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A deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling won’t repay the states for kicking in funds to the National Park Service to open the Statue of Liberty, Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and other national icons during the 16-day shutdown.
Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray thanked congressional leaders and President Barack Obama for passing a provision freeing his city's budget from being caught up in federal politics — for another year, at least.
Sprawl has obliterated much of our neighborhoods' and communities' social infrastructure. The challenge is finding a new economic model that could turn that around.
For the Washington metropolitan area, more than two weeks of federal government shutdown has meant millions in lost tax revenue that local governments say is eating a hole in their already fragile budgets.
No one seems to know if red-light cameras made Florida’s roads safer — or just made the state a lot of money.
Many older L.A. buildings could collapse in an earthquake
After a flurry of local activism in recent years — much of it inspired by Arizona's controversial enforcement law — lawmakers are waiting on the federal government to take the lead.
The high court agreed to hear the state's challenge of federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
Percent of American students enrolled in charter schools, up from one percent in 2000.
When a city's staffers are kept in the loop about new initiatives and policies, they can be powerful allies and messengers.
Dallas County Democratic Party Chairwoman Darlene Ewing, on Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's demand that President Barack Obama be impeached.
Indiana was the final state to negotiate a deal with the passenger rail provider to continue service.
A new Moody’s report says more charter schools mean more problems for traditional public schools.
BART and its unions continued talking late into the night Tuesday as both sides struggled to find agreement on a new contract - but they declared there will not be a strike Wednesday and trains will run as usual.
In a move that portends a labor firestorm, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and four other city leaders filed papers on Tuesday aiming to put a public pension measure on the November 2014 statewide ballot.
Bill de Blasio, not content to rest on a lopsided lead in the race for New York City mayor, relentlessly pounded his rival Joseph J. Lhota in their first televised debate on Tuesday, repeatedly linking him to what he called an obstructionist national Republican Party and the divisive mayoralty of Rudolph W. Giuliani.
After an abbreviated but heated two month campaign, polls are now open and voters can cast their ballots in the special U.S. Senate election between Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan.
North Carolina’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday about the state’s promise of prekindergarten for tens of thousands of children living in poverty.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Gov. Jerry Brown’s appeal Tuesday in the state’s long-running prison overcrowding case, essentially giving California officials until Jan. 27 to figure out what to do with at least 4,400 inmates.
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner pleaded guilty this morning to three criminal counts related to the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office after a summer of scandal.
North Carolina has become the first state to cut off welfare benefits to poor residents in the wake of the partial federal government shutdown, ordering a halt to processing November applications until a deal is reached to end the federal standstill.
The nation’s highest court weighed affirmative action once again on Tuesday, this time hearing arguments about whether voters should be allowed to ban consideration of race and other factors in public education and public employment.
Many Californians are ready to enroll in healthcare exchanges, if only there were counselors there to help them sign up for coverage.
Health insurance marketplaces got off to a rocky start this month, largely because of an aggressive timeline that rushed development for many states.
Percent of children in foster care taking psychotropic drugs for mood and behavioral disorders, which is four times the rate of children covered by private health insurance.
Logger Gary Monchamp on why his region should secede from the union and form the 'State of Jefferson.'
Smart city leaders know collaboration isn't just a buzzword but a dynamic way to change the systems that can improve economic inequality in urban areas.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, considers supporting recess to slim down its students.
The Miami-Dade school district and the United Teachers of Dade finally appear to have an agreement.
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