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Important budget decisions needn't be made in an atmosphere of anger or ignorance. There's much that governments can do to engage the public in the process.
Some counties are losing people in their prime working years, creating potential challenges for local governments.
In a year of political upheaval, the gubernatorial elections stand out for how little has changed.
It is officially swelter season in Texas, and for most of the 150,000 inmates in the state's sprawling prison system, it means another summer of seemingly endless months in cells where temperatures can climb north of 100 degrees.
It's been an article of undisputed faith among Florida cops, prosecutors and journalists for decades that phone calls to 911 are public records. So media lawyers were flabbergasted last month when Orlando police refused to turn over recordings of the 911 calls made during the murderous shootout inside the Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead.
Enhancing mosquito control. Encouraging safe sex. Advising people to minimize travel to infected areas.
Kansas cannot cut off Medicaid funding for two Planned Parenthood affiliates, a federal judge said Tuesday.
On Friday, Arizona became the most stringent state in the nation for aid to poor families raising children.
The court struck down a rule issued by the Obama administration that barred the sale of such insurance as a separate stand-alone product.
Many municipalities have switched to LED streetlights to save energy and money. But the change still comes at a cost.
After legal battles and lobbying efforts, tens of thousands of people with hepatitis C are gaining earlier access to expensive drugs that can cure this condition.
It will soon be harder to buy ammunition in California and illegal to own magazine clips that hold more than 10 rounds under a suite of gun-control bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that terminally ill New Mexicans do not have a constitutionally protected right to enlist a doctor's help to end their lives.
Lawmakers and civil rights advocates are pledging to rewrite state law and amend the Iowa Constitution after the state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lifetime voting ban for convicted felons.
Gov. Steve Bullock and his Republican challenger, Greg Gianforte, agree on one top priority: It’s past time for Montana to make significant investments in infrastructure.
Sarah Hastings’ 190-square-foot home was on 3 acres of farmland next to a small garden in Hadley, Massachusetts. Now it’s in storage.
The Obama administration is making a push to get young adults covered on the health insurance marketplaces, both for their own good and that of the marketplaces, which need healthy people to balance sicker ones in the risk pool.
New studies show that the main weapon against opioid overdoses is showing promise, but states could be doing more to save lives.
Secretary of State Jon Husted is not illegally removing voters from voter registration rolls, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Illinois political leaders cut a deal on a makeshift budget Thursday to keep state government afloat for six months, ensure schools open this fall and rescue the financially struggling Chicago Public Schools -- a temporary reprieve to the stalemate that's gripped the Capitol for a year and a half.
Saying the Alaska Legislature failed to do enough to solve the state's deep financial woes, Gov. Bill Walker used his veto pen Wednesday to slash next year's state spending, including likely cuts in Permanent Fund dividends, a delay in paying tax breaks for the oil industry and cuts in education programs and road projects
Governor Christie has ordered the state to start shutting down road construction work after the fight to pay for road and bridge projects – now a stalemate over raising the gas tax and cutting the sales tax – stalled in the state Senate, where lawmakers were unwilling to accept his plan.
Emboldened by this week's Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood has launched a campaign to repeal laws in eight states it says restrict women's ability to get an abortion.
More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a scientific consensus they are safe and can benefit society.
It's likely that other cities will gain a lot from the experiences of the winner of the Smart City Challenge.
The incoming leader of the U.S. Conference of Mayors talks about cities' relationship with the Obama administration and what he expects from the new one -- whether it's run by Clinton or Trump.
The worrisome state of rural health care has led many to wonder.
Donald Trump and this year’s bizarre presidential race will affect elections all over the country. What’s not clear is how.
In the midst of its biggest fiscal disaster in decades, the state is a good place to watch the evolving roles of freshman lawmakers and veteran lobbyists.
The city’s young treasurer has turned a moribund office into a hive of activity, fueling speculation that he has higher aspirations.
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