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In meeting a new federal initiative's ambitious goals for reducing carbon emissions, states should focus on never emitting them in the first place.
Plenty more could be done to transform public workforces into meritocracies.
It's in the political arena where things happen in government -- for better or worse -- and where they always will.
Trying and failing to take the White House has historically spelled trouble for governors' future political careers. In 2016, however, there may be one exception.
From proposing Planned Parenthood mascots to silencing 10-year-old advocates, lawmakers weren't always on their best behavior around the children.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday upheld Gov. Tom Wolf's moratorium on executions in the commonwealth, affirming that the governor has the constitutional authority to grant reprieves to inmates on death row.
A grand jury refused Monday night to issue any indictments related to the death of Sandra Bland, who died in custody at the Waller County Jail in July, a decision expected to intensify the nationwide debate about the treatment of minorities at the hands of law enforcement.
When then-Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) first pushed the idea in 2010, it was easy to find Virginians who favored oil and gas drilling along the Virginia coast, even in this tourism-dependent city of 450,000.
The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs undetectable software giving him advance knowledge of winning numbers, then enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots. And they secretly enrich themselves for years — until a misstep exposes them.
Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday he does not expect to meet again with legislative leaders until early January, a day after House Speaker Michael Madigan skipped out on such a meeting because of an unexplained scheduling conflict.
A newly qualified November 2016 ballot measure would impose price controls on state drug purchases, potentially setting up an expensive battle with the pharmaceutical industry.
States that tie their taxes to the price of gas are in a tight spot as fuel prices hit six-year lows.
Thursday’s announcement by Kaiser Permanente that it plans to open its own medical school in Southern California has attracted a lot of attention in the health care community.
For all the resources and attention paid to combating poverty, the whole endeavor suffers from relatively limited data.
How exactly Pennsylvania's nearly six-month budget impasse will end remained unclear Sunday, the day after the collapse of a pension overhaul bill that was part of a deal many hoped would end more than 170 days of state budget gridlock.
The assignment on world religions that was handed out to students at Riverheads High School in rural Virginia seemed pretty simple, on its face.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said on Sunday that he would seek out and pardon thousands of people who were convicted of nonviolent crimes as teenagers but have since led law-abiding lives.
New Census data show the areas of the country where more businesses are being established.
In a world of interconnected systems, there are plenty of platforms that can help decision-makers see the big picture.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing a useful roadmap for results-oriented governance.
In cities across the country, the rise of taxicab alternatives like Uber aren't hurting just the taxicab companies.
There are a number of reasons emergency rooms get chaotic around the holidays -- some of which may be surprising.
A judge ruled on Thursday that the New York City health department could not require young children to be vaccinated for the flu to attend city-licensed preschools and day care centers, striking down one of the more ambitious public health initiatives of the Bloomberg administration.
Montana health officials have signed a two-year contract worth more than $16 million making Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana the first commercial insurance provider to administer a state's Medicaid expansion program under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The state plans a new initiative aimed at inmates ages 18 to 25 that would dedicate one of its 18 existing prisons to male inmates in that age group, and create a separate program for women in that age range within York women's prison in Niantic.
Federal officials told the state on Thursday it doesn't believe Iowa is ready to transition its $5 billion Medicaid program to managed care on Jan. 1 -- delaying the move until March 1.
A coalition of civil rights advocates Tuesday called for a federal investigation of California’s Medicaid program, alleging that it discriminates against millions of low-income Latinos by denying them equal access to health care.
The future of popular vehicle-for-hire services Uber and Lyft in Austin was up in the air early Friday morning after the city council voted 9-2 in favor of an ordinance aimed at regulating the firms more like traditional taxi companies.
City and federal officials announced Wednesday that Philadelphia has "effectively ended" homelessness among military veterans, meaning every veteran in the city who wants housing has it.
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