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Labor Cabinet Secretary David Dickerson said the investigation was necessary to ensure that public schools remain open during the upcoming school year and that "similar work stoppages do not occur in the future."
From 2013 to 2017, hate crimes reported in South Carolina increased by 70 percent, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval after pictures were posted online showing his supporters at a fundraising event performing a mock assassination of a faux President Trump.
The amount of money California is on track to post in licensed cannabis sales this year. This would solidify the state's status as the largest legal marijuana market in the world.
Per capita public employment dropped the most in Alaska and Arizona, while other states are expanding their workforces.
More and more communities are considering reviving an old tax idea that’s been tried in only a few places.
Once-popular public golf courses have become a strain on many cities’ budgets. Are municipal greens still up to par?
Small towns in much of the country are dangerously dependent on punitive fines and fees.
Do schools’ dress codes unfairly target girls of color?
Congress can learn a lot from state legislatures.
A new study reveals the downsides of running a city.
"Park equity" gets a new focus as cities tackle inequality in all facets of public life.
Cold PB&Js for students who can’t pay? Some states are saying no.
Photos and musings from our photographer.
Texas is the latest state to ban all red-light cameras.
At one point, there were 18,000 rental bikes in Dallas. Now, they’re all gone.
Half of all the criminal records in Pennsylvania are about to be sealed.
Soundbites and slogans might work in Washington, but closer to home voters expect results.
Coal isn’t going to bounce back in West Virginia. But tourism and recreation can replace it.
More women are cycling, and more are dying. It reflects an urban failure.
Pilot programs don’t always fly right.
Is there a revenue jackpot for states that legalize marijuana?
It's a way to measure progress toward building and strengthening a culture of learning and improvement.
Public servants should work to restore people’s faith in government.
Tension between downtowns and neighborhoods isn’t going to go away.
Lessons Flint has learned as it works to get lead out of its drinking water can show the way for other cities coping with their own crises.
As a result, border officials in California and Arizona will not be allowed to apply the new rule against asylum-seekers, but agents in Texas and New Mexico may, unless a court elsewhere intervenes.
Of the 17 states and the District of Columbia that have specific taxes on vaping products, half implemented them in 2019, according to the Public Health Law Center at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, which researches the links between public policy and health.
Some legislatures are trying to create a legal way for dependent teens to get the HPV vaccine without their parents' consent.
California is on track to post a record $3.1 billion in licensed cannabis sales this year, solidifying its status as the largest legal marijuana market in the world, according to a study released Thursday by financial analysts who advise the industry.