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In Baltimore, they call it a “rough ride.” In Philadelphia, they had another name for it that hints at the age of the practice — a “nickel ride,” a reference to old-time amusement park rides that cost five cents. Other cities called them joy rides.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter called on the three supervising educators that he resentenced Thursday to start giving back to the community while they wait for their appeals to be heard.
President Obama on Thursday signed into law the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio), Mr. Portman's office announced.
Almost every state has been sued for not investing enough in education, especially in poorer districts. But localities may be more to blame.
City leaders spark innovation in creative ways in this country music community.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Once considered a "master of disaster" and frontrunner in the presidential race, the New Jersey governor is now neither.
Mark Funkhouser, Governing publisher and former mayor, has three suggestions for preventing riots in other cities and minimizing the violence if they ignite.
While many in downtown and Midtown are hailing upcoming developments as things that will boost the local economy while bringing people together, man residents sees them as just more projects serving others.
The law would protect employees in Washington, D.C., from being fired for reproductive health choices. Members of Congress who want to see the law overturned say that it discriminates against employers who have religious objections to birth control and abortion. But is it worth fighting?
Third-graders in seven schools are touring local colleges. But only the black kids can participate.
The state's House and Senate have approved a framework that allows needle-exchange programs in cities and counties across Indiana.
The House and Senate were unable to reach a final agreement this week on several policy issues contained within the state's Retirement and Investment Office and Public Employees Retirement System budget, which means the governor may call a special session.
Gov. Jerry Brown accelerated California's effort to slash greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday, burnishing the state's reputation as a pacesetter in the battle against climate change.
A sharply divided Supreme Court engaged in an hour of contentious arguments Wednesday about the effectiveness of an Oklahoma lethal injection drug and whether death penalty "abolitionists" were actually making executions more painful.
Pledging that "we are going to heal our communities," Gov. John Kasich created an advisory board on Wednesday to develop first-ever standards for law-enforcement agencies statewide as a step toward "bridging the gap" between officers and those they serve.
The high-profile unrest in Baltimore triggered protests in several American cities Wednesday.
After arresting more than 200 people this week while bringing order to the streets of Baltimore, police said Wednesday they had to let half of them go.
Public officials in Kansas can conduct public business on private e-mails without those e-mails becoming public records, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Tuesday.
Motel 6 will now hand over to Warwick, R.I., law enforcement a daily list of who’s staying at the establishment so guests can be screened for outstanding warrants or other criminal history.
Many hope a new nationwide proposal will finally stop payday lenders from keeping poor people stuck in a cycle of debt.
A Bloods gang member identified only as “Trey,” who joined the Baltimore City Council and members of rival gangs at City Hall on Tuesday to call for an end to the violence in the city.
Amount of time a prisoner in South Carolina was assigned solitary confinement for posting on Facebook.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, on the fact that the United States spends $74 billion a year incarcerating people yet does little to help them when they're released from jail or prison.
The latest Brookings report is perhaps the broadest ranking yet, rating more than 4,000 two- and four-year schools.
A typical annual percentage rate offered to small business owners taking a loan from an alternative lender.
"Judges are not politicians," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in a 5-4 ruling.
All library locations, including those at the epicenter of the riots, are welcomed patrons yesterday, because "the community needs us."
Gov. Rick Scott filed a lawsuit claiming that the federal government tried to force Medicaid expansion on the state after federal health officials said they would be more likely to continue a $2.2 billion hospital funding program if state lawmakers voted to expand healthcare coverage to low-income Floridians.
Judge Catharina Haynes stopped short of rebuking state lawmakers, but she sounded perplexed that lawmakers had not made the law more palatable to critics as it winded through the federal court system.
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