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Medicaid spending soared nearly 14 percent last year—its biggest annual increase in at least two decades—as a result of millions of newly eligible low-income enrollees signing up under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Regional planning shows communities can be better, together.
Providence's new mayor has taken an innovative program for preschoolers launched by his predecessor and expanded it.
A robust career management program can pay dividends not only for employees but also for the governments they work for.
Local decision-makers who fail to prepare their communities for climate change could find themselves in court.
As STD rates rise among the elderly, health-care providers and public health departments continue to shy away from discussing their sexual health. Is it time for a sexual revolution?
A leader in urban innovation in both the public and private sectors, Gabe Klein offers lessons for local leaders around the country.
Failure taught the city an important lesson: Go big or go home.
To remain relevant, many states are adding drones, virtual reality attractions and craft beers to traditional agricultural offerings at state fairs.
During the third quarter the Chris Christie campaign raised $4.2 million and spent $2.8 million.
Carson, Bush, Cruz, Fiorina and Rubio have all raised more in the third quarter than John Kasich.
Despite an Obama administration effort to stop using the justice system to round up low-level suspects for deportation, an inadvertently released email indicates local police are still using ethnic profiling against immigrants.
With the support of both Democrats and Republicans, voters ended some of the tactics that political parties use to increase their advantage in redistricting. It could be a big deal.
The Obama administration is again dramatically scaling back projected enrollment in health plans purchased through the Affordable Care Act, predicting that about 10 million people will have coverage through the health law's marketplaces by the end of next year.
The emergency message crackled over the car radio, warning listeners of looming flash floods.
As firefighters began making progress on the Hidden Pines fire Thursday, surveys of the destruction revealed that at least 34 homes and structures had been destroyed by the Bastrop County wildfire.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker raised $7.4 million for his short-lived presidential bid but spent his cash as quickly as it came in, leaving the campaign with a debt of at least $1 million once all the bills roll in, according to sources and a report filed with federal elections officials Thursday.
An attorney for celebrated Los Angeles Unified teacher Rafe Esquith on Thursday accused the district of employing an "investigative hit squad" to drum up false charges against older, well-paid teachers in an effort to avoid paying their retirement benefits.
Signaling a major gun rights battle to come, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and a group of activists announced their intention Thursday to put a tough firearms-control measure on California's ballot next year aimed at requiring background checks for ammunition purchases and forcing gun owners to give up large-capacity magazines.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
A nonprofit Tennessee health insurer founded with $73 million in loans provided by the Affordable Care Act won't offer insurance next year.
Massachusetts is plagued with unnecessary state boards, and hundreds of seats on them are going unfilled. Now, some lawmakers have brainstormed a fix that would warm the heart of any shrewd bureaucrat: create another board to eliminate boards.
In Kentucky, one of the few Southern states where Democrats still hold power, it's a tossup between a Republican businessman appealing to religious conservatives and a Democratic AG distancing himself from Obama.
Politicians have been touting their states' low jobless rates as proof that they've bounced back from the recession. But unemployment only tells part of the story.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has filed three voter fraud cases he plans to prosecute, his office confirmed Tuesday.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday unveiled a 10-year plan to encourage healthier lifestyles and improve the health of Arkansans.
In a decisive and uncommon rebuke, the Minnesota Supreme Court removed an Anoka County district judge from the bench Wednesday for living outside of his district and lying to voters about his residence on his affidavit of candidacy.
The giant endeavor to dig a new tunnel under the Hudson River took its first concrete step forward Wednesday when the board of NJ Transit voted unanimously to lead a study of the project’s environmental impacts.
Baltimore police arrested at least 12 protesters who occupied City Hall overnight, hours after a City Council committee approved the permanent appointment of interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis on Wednesday.
State CIO David Behen says that despite some negative perceptions of the technology, the move is exciting.
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