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The City of Washington, DC a finalist in the third round of the City Accelerator, is focused on finding viable and sustainable ways of funding public infrastructure.
The City of San Francisco, CA, a finalist in the third round of the City Accelerator, is focused on finding viable and sustainable ways of funding public infrastructure.
The City of Providence, PI, a finalist in the third round of the City Accelerator, is focused on finding viable and sustainable ways of funding public infrastructure.
The City of Pittsburgh, PA, a finalist in the third round of the City Accelerator, is focused on finding viable and sustainable ways of funding public infrastructure.
What has happened to the city's water is just the latest example of the human costs of cutting, cutting, cutting.
Pension investments are increasingly complex, but disclosure standards have not kept pace.
The City of St. Paul, MN, a finalist in the third round of the City Accelerator, is focused on finding viable and sustainable ways of funding public infrastructure.
St. Paul took an unusual path to improving a vital public service, one that holds promise for other city operations.
The federal government wants to ban smoking in public housing nationwide. It could save millions of dollars, but that doesn't allay some cities' concerns.
In the City Accelerator's new Cohort III, cities will disrupt old ways of planning, prioritizing and budgeting for infrastructure projects.
State policies that require more price transparency could give consumers a powerful tool.
Fears over eating produce from gardens in Flint fed by suspect water. The plight of children who drank city water but now live elsewhere. A lack of information about how to survive when lead-tainted water still flows from taps.
The armed standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge appeared to be headed to a violent climax.
As Gov. John Kasich moves on to the South Carolina primary, he will soon sign a Planned Parenthood defunding bill that could help boost his conservative bona fides.
The Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday gave the state until June 30 to enact an "equitable" school funding formula or, it said, the state's public schools won't open for the 2016-17 school year.
After more than a decade of getting high on illicit opioid painkillers and heroin every day, Christopher Dezotelle decided to quit. He saw too many people overdose and die. “I couldn’t do that to my mom or my children,” he said.
Barely two months out of office, former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear on Thursday launched a campaign to try to stop his successor, Gov. Matt Bevin, from dismantling the health care initiatives he enacted.
The city has created a path for other municipalities to make it easier than ever for agencies to share information with the public and each other.
Bills to make feminine hygiene products tax-exempt have been introduced in several states this year. So far, the legislation has already failed in one.
The federal government gave Alabama the go-ahead to change the delivery of Medicaid and move to a managed care system advocates hope will control cost growth and lead to better outcomes.
In several ways, Councilman Joel Barajas has been completely alone.
Gov. Paul LePage suggested Thursday that he plans to take over the title, at least, of education commissioner rather than put forward another nominee to fill the role.
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For the first time in its 44-year history, the California Coastal Commission on Wednesday fired its executive director _ a decision made despite an overwhelming show of public support for the land use agency's top official.
Michigan faces two unique challenges -- the Flint public health crisis and the financial meltdown at Detroit Public Schools -- that require immediate attention in the 2016-17 state budget, Gov. Rick Snyder said in a presentation to lawmakers Wednesday.
Health care spending by state and local governments changed by the second smallest rate on record in 2014, a year in which millions of Americans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of state Medicaid programs.
Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to federal investigators, a stunning reversal for the longtime law enforcement leader who for years insisted he played no role in the misconduct that tarnished his agency.
After striking out on a months-long quest for the White House -- and laying groundwork for years prior -- the governor suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday following a disappointing finish in the New Hampshire primary.
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