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Strategies that work in liberal cities like Seattle won’t necessarily work in rural areas of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
While he cautioned that he was sworn in for his second term as governor just a month ago, Hogan didn’t deny that he is being courted for a GOP primary run by critics of the president.
Every jurisdiction should be comparing itself with its peers to identify problematic practices, increase productivity and reduce costs.
Our lawns guzzle too much of it. There's a lot we can do to reduce outdoor water use without losing the landscapes we enjoy.
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Maintaining or improving municipal bond ratings can be challenging, but there are steps finance leaders can take to be sure they are fully prepared for the review process.
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said Wednesday that the 8th Amendment's ban on "excessive fines" applies to states and local agencies, not just the federal government.
Photos and musing from our photographer.
The president's plan to build a border wall could cost the most for California, Hawaii and Maryland -- three of the 16 states suing to block the declaration.
Yes, experts say, but an extra dollar or two an hour won't free low-income people from poverty altogether.
Faulty septic systems are making pollution and health problems worse in much of the country. What we don’t know is how much worse.
Everyone agrees that America’s foster care system needs reform. But some worry the new law may do more harm than good.
Some states are still purging voter rolls and requiring IDs. But most are now looking to expand access to the ballot box.
Turner died on Tuesday at age 70, two months into his first congressional term. We are rerunning our 2019 profile of him as mayor.
Republicans hold a small fraction of seats in two Democratic states, but they enjoy outsized power.
Democrats rarely win elections in the South. If anyone can do it, it's Jim Hood.
In New Jersey, dozens of localities have outlawed sales or possession of the drug even before the legislature legalizes it.
Money that the Trump administration wants California to pay back. It was given to the state for its high-speed rail project and has already been spent. The federal government claims the move is due to changes in California's rail plan; the governor argues it's political payback for the state suing to block the border wall.
Former President Barack Obama, speaking to a group of young black, Latino and Native American boys at a My Brother's Keeper event. Obama started the public-private initiative, which has spread to nearly 250 cities, to help minority boys who face systemic disadvantages.
Spokesmen for the Lakeland Police Department and Polk County Public Schools stressed that the student at the magnet school for gifted students was not arrested for refusing to participate in the pledge.
DeWine, a Republican, ordered a review of Ohio's death penalty protocols last month after a federal magistrate judge wrote that Ohio's method of carrying out executions would subject a condemned Ohio prisoner to "severe pain and needless suffering."
These days, many foster parents are being asked to do even more, as an increasing number of children enter the foster care system with serious behavioral and mental health issues — issues that require a deft hand and intensive training.
Relatives of several people killed in no-knock raids said they believe more investigation was needed before using the raid.
Illinois last increased its minimum wage, to $8.25 per hour, in 2010.
Hutchinson’s office said the governor signed the legislation, making it the fifth state with the so-called “triggered” abortion ban bill, the Associated Press reported.
Cheers exploded from the gallery, which was packed by teachers from throughout the state who went on strike Tuesday in opposition of the bill.
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it's canceling $929 million of federal funding for California's high-speed rail project and demanding the return of $2.6 billion that's already been spent.
Rooms at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., paid for by Maine taxpayers while then-Gov. Paul LePage and his staff were in town to meet with the president and members of Congress. The rooms cost $362 to more than $1,100 a night.
David Carney, a Republican consultant, on the importance of conducting opposition research on oneself.
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Unless agencies continue to modernize and make digital transformation a priority, meeting the expectations of constituents and employees will become increasingly difficult.
A case over a Hawaii wastewater treatment plant could redefine the scope of the federal law that regulates pollution in lakes, rivers, streams and oceans.
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