will get a ballot in the mail, with the option of voting in person.
Garden State Forward, a Super PAC funded by the state's largest teachers union this week added an additional $850,000 to its television air time purchase bringing its total over the past two weeks to about $1.75 million and its overall total this season to nearly $7 million.
The major-party candidates for governor of Virginia agree that mental health systems need more resources. But their approaches differ greatly, based in part on how they view the Medicaid expansion of the new health-care law in Virginia.
New York State’s highest court could settle the long-simmering issue of whether the state’s municipalities can ban the drilling process.
Detroit faced a “payless payday” before it filed its $18 billion bankruptcy, a financial analyst told the judge conducting a trial to determine whether the city should be stripped of court protection from creditors.
The state's pension debt amounts to $100 billion, but the issue underlying the current debate is tax cuts.
Karmen Hanson, health program manager for the National Conference of State Legislatures, on the regulation of electronic cigarettes.
Amount per dollar that investors are likely to recover in city bonds in bankruptcy trials in Detroit; Jefferson County, Ala.; Stockton, Calif.; and Harrisburg, Pa.
People eligible for Medicaid and living in states with federal-run marketplaces will have to wait even longer to sign up for health insurance. How long? No one knows.
Bondholders stand to be among the biggest losers in the latest wave of municipal bankruptcies if current trends continue, but the trend surprisingly may not sour potential future investors.
Americans are still working longer than they used to. View data showing states where more people tend to remain employed later in their careers.
While Congress stalls on federal online sales tax legislation, a growing number of states are now taking advantage of the extra revenue -- but not without a fight.
A new study says that the feds should help develop a framework for states to address licensing of driverless vehicles.
Wash. state is demanding that federal employees who drew unemployment during furlough repay it.
Republican lawmakers file suit to prevent the governor's health care plans.
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