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Minimum number of new teachers the Philadelphia School District plans to hire for the 2015-16 school year after closing schools and laying off teachers for the past few years.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, speaking at the American Action Forum.
Governing correspondent John Buntin, examining the national data on gentrification.
The president's budget would be a boon in a host of areas but also includes cuts to popular programs.
As the popularity of electronic cigarettes continues to grow, California’s top public health official warned residents Wednesday about their dangers and announced a new campaign to reduce their use.
The Philadelphia School District plans to hire at least 400 teachers for the 2015-16 school yea
The Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to continue the state's compromise Medicaid expansion another year and create a task force to look at alternatives for the hundreds of thousands of people receiving coverage through the first-in-the-nation initiative.
Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins remains heavily sedated and in critical condition at the University of Toledo Medical Center, the former Medical College of Ohio, following his hospitalization for cardiac arrest, a city official said tonight.
Gov. Bruce Rauner faces an immediate test of his ability to work through the challenges of running cash-strapped Illinois now that the state has run out of money for a popular subsidized day care program.
Many low-income, working adults are caught in what experts call the coverage gap, eligible for neither federal subsidies nor Medicaid because they live in states that have declined to expand Medicaid under the health care law.
Just about everyone agrees that performance budgeting is good for government. But making it work in practice is tricky.
Police in a Maryland county combined analytics with aggressive goals to put a serious dent in armed robberies.
The most effective academic programs give tomorrow's public-health workers the chance to experience these vital services firsthand.
Rene "Boxer" Enriquez was taken downtown to be the featured speaker at a meeting _ arranged by police _ with a private group of prominent business leaders and local law enforcement officials.
The former budget analyst is set to lead assembly as its first black speaker.
Hoping to increase competition and lower premiums, three states allow consumers to buy health coverage from out-of-state insurers and more are trying. But the laws have fallen short of expectations.
The U.S. Secretary of State will have to pay $50 for failing to shovel snow around his Beacon Hill mansion.
State Treasurer Rob McCord steps down amid signs of federal probe.
Wealthy residents remain in the city at a higher rate than poor residents, according to a new D.C. government report.
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New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney accused Gov. Christie on Thursday of trying to "force" Atlantic City into bankruptcy, and said he would sue to block such a move.
After three weeks and nearly 50 amendment votes, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation to expedite construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Weighing a 2016 run, Paul has added Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri as a senior adviser.
Fulfilling a campaign promise, Gov. Wolf on Thursday reinstated a moratorium on natural gas drilling on state parklands. It came less than a year after his predecessor lifted the ban.
At least seven cases of measles connected to the Disneyland outbreak have been confirmed around Phoenix.
Read our report on how gentrification has reshaped a growing number of urban neighborhoods.
See neighborhood maps and gentrification data for Raleigh.
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