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The case of a corrections officer who injured an inmate and lied about it, but who an arbitrator found could return to work after a 120-day suspension, illustrates a broader problem.
Federal prosecutors looking into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s marquee program to revitalize Buffalo’s economy have been examining how the government-funded projects were awarded, and whether state elected officials played a role in choosing who would benefit from the infusion of funds.
A new report offers several recommendations for changing sentencing laws and other policies on state and federal levels.
An ethics complaint says Mortimer Downey’s paid work for contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff was improper.
Washington state's comprehensive efforts show the impact that environmentally friendly procurement can have.
The most powerful political offices can sometimes come from surprising and seemingly insignificant places.
He said he's going to stay in Madison and is still considering whether to run for a third term as governor in 2018.
A total of 55 employees received a layoff letter this week because the state's contracts with labor unions requires it. Most of the affected employees work in the Department of Health and Human Services.
The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, asks a judge to order the mayor to comply with a state Freedom of Information Act request from the Tribune and release communications about city business conducted through private emails and text messages.
The Wisconsin governor and two top Republican lawmakers are seeking to eliminate the state's civil service exams and shorten by more than half the process for employees to appeal their dismissal or discipline.
In a pioneering experiment in “participatory budgeting,” city residents aged 12 to 25 are invited to come up with ideas for where to spend capital dollars and to vote on those ideas.
A project to fix the city's stormwater problems has blossomed into so much more.
A study looked at Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas and found no connection between allowing concealed weapons and crime rates, which are trending downward nationwide.
They're a big success in Massachusetts. So why doesn't the state have more of them?
The state Legislature on Thursday failed once again to override a veto by Governor Christie, this one involving the purchase of a firearm by someone with a record of mental illness.
Federal transit officials said Thursday they have approved a plan by Metro to correct numerous safety-management problems in its subway and bus operations, including poor training of employees, outdated information technology and inadequate staffing and procedures at the rail system’s central control facility.
Pennsylvania schools have a new source of disparity: A state budget impasse that has driven some districts to borrow while others expect no problems for months.
County Executive Steve Schuh's administration vowed to press forward with a proposal to prohibit medical marijuana facilities in Anne Arundel County despite a letter from the Maryland Attorney General's Office stating that counties cannot ban operations allowed by state law.
Over the objections of Attorney General Ken Paxton's office, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in June making it easier for private companies to keep secret details of their contracts with the state of Texas and local governments, a move that public information advocates warn is ripe for abuse.
Large numbers of poor teenagers will be able for the first time to get free birth control from the state as officials aim to reduce Texas' high teen pregnancy rate, state health agencies announced Wednesday.
To prosper, cities must address their neighborhoods of neglect -- where poverty, unemployment and failing education is the status quo.
In local government, chief financial officers are starting to find a clearer path to the top spot.
Most have avoided upgrading the systems that run our biggest health-care program themselves. But some are looking to outsource.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Many states have rainy day fund policies, but many don't have the right kind of policies. Wyoming is looking to change that.
Several businesses and public entities have banded together to share camera feeds and sensor data in an effort to identify security threats early.
Many are feeling the pinch of budget impasses as programs are reduced or eliminated. More than half a dozen states began fiscal year 2016 without a budget.
Davis, a former Fort Worth city councilwoman, drew national attention for her 2013 filibuster at the Texas Capitol against new abortion restrictions. She's interested in running for some public office in the future.
After a two-year delay, U.S. hospitals have to start using a new coding system in October -- a move that could hurt rural and smaller hospitals particularly hard.
Gov. Bill Walker plans to call a special session of the Alaska Legislature this year, focused on issues surrounding the development of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope.
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