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Significantly more state and local workers are retiring or quitting, according to a recent survey.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dramatically expanded the number of juveniles -- all of them convicted decades ago when the state still had a parole system -- who can now ask a judge to set them free.
A judge reinstated voter-approved limits on the amount of cash Montana political parties can give to candidates on Thursday, nine days after he struck down those limits as unconstitutionally low and less than two weeks before Montana's primary elections.
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has censured the town of York for failing to properly disclose information to investors about municipal bond sales in 2006-2008, but has agreed to a settlement that does not fine the town for its compliance failure.
Mike DeWine, the state attorney general and a former U.S. senator, confirmed Thursday what political prognosticators have reported for months: He’s running for governor.
The U.S. Department of Justice detailed plans Thursday for its review of the Chester Police Department, one set to be the first fully independent and robust evaluation in the force's history.
The New Jersey Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. Chris Christie a pair of bills that would give Atlantic City until late October to develop a five-year financial plan that likely would necessitate deep budget cuts even with state aid.
Ohio concealed-carry permit holders no longer need pass a federal background check to purchase firearms, the office of Attorney General Mike DeWine announced.
There's a new movement percolating, a "Blue Lives Matter" push that seeks to raise penalties for violence against police and first responders but that also could serve as a controversial counter to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Missouri is driving the push to make state highway maps more accurate and easier to update.
Convictions in animal cruelty cases are rare but could become more common if Connecticut adopts an unprecedented law.
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld its decision to abolish the state's death penalty, including for inmates on death row.
Right to work is back on the books in Wisconsin, at least temporarily.
Even if an area has no cases of the virus, it could feel a financial impact.
Shayne Elementary School needs a new principal for the 2016-17 school year, and Metro Nashville Public Schools is asking the community to have a say in the type of leader the school needs.
The most important election news and political dynamics at the state and local levels.
Some Pennsylvanians caught driving drunk for the first time will be required to use ignition interlock devices under a bill Gov. Wolf signed into law Wednesday.
Instructor Matt Schaefer thought it best that police lock up their loaded guns before pepper spraying one another.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Wednesday a ban on abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Tuesday placed Police Chief Larry O'Dea on paid administrative leave a day after new details emerged that the chief misled an investigator about his involvement in an eastern Oregon hunting accident.
Texas and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over its directive that schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the gender with which they identify.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Several big cities are decluttering and redesigning their government websites to make them easier to use.
Governments’ increasing reliance on special funds can put them in financial and legal trouble.
Running a city is mostly about building community -- and that's never easy.
"Blended" models have the potential to bridge some big gaps in infrastructure finance.
Money that lobbyists once spent in Washington is being redeployed to fight battles in state capitals.
Regardless of where they live, urban amenities are no longer a bonus but a requirement for many millennials.
Are mayors' open-door policies for illegal immigrants hurting their efforts to raise wages?
There are lots of ideas out there. None of them are working very well.
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