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Marilyn Tavenner, who oversees the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs and played a central role in implementing the Affordable Care Act, is stepping down.
Number of U.S. states that observe a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and a Robert E. Lee holiday on the same day.
Modern metering systems can save money and make water management more efficient. Local officials are finding ways to overcome obstacles to putting them in place.
It's not about simply delivering services more efficiently. It's about passion, surprise and invisible opportunities.
Justices will consider four cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, consolidated and heard together.
Since 2008, thousands of local and state police agencies have made more than 55,000 seizures of cash and property worth $3 billion under a civil asset forfeiture program at the Justice Department called Equitable Sharing.
In his State of the State speech, Brian Sandoval called upon the Legislature to pass a new business license fee estimated to raise $430 million during the next two years.
The state has recently taken more drastic steps than any other to transform its health and criminal justice systems to address the nationwide epidemic.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Total cost of New York City's advertising campaign telling men to stop “manspreading” (taking up too much space on the subway by spreading their legs widely).
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After winning majorities last fall, Republicans managed to lose leadership elections in New Hampshire and Washington state.
Gov. John Hickenlooper discussed creating a statewide water plan and budget issues facing education, retail marijuana sales, oil and gas development and a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.
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Susan Wilson, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, on "The Daily Show" talking about how an Alabama law (H.B. 494) uses state funds to appoint lawyers for fetuses.
Retailers on Thursday praised Gov. Rick Snyder for signing legislation they said would help put them on a level playing field by requiring large online retailers such as Amazon to collect and remit the state's 6% sales tax.
This is a leap, but not a long one: Gov. Rick Perry started his second bid for the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, delivering a valedictory speech to the Texas Legislature on his way out of an office he has held for more than 14 years.
A year before Republican voters begin winnowing an expansive field of presidential candidates, well-funded potential contenders such as 2012 nominee Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are battling over donors and supporters as they edge toward a decision to run, overshadowing the also-rans even before they enter the race.
Arizona will become the first state to require students to pass a civics test to graduate from high school, following swift moves Thursday by state legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey.
Gov. Sam Brownback endorsed remaking how the state funds public schools and putting the state's creditors at the front of the line for payments from state coffers in an ambitious State of the State speech Thursday night.
Read and watch the governor's annual address.
A number of cities are enacting measures that have conflicted with or gone beyond state laws.
It is the first city in California to adopt gender-neutral restrooms, joining a small number of cities across the country.
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled that the state must honor the marriages that were performed last year after a different federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Can impartial jury be found in Boston for the bombing trial? The search begins.
The graphic video altered the usual conversation about body cameras and police accountability by capturing _ up close _ a polite conversation that instantly turned into a deadly encounter in which the officer had little chance to react.
Mead additionally proposed more spending for University of Wyoming programs and construction projects; $25 million for cities, towns and counties; and $21 million to add passing lanes on some state highways.
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Motto emblazoned in one of two new rugs in the lobby of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida. The agency requested "In God We Trust" from the manufacturer, American Floor Mats. The sheriff's office is replacing the rug, which cost $500.
