The mayor of Broward County responds to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ demands of audits of county spending, writing that “The county budget is an intelligent balance between efficient government ...

While state leaders seek to stoke a tax revolt, at least 11 Central Florida cities and counties are signaling they may increase the rate they levy on property owners. They cite a host of reasons, ...

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Some Democrats had hoped that Evers, 73, would run for a third term to give him a chance to potentially work with a ...

We asked readers to rate Tony Evers as governor and comment on his legacy after his announcement he won't seek reelection. Here is what you told us.

Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic ...

A stampede broke out at Haridwar's hilltop Mansa Devi temple where hundreds of devotees had gathered on Sunday, killing at ...

Will last week’s veto override help reduce the growing property-tax load that Ohio’s homeowners now shoulder? No. And the ...

Seventy percent of Georgia nursing home residents rely on Medicaid, raising concerns about the impact of budget cuts.

Maine’s Susan Collins says the Trump administration is pushing the limits of its constitutional powers in clawing back money ...

Nancy Jensen believes she'd still be living in an abusive group home if it wasn't shut down in 2004 with the help of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas, which for decades has received federal ...