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Few state or local government employees have the benefit, but that's slowly changing -- and so are the circumstances for getting it.
But it's not all bad news. The American Society of Civil Engineers reports that some types of infrastructure have improved.
Our cities and states have the most to lose and gain from how we deal with it. What we really need to do is to enforce the laws we already have.
More than 500,000 acres of Clark and Comanche counties have burned in what is being called the largest single fire in the state’s recorded history.
The state can continue tracking with GPS the highest tier of sex offenders who are on probation, according to the Delaware Supreme Court.
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday night it will investigate "the root cause" of an outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers in several states from connecting to 911.
Boston Mayor Marty J. Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker will not participate in the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade unless organizers reverse their decision to prohibit a gay veterans group from marching.
First high winds, then a loss of power, and soon ... deepening cold.
A Los Angeles company is working with hospitals and health departments in Ohio to give away cardboard box beds for every newborn in the state this year in an effort to reduce the high infant-mortality rate.
A new report highlights major holes in local governments' online disclosure of how economic development dollars are spent.
People who have HIV and lack stable housing are less likely to get the care they need. Some places are trying to solve both problems at once.
Industry experts are predicting (and warning) that a decade-old retrofit program will finally boom.
Alderman Lyda Krewson held off city Treasurer Tishaura Jones and won a crowded Democratic mayoral primary fight Tuesday night, making her the front-runner to become the city's 46th mayor in next month's general election.
Broward County schools will become a safe zone of sorts for immigrant students and their families under a resolution passed on Tuesday by the school board.
Hawaii is expected to become the first state in the nation to challenge President Donald Trump's revised travel ban.
Shannon Block is skipping work on Wednesday.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, facing 10 little-known opponents, was gliding to a second term Tuesday in an election that tested his clout as Los Angeles voters weighed a sweeping anti-development measure that he fought to defeat, according to early returns.
Massachusetts will plug any holes in the budget of the state chapter of Planned Parenthood if the U.S. Congress moves to block the use of Medicaid funds for treatment at the women's health care organization, Governor Charlie Baker said on Friday.
The mayor of New Jersey's third-largest city was indicted on Monday alongside three public works supervisors on charges they conspired to have city employees perform work on a private property connected to the mayor's family.
North Carolina wants to use existing low rates to shore up retiree pensions and health-care debt.
Economists say the employment-to-population ratio for prime-working-age adults can be more reliable than the unemployment rate.
State Senate Democratic leader Jay Costa said Monday that while his caucus remains frozen out of its email and computer network, it does not plan to pay ransom to restore it.
Former Tennessee Economic Development Commissioner Randy Boyd is running for governor in 2018, joining what is expected to be a crowded race to succeed Republican Gov. Bill Haslam.
Gov. Chris Christie announced on Monday the adoption of regulations that would loosen restrictions on citizens seeking gun carry permits.
A federal judge has sided with New Hampshire hospitals in their argument with the state over how much the hospitals are due for uncompensated care, which is usually the difference between Medicaid payments and hospitals' true costs.
A federal appeals court has ruled New Orleans can take down three monuments to Confederate leaders while a lawsuit calling for them to be maintained in place plays out in U.S. district court.
After months of negotiations, House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act amid concerns the bill would weaken or erase many of the health law's signature consumer protections.
Hours after Gov. Bruce Rauner offered two options to provide $215 million to Chicago Public Schools, Chance the Rapper cut the district a $1 million check that the Grammy-winning musician described as a "call to action" for the city's business and philanthropic community.
When it comes to certain issues, they put pragmatism before politics.
The city has created a huge problem for itself -- one so big that bankruptcy isn’t off the table.
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