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5G technology will bring challenges for local government all the way down to the neighborhood level.
With an eye on tourism and development, states keep trying to come up with evocative new taglines. Sometimes they stumble.
Small test-runs can help an entity avoid big mistakes, but there's an art to getting meaningful results.
For many members of the force, the decision to fire the officer whose chokehold led to Eric Garner’s death signaled a shift in the rules of engagement.
Gov. Roy Cooper's veto adds the governor to a growing list of local law enforcement and state government officials who oppose cooperating with ICE within their jurisdictions.
Letter from Greg Abbott warns over ‘illegal immigrants’ and says ‘we’ll need to take matters into our own hands’
The legislation was modeled after a similar law in California.
The data, described as preliminary, show that deaths continue to decline despite the growing presence of illicit fentanyl in the drug supply.
Beyond the disruptions at local city halls and public libraries, the attacks have serious consequences, with recovery costing millions of dollars.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee dropped his 2020 bid for the White House on Wednesday after his climate-focused campaign failed to gain traction in a crowded field of Democratic candidates, marking the third major departure in recent weeks.
Former Colorado governor announced his withdrawal from the presidential race a week ago
The Republican billionaire has frequently been criticized by members of both major parties for being absent from the Charleston statehouse as his business empire of more than 100 companies bogs down in litigation.
While the political focus may be on mass shootings, states are using the laws far more often to prevent cases of individual gun violence, including suicide.
Too often, the debate over transportation funding in Congress revolves around dollars and cents. But many advocates say we should agree on big goals first, so we know what we’re getting for the money we spend.
A new study found that the gap between the states with the highest standards and those with the lowest standards is narrowing.
Richard Ross Jr., the Philadelphia police commissioner, abruptly resigned on Tuesday after what the city’s mayor described as a failure to stop harassment and discrimination in the department.
The decision falls short of governor's promise of a $3000 dividend and reduces proposed cuts that enraged Alaskans enough to start a recall movement
A look at Julia Keleher's life and career reveals that her frustration with the status quo started early.
The decision comes two months after a tense community meeting where residents vented about a well-publicized incident, in which video showed an officer pull a gun on a family during a shoplifting investigation outside a Phoenix dollar store in May.
When it opened in 1990, SMCI seemed like a godsend for Leakesville, a town of less than 1,000 residents halfway between Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama.
Numbers of governments reporting relatively high fine revenues vary significantly across states.
Methodology for "Addicted to Fines" special report.
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen is caught in a scandal of his own making. He's not the only state legislative leader across the country facing political peril.
Then-Governing Publisher Peter A. Harkness, explaining why he founded the magazine in its first edition in 1987. After a 32-year run, the publication will shut down this fall.
Year Governing was founded by Peter A. Harkness. It will discontinue publication this fall.
Earlier this month, Democratic Gov. Kate Brown signed a law that requires most Oregon cities with more than 1,000 residents to allow duplexes in areas previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. Cities larger than 25,000 also must allow townhouses, triplexes and fourplexes.
New York City's police commissioner has fired a police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. Police Commissioner James O'Neill made the announcement Monday afternoon.
Drawing applause from civil liberties organizations and activists, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that raises the standard for when police can use deadly force.
Investigators hadn't determined the origin of the attacks as of Friday evening and were still working to bring cities' systems back online, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Information Resources.
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