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A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Sheldon Silver, the powerful former leader of New York's state assembly, on charges that the legislator used his position and state funds to earn millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks for himself.
He does not return phone calls. He does not ask for support. He arrives late for meetings. And he acts as if he has all the time in the world.
The region's transit system is crippled by more than terrible weather. It's suffering from decades of irresponsible financial decisions.
Bruce Rauner's new budget has cuts his opponents call "reckless."
Many states adding dental coverage are struggling to meet the high demand for services.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson proposed spending $33 million over the next two years to add more beds and expand alternative sentencing programs.
Bill Walker's proposal was his last chance to tweak his budget before the state Legislature begins reviewing and adjusting it.
Unions that backed the Wisconsin governor are faring better than others in the state.
Sheila Irani was served with a lawsuit in the middle of a debate.
Kate Brown's deputy, Robert Taylor, took over as Oregon's acting secretary of state when Brown was sworn in as governor Wednesday.
Kate Brown made history in more ways than one Wednesday, when she was sworn in as Oregon's new governor while her mother and husband stood proudly by.
The state would stay the course and turn down federal money to expand Wisconsin's health programs for the needy, under Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal.
Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., will forgo a congressional re-election campaign next year and instead run for an open seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, where her populist father, the late Kenneth Hahn, served for four decades.
If all politics is truly local, the big sleeper in Washington’s fight over the Homeland Security budget could be the city and county agencies that depend on the same bill to help finance their emergency response teams.
Amid fear that new technology is handing police unprecedented power, an unlikely coalition of liberals and tea party conservatives in Virginia is trying to curtail the use of drones, license plate readers and wiretapping devices.
Usually bitter adversaries, Koch Industries and the Center for American Progress have found at least one thing they can agree on: The nation’s criminal justice system is broken.
Most local governments expect to hire some workers, but more will not only continue to leave vacancies unfilled but also anticipate an uptick in layoffs.
While most favor increasing transparency in tax incentives, some of the biggest players in state and local government have spoken out against the latest proposal.
Virginia Del. David Albo, who sponsored a bill that supporters say would alter the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in an effort to offer better prices, selection and store choice.
Governments that lack the resources for effective oversight should consider turning to independent monitors.
Most governors are planning their budgets with the assumption that Congress will renew CHIP funding. But if it doesn't, states will scramble to make up for the loss.
A message on the Ithaca-Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau's website earlier this week. After several days of below zero temperatures, the regional New York bureau urged potential visitors to go to another city 1,500 miles away and "come back when things thaw out."
The state's Housing First program tries a novel approach: just give chronically homeless people a place to live, on a permanent basis, without making them pass any tests or attend any programs or fill out any forms.
A roundup of public-sector management news you need to know.
The state’s teen birthrate dropped 40 percent between 2009 and 2013, driven largely by a public health initiative that gives low-income young women long-acting contraceptives.
There's an awkward political dance that's being performed nationwide as more Republican governors push for Medicaid expansion, despite tepid support from GOP state lawmakers and a continuing assault on the health care law by Republicans in Congress.
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas should reorder its fiscal priorities to do more for education, roads and border security -- and hand out $4.5 billion in tax cuts -- even as it clamps down on spending for many programs.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
There’s not much red states and blue states agree on these days. But lawmakers across the political spectrum are talking about boosting the middle class this year, touting tax cuts to do it.
President Barack Obama will designate the plot of land in western Oahu that was the site of the World War II Honouliuli camp as a national monument.
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