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People in married, same-sex relationships are protected under the state's domestic violence law passed in 2015, the S.C. Supreme Court determined Wednesday in a split ruling.
From tight budgets to tax reform to workforce challenges, they have a lot to talk about. Fortunately, that's happening.
The list of potential public-sector uses is long and growing. But they present some procurement challenges.
It's home to Red Rocks, “the only naturally occurring, acoustically perfect amphitheater in the world.”
The most sophisticated risk managers in the world invest in state and local governments. So why are Americans so hesitant?
Governments have more data than they have the manpower to handle. Some recruit volunteers to help analyze it all, but they're far from being experts in data.
It's time to abandon corporate tax breaks. Just look at their history.
Broken links, outdated information and mysterious abbreviations are just a few of the problems.
Fears are spreading that automation will be a massive job-killer. But the extent to which that could be true depends on the region and industry -- and which researcher you talk to.
The typical tools of urban America don’t always work in the rapidly growing region.
Increasingly, people are selling everything from everywhere. It’s given hope to communities once shut out of the global economy.
The conflicts playing out in one North Carolina county could be plaguing other places.
“The Trump dystopia is clearly motivating people to do something, and at the local level that means running for office, even against your own party.”
A 75-year-old highway project offers clues to solving a critical present-day problem.
A group of 10 governors, including Republicans, is urging the Senate to reject a proposal for a so-called "skinny repeal" of Obamacare.
There are no crystal balls, yet some judges expect planners and policymakers to predict the future anyway.
Florida state Rep. Rep. David Richardson, who uses a provision in state law that lets lawmakers inspect prisons and has found many inmates without toilet paper. He has complained to the state but has yet to see a change in policy.
Employees left in the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention after the state budget eliminated its funding. The sole survivor is operating on federal grants and what's left of last year's budget.
The Ohio State Fair ride that ejected passengers, killing one and injuring seven, had been cleared by state inspectors to operate, officials said Wednesday night.
When Taylor Merendo moved to Bloomington, Ind., nearly two years ago, fleeing an abusive marriage, she needed help.
Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed on Tuesday a tax cut recently approved by the Michigan Legislature, saying the measure would put too much strain on the state's budget.
As more TV and film productions make their home in Georgia, California and elsewhere outside the Sunshine State, another local government is hoping to make up a part of the nearly $300 million in incentives that Florida once offered to the industry.
President Donald Trump has appointed Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to an ambassadorship, a little more than a month after the Kansas governor saw his signature tax policy dismantled by the state's Legislature.
In lawsuits involving high-profile partisan issues, some state AGs choose to sit out.
Critics say laws that treat attacks against police officers as a hate crime are unnecessary and hard to enforce.
It's now common, even for lower-paying jobs, to make employees pledge their loyalty to companies. Some states are stepping in to stop the corporate abuse.
Some negotiations have become so heated that legislatures have taken their fight to the courts.
Minneapolis police officers must turn on their body cameras when responding to any call, traffic stop or self-initiated activity, Acting Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Wednesday, in a key change to city policy in the wake of Justine Damond's shooting death.
Akron child killer Ronald Phillips was put to death Wednesday, the first execution carried out in Ohio in more than three years.
The technology could signal the beginning of the end of parking tickets and other revenue sources. Some cities' budgets could take a big hit.
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