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Texas law requires the Texas Education Agency to revoke a school's charter if it fails to meet state academic or financial accountability ratings for three years.
What the Evaluators Saw: What the Cities Did, How They Did It, and Why It Matters
Oregon will transition away from using the Oracle systems that it spent $240 million in federal funds to obtain and build.
A lawsuit challenging Alabama’s method of taxing diesel fuel for trains comes before the U.S. Supreme Court today. Does the fuel tax unfairly favor trucks over trains?
The number of suicides in America is growing, particularly in the West, but the issue rarely garners attention from most policymakers.
Many courts across the country are moving to paperless systems in an effort to save money.
When it came to winning the public's approval, Washington, D.C.'s "Mayor for Life" knew that a little bit goes a long way.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in a letter sent to Gov.Andrew Cuomo, asking for the power to independently investigate the killing of any unarmed civilian by a police officer, effectively removing local district attorneys from the process.
Number of rental units available in Washington, D.C., for under $800 a month, which is slightly more than half the number available in 2005 when adjusted for inflation.
Current and historical statistics on suicide deaths by state.
The federal government is seeking to partner with states and localities to help the more than 5 million young adults out of school and work.
Massachusetts last year became one of the first states to require food stamp cards to include photos of recipients, but the new program has created such confusion that some low-income families are unable to buy groceries and the federal government is demanding that the state quickly fix the problem.
Ride-sharing service Uber has expanded quickly by rallying public support for its service before city regulators could catch up. It became so popular in places such as San Francisco that politicians would have paid a big political price had they tried to slow it down.
Hundreds of people marched through Berkeley for a third night a row, blocking a major highway and stopping a train as activists in this ultra-liberal bastion protest grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in the deaths of two unarmed black men.
New York state's top law enforcement official asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to grant him the power to investigate police killings of unarmed civilians after a pair of grand jury decisions in New York City and Ferguson, Mo., led to violence, protests and caused many to question the way police-involved slayings are reviewed.
Amid heightened national attention to police behavior, Attorney General Eric Holder unveiled new federal guidelines Monday restricting the use of profiling by federal law enforcement officers.
State lawmakers in New Jersey investigating last year's scheme to snarl traffic leading to the George Washington Bridge say they've yet to turn up evidence that Gov. Chris Christie knew anything about it.
Veniam, a new civic tech startup in Mountain View, Calif., aims to supply cities with affordable and infrastructure-friendly hot spots using public transit.
Until now, there was no universal, comprehensive methodology for cities around the world to measure their emissions. One of the tool's creators explains its power in the fight against climate change.
Health homes are intended to coordinate physical and mental health treatment for “super-utlizers” of health care, people whose complex medical problems make them disproportionately heavy users of expensive health care services.
The state has flubbed four executions in the last eight years. And now Ohio is fast-tracking a new death-row secrecy law so it can proceed with a January execution anyway.
Federal oversight can promote progress, but it's usually a rocky process.
The U.S. Department of Justice civil rights division announced it found a pattern of "unreasonable and unnecessary use of force" in Cleveland police. Other cities are pursuing reforms on their own in response to criticism that police use force too often.
With most of the new money going toward education and Medicaid and expected pushes for tax cuts from new Republican lawmakers, the competition for the limited leftovers remains fierce.
Unlike nearly every other state, California lacks a central board that oversees higher education, pitting political leaders against university administrators. At issue now is a 28 percent tuition hike.
A few renovations are needed before Greg Abbott, the first Texas governor to use a wheelchair, moves to the 1856 house in January.
The Texas prison system is making it easier for family members to visit loved ones behind bars.
Angry lawmakers vow to take action on problems with care for troubled youths.
A recent survey reveals how local governments are using technology (both new and old) to engage citizens and improve performance.
The increase in New Jersey's annual debt payments, due to new, higher yield bonds issued by the state last week.
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