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By hitting struggling property owners with additional taxes, cities are penalizing them for vacancies that their own policies ...

Oregon is among a growing number of states tightening oversight of healthcare deals. New research suggests those laws are ...

Cities are turning to artificial intelligence to streamline permitting and cut lengthy approval times, testing whether new ...

The Supreme Court limited what federal agencies can do. States could step in, but when it comes to cleaner water there are ...

DaRon McGee, left, looks on as Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota addresses the crowd on hand at the historic Truman ...

Road work in Sacramento, Calif. A recent study of public works projects in Sacramento County found that unionized contractors outperformed non-union contractors on both cost control and timely ...

The new director of the National Governors Association is emphasizing bipartisanship and civility at a time of growing ...

There have been some promising reforms to occupational licensing, but too many states still erect barriers that don’t reflect ...

When natural disasters hit rural areas, outside help can be slow to arrive, leaving state and local governments to tackle it ...