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Cities argue that the fees and fines are true obligations owed to them by residents and that pressing their advantage to get these funds is necessary and forthright.
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“They’re trying to think from a new perspective. My hope is that we’ll see more of this boldness.”
Due to the high cost of naloxone, only a fraction of the nation’s police departments equip their officers with it.
The city keeps getting slapped for the poor condition of its public housing. Nothing has changed so far.
Elite actors are threatening to boycott Georgia over a heartbeat abortion bill, endangering the state's a-list status among major TV and movie productions.
The Republican governor of Indiana has quietly become one of the most effective and popular state leaders in the country.
The airline industry has changed, forcing cities to rethink the role their airports play. Pittsburgh has.
These clinics have radically changed how addicts are treated and reduced opioid overdoses in other countries. But the U.S. cities trying to open one are facing intense pushback.
What's likely the most comprehensive research of its kind doesn't bode well for tax incentives.
In the face of widespread opposition and the guilty plea of a top supporter, proponents of a single metro government have put their plans on hold.
Ross Garber is the man to call when state leaders are in political peril.
Councilmembers in Chicago and Philadelphia, which give them unusual amounts of authority, are facing criminal charges.
One state tried to remove local governments' power to dictate things like paint colors.
Potential fine for parents in New York City who don't vaccinate their children against measles -- a once-eradicated disease. Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency for parts of the city on Tuesday over the outbreak, which has largely impacted the Orthodox Jewish community.
Jeremy Bearer-Friend, a tax law expert at New York University. Many European governments offer free tax preparation systems. The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the IRS from setting one up.
Gov. Kay Ivey had requested the increase before last week's Department of Justice report alleging unconstitutional conditions in men's prisons in Alabama. But the money will be applied to one of the key causes cited by the DOJ.
Democrats say Republicans spoiled chances for bipartisanship with a lame-duck session that peeled power away from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul even before they were seated.
Conversion therapy tries to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. It can be done through talk or through a practice where a therapist causes pain when someone has a sexual reaction to someone of the same sex.
The trend has a big impact on states, whose budgets often already are overstretched responding to the drug crisis and other needs.
Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency for parts of New York City on Tuesday in the midst of an expanding measles outbreak.
Doctors in California have broad authority to grant medical exemptions to vaccination, and to decide the grounds for doing so.
The agreement, first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, marks the first time the Trump administration has asked a school to dial back its use of affirmative action and could presage more such efforts.
The new executive order represents a shot from the White House in the ongoing battle between beltway Republicans and Democratic governors opposed to fossil fuel developments in their states.
Kimberly Mitchell, executive director of Everglades Trust, reacting to news that GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a biologist as the state's first chief science officer. His predecessor was criticized for not addressing climate change and for banning the term from state government.
Reported measles cases this year, which is the highest in the past five years. The once-eradicated disease spread to four more states last week.
From Kansas City, Mo., to Tampa, Fla., a record number of large cities could elect an openly gay woman as mayor this year.
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“I think about it every minute of every day. Now, thinking about it and doing it are two different things,” Manchin said. “I’ll make a decision this fall sometime. I don’t think there’s any hurry at all.”
Robert Foster, a state representative from Hernando, is seeking the GOP nomination against former state Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr. and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
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