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Identity thieves are growing more sophisticated this year, filing phony tax returns that closely mimic those of legitimate taxpayers and then depositing refunds onto prepaid debit cards that are difficult to trace, state tax authorities and fraud investigators said Thursday morning.
Advocates say the state's counties need to shore up care for their remaining uninsured residents.
An infusion of $2 billion into Texas' state water plan — once a little-known wish list of water projects — has highlighted the role of private engineering and consulting firms, which play a big role in writing it.
The initiative's leader shares his aspirations as the next round kicks off this week.
The information is out there somewhere. Now, can governments find and use it?
A growing number of cities, counties and states are trying to tackle traffic problems by improving the way lights are synchronized.
The prison radio program and a partner newspaper, the San Quentin News, represent a burgeoning media enterprise produced by inmates in the home of California's death row.
In the 22 states that haven't expanded Medicaid -- most of which are controlled by Republicans -- many lawmakers will only agree to it if hospitals pay the price.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
A Governing analysis shows how a new accounting rule dramatically changes some plans' pension liabilities and will likely force many states to finally face their obligations.
Early signs are positive for the latest crop of big infrastructure public-private partnerships.
For an elected official, it's a challenge to decide when to block ill-mannered commenters and when to just let them have at you.
An integrated system like Virginia's is a must for states that want to procure goods and services efficiently, and it's good for suppliers as well.
With confidence in Congress at an all-time low, governors' distance from D.C. politics could help them win over some voters in the presidential race.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's opposition to raising the income tax and proposal to slash the state budget have Democratic lawmakers pushing more than a dozen other tax hikes as they try to bring in more money to save social service programs that are on the chopping block.
Two bills that New Mexico Republicans call their "right-to-work" package are probably dead after a Senate panel blocked them Tuesday night.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday said he was willing to work with Republicans on a plan to expand the state's Medicaid program and even offered endorsements for conservative ideas that have drawn reproach from some health advocates.
Fourteen states are joining in the push to salvage President Barack Obama's plan to grant legal protection to millions of people in the U.S. illegally _ even if it's only revived in their parts of the country.
Suffice it to say there is no love lost between Howard Dean and Rahm Emanuel.
That's what a new report proposes as states limit potentially life-saving but expensive new drugs. But some say that would be surrendering to drug makers.
Legislators approved a bill on Wednesday to establish a state-run registry for convicted white collar criminals to combat Utah's high level of affinity fraud, which occurs predominantly among Mormons.
Legislators are wondering why Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has such a policy in place.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that if the attorney general is in active opposition to the state, as Janet Mills is over health care policy, she loses her right to oversee the use of outside counsel. But it's a limited victory for Gov. Paul LePage
Here's the latest chapter in the complicated tale of Kathleen Kane's legal problems.
Employees from Florida’s transportation, health and water agencies have approached reporters to confirm that they, too, were pressured to drop any references to the man-made phenomenon in official communications.
Utah state Rep. Paul Ray, who sponsored a bill to bring the firing squad back as a method of execution. Utah, like other death penalty states, is having a hard time procuring the drugs for lethal injections amid a nationwide shortage.
Edwin Gray, who's being sued by his neighbors for smoking inside his home in Washington, D.C., which legalized marijuana last month. The lawsuit asks for $500,000 in damages.
Time after which New York state workers’ emails are automatically deleted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration. The purge policy has recently come under fire.
Massachusetts' film incentives cost taxpayers a lot and don't deliver much in jobs or local spending. The new governor wants to do away with them.
A lawyer for the state faced skeptical questioning from Illinois Supreme Court justices Wednesday as she defended a landmark pension reform law by arguing that benefit cuts to public workers were a response to a financial emergency tied to the Great Recession.
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