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Texas has a system in place to identify people with disabilities who will need extra help during a natural disaster. But it’s unclear whether any of the people described in the emails signed up for or even knew about it.
The public sector shouldn't be on the bleeding edge of innovation. It should focus on integrating proven tools.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Wednesday that strengthens insurance coverage for mental health conditions and addiction treatment – a measure that advocates say is one of the strongest of its kind in the nation.
The state’s law enforcement agencies are already required to trace all guns used in crimes in the state.
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said he was heartened by the archdiocese's willingness to cooperate with his office and permit "a thorough and fair investigation.
A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday with a lower court's ruling that Alabama can't limit a woman's access to second-trimester abortions.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proceeding with its plans to amend stringent Obama-era rules requiring cities to come up with a blueprint for eradicating segregation in their communities.
The U.S. Department of Education is contemplating allowing states to use federal funds to arm educators in the classroom -- an idea that appears to have been born in Texas.
The state is launching an ambitious effort, along with tech companies, to monitor and remove disinformation on social media that could keep people from voting.
Cost of Florida's "red tide" to businesses. The toxic algae blooms, which have prompted a state of emergency declaration, have caused tourists to cancel reservations and steer clear of the state's beaches.
Geye Hamby, the schools superintendent for Buford, Ga., who has been placed on administrative leave after these alleged comments directed at construction workers were captured on audio.
The election defeats come at a time when support for raising teacher pay is at an all-time high.
Nearly 1 in 5 jail and prison inmates regularly used heroin or opioids before being incarcerated, making jails a logical entry point for intervention, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A group of 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia late Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to reinstate the Obama administration’s 2015 landmark net neutrality rules and reject the Trump administration’s efforts to preempt states from imposing their own rules guaranteeing an open internet.
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team is in Maryland this week to evaluate the state's election systems.
Gov. Ralph Northam has set Aug. 30 for lawmakers to begin hashing out a federal court order to redraw 11 House of Delegates districts -- six of them in Hampton Roads.
For the second time this month, a new state law targeting individual candidates running for office this November has been found unconstitutional.
A gun buyer screening initiative that Nevada voters approved nearly two years ago was fatally flawed and can’t be enforced, a state court judge has ruled.
At first glance, it may seem typical that Lewis Conway Jr. got his name on the ballot for a seat on the Austin City Council — he paid the filing fee and turned in his application before the deadline.
The Cuomo administration issued a subpoena Wednesday to Michael Cohen, a day after the former lawyer to President Trump pleaded guilty on eight felony counts in a tax, bank fraud and elections law case.
What do offshore drilling and vaping have to do with each other? Nothing, except that they appear together on one ballot question in Florida, which appears to be ground zero this year for legal battles over ballot language.
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'This Will Buy Us Time': Maryland's Plan to Lower Obamacare Premiums, for Now, Gets Federal Approval
State officials plan to announce Wednesday that the Trump administration has approved a federal waiver that is expected to stave off increases in health insurance costs for more than 200,000 Marylanders.
They’re a tempting alternative to raising taxes, but their long-term costs far outweigh the revenue they bring in.
Civic leaders must reclaim racial integration as a policy goal.
Procurement officers are having to get more active -- and more creative -- to find companies willing to work with the public sector.
Smaller-scale infrastructure projects can pay off in major ways.
Urban transportation planners need to remember who the streets are for.
When it comes to dirty lakes and rivers, governments have learned how to cooperate.
When it comes to transportation planning, Atlanta and Nashville are both at a crossroads.
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