News
Communities that cultivate a network of institutions and pay attention to the "3 Es" of resiliency will be better able to respond and adapt to new challenges.
After months of acrimony in which the chances of passage seemed bleak, plans for a $40 million early childhood education program in Indianapolis are on the verge of becoming reality.
Because California voters reduced penalties for a number of drug and theft crimes by passing Prop. 47, Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer asked the City Council on Monday to let him hire more employees to file roughly 8,800 more cases expected annually -- crimes that used to be handled by the district attorney as felonies but now are misdemeanors.
In an effort to reduce the growing number of inmates with mental health and substance abuse problems in New York City’s jails, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans on Monday to significantly expand public health services at almost every step of the criminal justice process.
A surge in health insurer competition appears to be helping restrain premium increases in hundreds of counties next year, with prices dropping in many places where newcomers are offering the least expensive plans, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of federal premium records.
The Philadelphia Police Department launched a pilot body-camera program Monday in which more than two dozen officers will wear the cameras while on duty for six months.
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday that the department would begin testing body cameras on officers within about 60 days as part of a pilot project.
One day before its first-in-Texas ban on hydraulic fracturing is set to take effect, Denton called the oil and gas extraction technique a “public nuisance” that the North Texas town has the right to regulate.
The state's budget board selected an 11.68 percent budget growth rate with little discussion, though the decision could have a big impact on next year’s legislative session.
Falling gas prices have taken a toll on states that link their gas taxes to the price of fuel, rather than assessing it by the gallon.
Even with new laws outlawing "revenge porn" and cyberbullying, sexting is difficult to prosecute not only because youth are involved, but also because in most states it's not illegal.
President Obama proposes more training and technology for cops in the aftermath of Ferguson.
New York City's mayor is poised to introduce legislation this month that would eliminate the city's horse-drawn carriage industry.
Eastern Kentucky University criminal justice professor Peter Kraska, on how criminal justice systems can evolve.
The projected gap between revenue and expenses for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for the next fiscal year. Metro wants the eight municipalities served to pay the difference or risk service cutbacks.
Ann Marie Maher, president and CEO of Prince William County, Virginia's tourism department. Maher is trying to persuade Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, to visit the county when he and his wife come to the United States next week. The county is named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721- 1765), Prince William's seventh great uncle.
The health secretary of Maryland, the only state yet to adopt another state's technology, details the switch that led to a successful second-year launch after an initial glitch-ridden rollout.
Water bills have increased faster than any other and show no signs of slowing down, hitting low-income Americans the hardest.
The Obama administration proposed Wednesday to tighten the allowable limit of ozone in the air, a bid to curtail the rising problem of asthma and other respiratory ailments but one that faces strong opposition from industry groups and Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Single-sex education, common in the United States until the 19th century, when it fell into deep disfavor except in private or parochial schools, is on the rise again in public schools as educators seek ways to improve academic performance, especially among the poor.
More people applied for Louisiana's private school vouchers than there were spaces available this year, but over $3.7 million of the program's funding has still gone unused.
For the 2014-15 school year, the Kentucky Department of Education has approved waivers that allow Wolfe and Owsley and 11 other districts to use virtual or other non-traditional means of instruction when school is cancelled because of weather or another emergency. In many cases, students will participate in the snow day lessons online.
Gov. Deval Patrick is accepting no responsibility for the Democratic Party losing the State House Corner Office to Republican Charlie Baker after holding it for two terms, telling "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd this morning, "the outcome of elections depend on the candidates, not the folks or the guy on the sidelines."
Ferguson, Mo., will establish a civilian review board to monitor police conduct and will recruit more African American officers, the mayor announced Sunday.
While we argue about issues like federal intrusion and Common Core, not enough attention is being paid to steps that could bring real improvement to our schools.
The price the state's voters will end up paying for decades of electing irresponsible policymakers is likely to be very high.
We need to do better at distinguishing misconduct and maladministration from truly illegal behavior.
Increase in municipal securities and loans held by banks between 2009 and 2014.
The change prompts hostility from some states, gratitude from others.
Most Read
