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Trump’s vow to get rid of mail voting may be aimed at blue states, but it’s been gaining popularity among GOP voters. And it ...

The city spends more than $500,000 a year on ShotSpotter, plus millions in labor costs, but data show few arrests or firearms ...

With the new law, patients and providers can opt into experimental treatments with reduced legal risks, access services via ...

Projects seeking as much as 10,000 megawatts risk doubling statewide demand, raising concerns about how to shield residential ratepayers.

State and local governments depend on federal data for everything from community planning to disaster response. What happens if it goes away?

Regardless of the particular circumstances, many are determined both to improve their town and to better integrate with it.

Cities and states scrambled to house homeless people in hotels and motels during the emergency phase of the pandemic. Many ...

A measure that would’ve instituted a 10-year ban on state and local government AI regulations was ultimately dropped from the ...

Colorado’s “rolling conformity” with the federal tax code, coupled with sweeping tax breaks enacted by Congress, triggered a ...

State health officials say 42 days without a new infection marks the official end of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in ...

More than 300 residents are being relocated because of public safety concerns and plans to restore Columbus Park for ...