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Governments have been reluctant to use technology to boost productivity and save money. They need to be more aggressive.
Facing a health-care crisis on top of financial troubles, Puerto Rico is getting help from the mainland. But why would New York come to Puerto Rico's rescue?
Many colleges might have to go to court because of gun prohibitions of certain classes.
Governors in New York, Georgia and Tennessee have all announced plans to combat high rates of obesity among their citizens, in order to save taxpayers money. Nationwide, a third of all adults, 78 million of them, are obese,
About 85,000 people, from 11,000 small businesses, have coverage through the online marketplace known as the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP. That’s less than 1 percent of people with coverage in the U.S.
The Denver police union said in a news release it does not oppose officers wearing body cameras. But the union said the policy that was put in place is ill-conceived, and the union's lawsuit questions multiple aspects of the program, including how it will affect officers' workloads when wearing them on off-duty security jobs.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed documents from the oil giant as part of a probe aimed at determining whether the company failed to disclose the business risks of climate change to investors as well as the public.
Three cities, one county and a state have suspended laws that hamper their ability to address homelessness. But why now and what does it mean?
After three weeks and mounds of draft maps, Florida legislators ended another special session on redistricting Thursday without a resolution, leaving 40 Senate districts in limbo for the 2016 election and renewing calls for an independent commission to handle the drawing of political boundaries.
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the former veteran chief executive of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, was picked Thursday to head the struggling Washington Metro system, officials said.
CalSTRS has taken the first big step toward reducing risk in its portfolio by adopting a "risk mitigation strategy" that will devote a portion of its assets to safer investments.
As Republicans look to winnow down a crowded field of presidential hopefuls, next Tuesday's fourth televised debate will offer a shake-up in what's become a topsy-turvy primary season.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's attempt to endorse Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential campaign quickly devolved into an embarrassment for the mayor Thursday afternoon.
Congress is on the verge of doing something it hasn’t done in a decade—passing a long-term transportation bill that authorizes billions of dollars in funding to build and repair roads and bridges.
Massachusetts is aggregating the vast amount of data it holds to address the state's biggest challenges.
The communities of Cohort II of the City Accelerator convene in Baltimore to share updates of their respective initiatives.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Unrealistic assumptions about investment returns make it all too easy to fall into a hole like the one Chicago is in.
People without a 401(k) or other plan at work now have a free savings option with a modest guaranteed return.
The legal controversy is the latest clash between federal law, which still lists marijuana as a dangerous illegal drug, and the movement in some states to allow its use for medical and sometimes recreational purposes.
A pair of ethics complaints that a liberal advocacy group filed against Gov. Pat McCrory earlier this year have been dismissed.
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