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Spokane's city-county partnership is an ambitious effort to produce better outcomes while spending taxpayer money wisely.
The introduction of driverless cars could effect how much money cities collect in parking, traffic citations, traffic cameras, towing fees, gasoline taxes, licensing, registration and other revenues.
Florida's spending on legal fees to defend state policies that didn't hold up in court since Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011. The successful lawsuits have dealt with a range of laws -- from drug testing and voting rights to gay marriage.
TaiChin Preyo's last words, which are a quote from Coretta Scott King, before he was put to death by the state of Texas last week. Preyo claimed that his lawyers -- one of whom was disbarred and another who relied on Wikipedia for research -- committed fraud on the court.
After weeks of legal battles and bipartisan pushback from top election officials nationwide, President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission has renewed a message for the states: It's safe to pass along your data about voters.
New Jersey agreed to put in place new rules regarding quarantines after a nurse who was quarantined in 2014 after working in Sierra Leone during the deadly Ebola outbreak filed a lawsuit against the state, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
President Donald Trump isn't going to just let go of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's no vote Tuesday against debating Obamacare repeal.
Betting that thin is in — and might be the only way forward — Senate Republicans are eyeing a “skinny repeal” that rolls back an unpopular portion of the federal health law. But experts warn that the idea has been tried before, and with little success.
After more than 12 years on death row, a San Antonio man convicted in a fatal stabbing was executed Thursday night. It was Texas’ fifth execution of the year.
The country’s top immigration enforcement officer says he is looking into charging sanctuary city leaders with violating federal anti-smuggling laws because he is fed up with local officials putting their communities and his officers at risk by releasing illegal immigrants from jail.
Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer sat in a hospital room in Overland Park on July 3, waiting to see if he'd get a call because someone was a bit too careless with fireworks.
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.
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