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Rain-catching is generally a seasonal hobby and not practical enough to eliminate dependency on snowmelt, reservoirs and groundwater but a growing number find rainwater systems are enough to weaken drought's fierce grip.
Number of personal texts sent in 2014 from the city-issued cell phone of the head of the utilities and engineering department of Yakima, Wash. The manager got a 10-day unpaid suspension for unauthorized use of city resources.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on how he embraces the confrontations he has with activists at the town hall-style meetings he hosts regularly.
Approximate ratio of Christmas trees to people in Oregon. The state sells 6.4 million tress a year, 2 million more than any other state.
The city weighs an annexation plan that could add 200,000 people.
The lawsuit claims that for 18 months, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has threatened to prosecute Google if the company doesn’t block certain content on its websites.
The shootings of the two officers likely would inflame those who have organized responses against the protesters, and could make it politically difficult for elected officials to engage with demonstrators.
It just looked too expensive. Can any state make it happen?
George Steinbrenner’s Silver Shield Foundation will provide money for the children of murdered NYPD officer Rafael Ramos.
Activists try to rile up the governor in order to pile up some YouTube hits.
American Public Transportation Association says that despite cheaper gas, public transit ridership is up.
A widening rift between Bill de Blasio and the New York City Police is savagely ripped open.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent C. Gray, at his farewell address.
Uncertainty is facing Central Florida gay, lesbian couples preparing for Jan. weddings.
The town hopes to shame residents into better behavior.
A proposal to build a park over the Anacostia River would add a new landmark to the nation's capital and maybe help unite a long-divided city.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Much can be done on both sides to prevent the kind of tragedies that have ignited protests across the nation.
For now, Carla Chavarria plans to keep taking the bus. And Julio Zuniga will remain cautious every time he drives past a police car.
Sue Rahr, who steered Washington state's police academy away from traditional military training, was named Thursday to President Obama's task force on building trust between police and communities throughout the country.
The St. Louis area first faced outrage in the streets after the police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Now, discontent has moved to the courts -- and the issues have little to do with the police use of force.
Just 10 days after the city of Portland, Ore., sued ride-sharing giant Uber, saying it was illegally operating in the city, the San Francisco company has agreed to cease operations there until the spring.
The state stands to lose billions in revenue if oil prices continue to slip, Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley said Tuesday at a meeting of the Highway 2 West Manufacturers' Association in Grand Forks.
Conservative groups are opening a new front in their effort to reshape American law, arguing that local governments have the power to write their own rules on a key labor issue that has, up to now, been the prerogative of states.
Questions loom about who will pay for the fallout of a national health crisis and what kind of impact it could have on credit ratings.
Nebraska and Oklahoma say legalization undermines their own marijuana bans and costs them public money.
As data-driven services and programs have grown, so has the data disparity between the rich and the poor.
Tight budgets, declining oil prices and pension scares are some key finance topics that state and local governments will face in 2015.
An impromptu survey reveals what public officials worry most about and what makes them optimistic about the future.
What seems like a growing trend of overdiagnosing corruption has negative consequences for not only public officials but the people they serve.
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