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The five New England governors at a closed-door energy meeting Thursday updated their agreement to pursue major investments in natural gas pipelines and transmission wires.
A day of mostly peaceful demonstrations against the death of Freddie Gray turned confrontational as dark fell over Baltimore Saturday evening, as protesters blocked traffic near the Inner Harbor, smashed police car windows and shouted, "Killers!" at officers in riot gear.
In the state's standardized test at Nathan Hale High School this week, 100 percent of the 11th graders opted out of the examination.
In an effort to make rentals more sustainable, 14 college towns banded together to create a website that shows people what they would pay in utilities.
As a city with a big history, Louisville is building on its achievements to diminish the debilitating remnants of poverty in its community.
Brue Rauner's budget will make roughly $106 million in cuts to the Medicaid health care program for the poor, much of which takes the form of a 16.75 percent reduction to reimbursement payments to doctors and pharmacies.
Legislators formally adjourned the 2015 regular session, acknowledging that they will probably return at some point for a special session to address Medicaid expansion and other issues.
"Advanced industry" jobs are expected to drive economic growth. But cities must invest in training and education to build a qualified workforce.
Number of unanswered calls from U.S. taxpayers to the Internal Revenue Service this year. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said budget cuts have forced the agency to reduce services.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in a New York Times op-ed, referring to the bill in his state to let businesses refuse service based on their owners' beliefs about marriage.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Since Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo was gunned down by his wife last year, she has waged a public battle with his brother over who was to blame.
The parents of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in August, are suing the city of Ferguson.
State Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn is expected to name Paul Comfort as the new head of the Maryland Transit Administration on Friday, a day after the resignation of the head of the State Highway Administration.
North Carolina is the first state to consider spending money to hire graduates from a new national internship program that trains military veterans as computer forensic analysts to catch people who sexually abuse children.
The Florida House made an offer on health care funding Thursday in hopes of ending a budget stalemate with the Senate in the final day of the legislative session.
While proponents continue their efforts to set aside 150,000 acres in northern Maine for a national park and recreation area, Gov. Paul LePage voiced his opposition to the plan in a letter addressed to President Barack Obama.
Facing an HIV outbreak, some lawmakers want to extend needle-exchange programs to more at-risk counties. But time and the governor may not be on their side.
Portion of California children between the ages of 1 and 3 who are insufficiently immunized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Percent of Rhode Islanders 12 and older who reported using marijuana in the past month. That's the highest rate of any state in the nation.
The city council in this rural town has voted to fly a unique flag in town, despite the city attorney telling them it was a violation of church/state separation.
Making it easier for all people to reach their potential is good for communities. "Food deserts" work against that goal.
The state's new governor pointed out that voters have twice since 1994 backed measures sharply limiting contributions, but this hasn't gone anywhere due to Oregon's strict protections on "free speech."
By moving to shift highway costs away from those who benefit the most, Texas is taking a troubling detour.
The state Department of Healthcare and Family Services, which administers Medicaid, is being sued over a plan to stop paying for disabled children's nursing care.
Gov. Nathan Deal's plan, which must be approved by a majority of voters in November 2016, would put 100 schools deemed to be persistent failures under state control.
Doug Ducey issued an order late Wednesday voiding a Department of Child Safety policy of refusing to certify legally married gay couples for adoption or permitting them to jointly be foster parents, saying he had just learned of the policy.
The union for MBTA workers wields huge clout to derail reforms through political donations and aggressive lobbying
After intense pressure from civil rights advocates, the police chief of Inkster resigned Wednesday, three months after the beating of an autoworker in her city sparked national outrage.
As Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday released a long-term blueprint for the city — calling on New Yorkers to send no waste to landfills by 2030, and aiming to lift 800,000 people from poverty or near-poverty in a decade, among other far-reaching goals — attention turned quickly to a follow-up question.
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