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Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, on what Terry McAuliffe has learned during his time as governor of Virginia.
Share of water consumed annually by California's agriculture industry that is used to grow alfalfa to feed livestock.
Approximate speed of super maglev train, designed to travel inside a vacuum tube, Chinese engineers are reportedly now researching.
Washington, D.C., Councilmember Jack Evans, arguing that the vast and mysterious cost of the city's new baseball park is not worth worrying about because the stadium encouraged other development in the neighborhood.
Portion of Phoenix's waste that is recycled, far below the national rate of 34 percent.
The divorced New York governor slipped a measure into the session-end bill package to allow himself to solemnize weddings.
The state pushes into renewable energy, but sudden swings in output pose special challenges.
The New Jersey governor’s bit is far less ambitious than anyone could have predicted a year ago. That also makes him an unpredictable force in the GOP presidential primary.
State Attorney General Ken Paxton stated that county clerks, judges and justices of peace could deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples for religious reasons,
Nikki Haley first ran for governor as a state lawmaker waving the tea party banner, but she was also subjected to ethnic slurs from her own GOP.
The implications are serious for Americans outside Puerto Rico largely because many hold island bonds in mutual funds.
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board, which voted for its lowest-ever rent increases last year, is considering freezing rents for the next year. The board has never before voted for no increases.
While recreational marijuana use is legal in Washington State, Colorado and elsewhere, federal prohibitions remain rigid.
Teachers who score the third through eighth grade standardized state exams have been required in recent years to sign confidentiality agreements barring them from discussing test questions, answers or other materials. As part of a sprawling bill approved at the end of the legislative session last week, legislators took a step toward loosening the restriction.
Paul LePage was elected to a second term in November, but his style and actions have generated bipartisan opposition in the Legislature.
A combination of open data and big data ultimately will help state agencies.
Data and analytics are providing more visibility into how buildings can more efficient, productive and safe.
Passionate public participation -- combined with technology -- can be powerful
Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Nairobi and Mexico City are preparing to launch the "GovCombinator."
Firefighters don't actually fight that many fires these days. It's time to re-think how we deliver costly emergency services.
Too few local governments are taking advantage of a valuable tool: benchmarking compensation among their public- and private-sector peers.
Oklahoma Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia require hospitals to train a designated family caregiver to tend to the medical needs of a released patient.
States and localities spent nearly $20 billion for uncompensated care in the United States in 2013.
The state-run marketplace is embarking on an ambitious effort to collect insurance company data on prescriptions, doctor visits and hospital stays for every Obamacare patient.
Homeownership rates have declined in nearly every metro area.
Declaring that gay unions deserve equal respect and dignity under the law, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry nationwide without regard to their state's laws.
If they finish their sentences and comply with any terms of parole, Texans convicted on felony drug charges soon will be able to receive food stamps, though another strike will put them back under a lifetime ban.
Drought has officially returned to Mecklenburg County and the rest of the state for the first time in at least two years, the State Climate Office at N.C. State University announced Thursday.
Six lawmakers said Thursday they will attempt to launch impeachment proceedings against Republican Gov. Paul LePage for his alleged role in pushing Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves out of a new job at Good Will-Hinckley School.
A law that permitted the National Rifle Association to sue Philadelphia and other municipalities over local gun ordinances that are stricter than state law is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
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