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Six states don't give their governors line-item veto power. It's an imperfect tool, but it's the easiest way to start getting spending under control.
The latest task force report isn't the first to suggest major reforms to the Chicago Police Department, but it might be the first to result in real change.
If the IRS gets its way, it may be harder for special districts to issue tax-exempt municipal bonds.
It’s one of the hottest trends in the public sector, but it’s not easy to succeed with data.
They’re more likely to use the tools of government in new ways. Just look at Kym Worthy in Detroit or Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Millions of disabled, sick and elderly people rely on medical transportation that can leave them stranded for hours in times of need.
Tax increment financing has been used to build stadiums, libraries and parks.
The shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a technology- and services-based one hasn’t been kind to the middle and working classes. That won’t change anytime soon.
In D.C., above and below ground, historic and vital infrastructure is in bad shape. There’s plenty of blame to spread around for that.
There’s a common perception that the Establishment is disappearing. In fact, it died decades ago at all levels of government.
Two members of President Obama's cabinet went to a North Philadelphia community center Monday to publicize the administration's latest effort to help men and women who are getting out of prison get their lives together.
Blanche Carney first set foot in a jail in 1994.
Virginia has established a revolving loan fund to help homeowners and businesses make changes to their properties in anticipation of sea-level rise -- a step the program's advocates say no other state has taken.
A Franklin County employee making a gender transition might have saved for months or years before coming up with enough money to pay for a mastectomy or sex reassignment surgery.
Women in Florida will no longer be required to wait 24 hours before having an abortion -- at least for now.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday signed into law a measure releasing $600 million for Illinois public universities and community colleges, money that lawmakers hope will keep campuses open through the summer while the broader budget battle continues.
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the city's Cedarbrook section Sunday afternoon just after speaking with a state House candidate about volunteering on his campaign, according to officials.
The head of the Cleveland rank-and-file police union says the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice should use money from a $6 million settlement to educate children about the use of look-alike firearms.
Thousands of demonstrators descended on the state capitol Monday for the first day of the North Carolina General Assembly's short session. The flashpoint: House Bill 2.
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina's voter ID law in a ruling posted Monday evening.
How people in Austin, Texas, vote next month on background checks for ride-hailing drivers could have big consequences for cities across the country.
With more cases cropping up by the day, local governments have to act quickly -- and without help from the federal government.
A Texas appeals court delivered a big loss on Thursday to a group of home health agencies and parents of children with disabilities who sued the state over payment cuts to in-home therapy providers.
Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert in North Carolina, and Sharon Stone scrapped plans to film a movie in Mississippi.
A federal wiretap that reportedly recorded Mayor Martin J. Walsh when he was head of the Boston Building Trades pressuring a developer to use union labor is part of a broader probe that, according to Walsh's spokeswoman, "has little to do with the Walsh Administration."
When Emma Quintero moved into her modest, bright blue house eight years ago, she'd watch neighbors pass by on their way to fish the murky waters of two sprawling reservoirs and irrigation canals that reach into the Rio Grande Valley like tentacles, delivering water to fields of citrus and vegetables.
Three officials responsible for maintaining safe water in Flint tinkered with evidence, tweaked testing and misled county and federal officials, helping to set in motion the contamination of the city's drinking water with lead, according to criminal charges filed by Michigan's chief law enforcement official Wednesday.
The decision by Virginia's Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, to reinstate the voting rights of almost a quarter of a million convicted felons could reverberate into the general election.
In the latest effort to upend Republican front-runner Donald Trump's bid for the presidential nomination, the campaigns of rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced Sunday night that they would join for a divide-and-conquer strategy in three states as they scramble to seize remaining delegates in a rapidly dwindling primary season.
Congress rejected the president's proposal for tuition-free community college, so his administration is instead helping regions launch the program themselves.
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