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Users can see the latest criminal and emergency activity on a map as it is filtered through the Oakland Police Department’s 911-dispatch system.
After race riots in 2001, Cincinnati's path to police reform required years of dedication and patience. The hardest part was not turning police into scapegoats.
About two dozen states took up right-to-work bills or bills to repeal prevailing wage laws this year.
At a time when Obamacare remains deeply unpopular among Republicans, the Indiana plan, in which the poor pay a little for coverage, is attracting new interest as GOP governors seek ways to put a conservative stamp on expanding coverage.
The U.S. Senator is holding hearings across the state about the issues that are important to his campaign for governor. And all of it's on the federal dime.
A striking number of current and former state AGs are facing criminal charges or investigations.
The man known to San Francisco law enforcement as Francisco Sanchez has been thrust into a national debate on immigration policy.
Unlike U.S. states, Puerto Rico's public entities, including municipalities, are not covered by U.S. Chapter 9 bankruptcy laws.
The new overhaul proposals renew debate over national standards and states’ rights.
Gunfire began just after 10 p.m. on Saturday.
Even amid the state's epic drought, the Palm Springs area has had some of the highest water use in the state,
Donald Trump’s latest construction project in the heart of Washington D.C. is being built by laborers — some of whom have reportedly admitted to crossing the U.S. border illegally. Trump broke ground on the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. in 2014
The man behind a subway platform pop-up booth in which he engages strangers in conversation during a board game.
Two years in, Citi Bike’s inroads in New York City have been decidedly uneven, with men far outnumbering women in using the bike-sharing system.
Senate members voted 37-3 on Monday to remove the flag. The issue goes to the state house next.
African-Americans hold only about 5 percent of the offices, according to the Women Donors Network.
IT chiefs react to looming retirements and tech changes.
It doesn't have to be a hellish public process.
Eight states increased gasoline taxes this year to pay for roads and bridges.
California has more than 500 alternative high schools, designed to help students who are considered at-risk of not graduating at the normal pace. Their actual effectiveness is unclear, however.
States are beginning to limit what patients pay out of pocket for expensive specialty drugs that treat serious, chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
Increase in inflation-adjusted tuition and fees at America's flagship public universities since 1975.
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Cathy Lanier, after unfounded reports of gunfire at the city's Navy Yard last week. Lanier said the police response was more organized than after a 2013 shooting in the same place.
Amount of revenue California's water utilities stand to lose after the state required citizens to slash their water usage amid a four-year drought. Departments are turning to customers to make up the revenue by increasingly rates and adding drought surcharges.
In a scathing audit, state tax officials slammed nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California for stockpiling "extraordinarily high surpluses" — more than $4 billion — and for failing to offer more affordable coverage or other public benefits.
The city is struggling to balance its desire to provide health care to all residents against its desire for people to sign up for the health care exchanges.
The flag’s removal from the grounds of the Capitol would bring a swift end to a debate that has been waged within South Carolina since the flag was raised above the State House dome during the civil-rights era. A vote could come Thursday.
When he announces for president next week, Scott Walker plans to run as the heartland’s favorite son. The problem is that he sometimes seems a little too regional.
The GOP race in the key state is unlike any in recent memory, but the Clinton-Sanders duel is utterly familiar.
For many, the drought has meant inconvenience. But in two rural valleys, it’s serious and personal.
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