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I asked a poet to write a poem about city government. The result took my breath away.
A focus on making data accessible across the enterprise is the basis for organizational wisdom.
America's most successful companies have learned a lot about keeping their customers happy. The public sector can join that revolution.
By teaching them about the conflicts of the past that shape the present, we can help them become more invested in the future.
There are many factors that go into staffing decisions -- some of which fail to take agencies' actual workloads into account.
At least five people have contracted Zika virus from mosquitoes in Miami's Little River neighborhood, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday, identifying a one-square-mile zone where the disease is spreading.
Texas has a record-breaking 15 million people registered to vote ahead of the November election, the Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday.
With a record 73 million people enrolled in Medicaid, most states next year will tighten controls on spending to battle swelling budgets in the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans, according to a report released Thursday.
Hours earlier, he was a happy 4-year-old who loved Ironman and the Hulk and all the Avengers.
A federal judge on Wednesday extended Florida's voter registration deadline through next Tuesday because of widespread disruption caused by Hurricane Matthew that could result in people not being able to register in time to vote.
The FBI will launch a pilot project early next year to begin collecting use-of-force statistics nationwide and create the first online national database on both deadly and nonfatal interactions the public has with law enforcement.
A judge in Fort Lee, N.J., has found probable cause that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie committed official misconduct as part of the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal.
But cities are still dealing with slow revenue growth and rising costs, according to a new report.
The ballot measure, which was meant to curb pollution, had even divided environmentalists.
The right to die has been slow to gain momentum, especially among voters. In Colorado, they defied the odds.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Ripping the Division of Motor Vehicles for giving out inaccurate information, a federal judge said Wednesday he would order Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's administration to make changes to how it treats people who seek voting credentials but was unlikely to suspend the voter ID law.
Tumult ensued on the steps of Portland City Hall as police pepper-sprayed and arrested protesters in the aftermath of an unruly demonstration Wednesday over a newly approved contract for rank-and-file officers.
State Sen. Rick Gudex of Fond du Lac died early Wednesday of apparent suicide at 48, leaving Democrats and his fellow Republicans alike mourning his sudden loss.
A Utah prosecutor plans to file a misdemeanor drug charge next week against the wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Weinholtz for allegedly mailing marijuana to the couple's home for use in treating her arthritis pain.
The Indiana State AFL-CIO kicked off a Protect Hoosier Jobs tour at Laborers' Local 41 headquarters on Tuesday, aimed at defeating what it calls the "Pence-Holcomb agenda."
In an effort to attract self-driving car researchers to the state, the Iowa Department of Transportation has hired a tech company to create detailed and real-time maps of road conditions on Interstate 380.
To many residents in this tiny town in southern Vermont, the last-minute offer of cash was a blatant attempt to buy their votes.
A six-month investigation of the San Francisco Police Department by the U.S. Justice Department, prompted by the killing of Mario Woods and other fatal police shootings, concludes that the department does a poor job of tracking and investigating officers' use of force, has ineffective antibias training and shields its disciplinary process from public view.
GOP lawmakers in the state have been trying to pass a voter ID law for a decade. They finally got their way.
Donald Trump has divided the GOP. Democrats are hoping to use that as an opportunity to rebuild their ranks in state legislatures.
New rules are forcing states and localities to calculate how much revenue they’re losing to business deals -- and whether they pay off. It’s something Washington state has been doing for a decade.
Washington, D.C.’s Metro has many daunting problems, partially because of the unique way it’s funded and managed. Its new management
team is tasked with fixing all of them.
The Dallas police chief was hailed as a national leader, yet his own cops wanted him to quit.
Municipalities spend more than a billion dollars a year on settlements and claims from citizens. Some are trying hard to rein in those costs.
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