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They have become a staple in several cities. Whether they stay around is up to new mayors in charge.
It was a major issue in recent mayoral races. This year, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is one of the few candidates talking about it.
Whether states are governed by a coalition of farmers and teachers or an alliance of corporate executives and insurance brokers matters.
The reasons for citizens' dissatisfaction vary from place to place -- but age isn't one of them.
Gary McCollum of Virginia Beach said that he is "currently a major in the Army Reserve" despite being discharged in 2001.
The Texas General Land Office has dropped its lawsuit against Denton's obliterated ban on hydraulic fracturing and moratorium on new gas drilling, officially resolving all litigation over the local vote,
The Kansas Hospital Association has a ticker on its website showing the amount of federal money Kansas has passed up by not expanding since January 2014. It's nearing $738 million, or about 12 dollars a second.
Some common public records like traffic accident reports and tickets would remain off limits to news outlets, under an argument made to the state Supreme Court on Friday in a case that could drastically alter long-standing Wisconsin law, based on a failed class action lawsuit in Illinois.
The Valley fire that has been scorching Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties now ranks as the third worst in California history based on total structures burned.
Gov. Robert Bentley Thursday signed a $1.7 billion General Fund budget into law, ending a six month battle over state funding that needed three sessions of the Alabama Legislature to resolve.
The new state budget signed into law Friday includes about $400 million in income tax cuts, which will be offset by new sales taxes on repair, installation and maintenance services.
Turning aside objections from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Travis County judge approved an out-of-court settlement Tuesday that recognizes the eight-year relationship of two Austin women as a common-law marriage.
Members of Seattle's educators union voted Sunday to approve their contract deal with Seattle Public Schools, officially ending a strike that began nearly two weeks ago.
As new ways of buying and selling energy emerge, the system of monopoly control is being challenged.
Whether it's about pedaling or public administration, the challenges are much the same.
It's important to view the forthcoming assessments in a way that fulfills their purpose. Context is critical.
Seattle has a history of being a magnet for both entrepreneurial success and creative thinkers. What can we learn from it?
The temptation to cut income taxes and raise sales taxes could leave some states less prepared for an economic downturn than they were for the Great Recession.
Lots of folks who used Sacramento city government titles and worked out of City Hall while doing Johnson’s dirty work in the NCBM fiasco were not employed by the city government. They were instead charter school advocates, funded by charter school ideologues, who kept their true allegiances and mission hidden.
Thirty states and the District of Columbia restrict investments by pensions and public entities in companies doing business in the country. Fifteen Republican governors, including four presidential candidates, last week sent a letter to Obama saying they would fight to keep their constraints if the administration lifts its nuclear-related sanctions.
The lawsuit alleges that the child's behavior created an "as-yet unquantified chilling effect on the otherwise 'hot' local real estate market" and that "people feel constrained in the marketability of their homes as this issue remains unresolved and the nuisance remains unabated."
Michigan donors have given more than $4 million to 2016 campaigns and super PACs. The biggest shares have gone to Bush, Christie and Walker.
Richard Greeno has made a donation of ice picks, razor blades, meat cleavers, a set of brass knuckles and a 1930s-era Tommy gun with a violin carrying case.
But nationally, the poverty rate was 14.8 percent last year, meaning 46.7 million people lived in poverty—as many people as there have been the past four years.
In October .MIAMI will join New York (.nyc) and Las Vegas (.vegas) in creating a global Internet identity through which the city's businesses, communities and residents can identify themselves.
Attorney General Herbert Slatery says state law requires lawmakers' approval before the state may use any public funds, even if those funds are provided by the federal government.
At least 80 injured state workers in the past decade have been taken to court by Texas' Office of Risk Management after being awarded compensation from the state's Division of Workers' Compensation.
The state's suspended voter list will be cut significantly next month when a new rule takes effect.
Employees in Philadelphia City Hall's 311 call center were sent home Thursday after a bedbug was found in the office, city officials said.
The Virginia Board of Health voted Thursday evening to reverse hospital-style rules and building codes for abortion clinics, fulfilling a campaign promise of Gov. Terry McAuliffe and delivering a setback to abortion foes.
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