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Officers Sean Campbell and Steven Sautkus were patrolling their quiet beat on Chicago's Southwest Side in April 2014 when they saw the driver turn without flashing his signal early enough.
Two of the three inmates who escaped from an Orange County jail were booked early Sunday morning into the Santa Ana detention facility from which they had fled, marking the end of an eight-day manhunt by federal and local law enforcement officials.
Gov. Mark Dayton was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Sunday after he fainted at a political event, and he was expected to be hospitalized overnight for observation, officials in the governor's office said.
Gov. John Kasich will enter the crucial final days of the New Hampshire Republican presidential campaign with less money to spend on TV advertising than key GOP contenders he is trying to finish ahead of in the Feb. 9 primary.
Most political polls are still conducted over the phone, but they're becoming more problematic and less accurate. That's why online polls have emerged.
As New York City replaces payphones with high-tech hotspots that deliver targeted ads, some concerns are being raised.
Dozens of other countries force their citizens to participate in elections.
America's power grid has gotten a lot of attention, but water utilities are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Statistics on motor vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist traffic fatalities for each state.
Parks and other shared spaces can strengthen the bonds of citizenship, so why are they so underused?
It takes a lot of energy to get elected. But that's the time to think about how to accomplish things once in office.
Employees are often overworked and undertrained, putting themselves and the inmates they're supposed to protect at risk.
Mark Zuckerberg has ushered in a new form of philanthropy that has the potential to bring about positive change
When government lets the market fix policy problems, it often fails.
It shouldn't take a budget crisis like the one Kansas is dealing with to force a government to look for more ways to save taxpayer money.
The sharing economy is challenging the demand for land-use regulations, but they're still necessary.
We don't always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer alternative solutions.
Unlike a generation ago, today’s urban renaissance often displaces people and businesses.
Instead of waiting to help until kids get in trouble, Los Angeles County is using data analytics to help them before. So far, it's proving successful.
In Seattle, a new private library -- the first of its kind in a century -- is based on the throwback idea of having a quiet place to read.
Despite their important-sounding titles, many of the growing number of “chiefs” in government don't have much actual authority.
There's a lot that our governments could do beyond giving people three minutes at a public-hearing podium.
To fulfill a campaign promise, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe stocked his new digs with egg-laying chickens.
Like most rural areas, Alaska suffers from high rates of mental illness and a deficiency of mental health providers. The state may have a solution.
Massachusetts launched a website that details not just the effects of climate change but also how people can help.
Veteran homelessness has dropped sharply, thanks to cities’ efforts and new funds from the Obama administration. But most people living on the streets aren’t veterans.
The explosion of online health-care apps and providers has forced states to face tough questions -- many of which they have yet to find an answer to.
As states and localities have tried to modernize the way they attract and retain public workers, some best practices have emerged.
Chief financial officers used to be concerned with just balancing the books. But today’s CFOs have taken on a higher role.
After years of going down, road-related fatalities went up last year. There's two big reasons for that.
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