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Report: Indiana Mayoral Offices Shifting From Democrats to Republicans
Meanwhile, more than 20 percent of all mayoral elections in Indiana go uncontested.
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Houston's Pensions Can Be Fixed, But as Other Cities Show Us, There's No Silver Bullet
The good news, for Houston, is there are clear steps it can take to manage its pension finances. The bad news? Almost all of them will cause some pain.
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How Houston’s Unfunded Pension Liability Went From $0 to $4 Billion in Just 15 Years
There are two big reasons Houston’s pension challenges are growing. To fix the problem, they have to be addressed.
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Data-sharing Efforts Aim to Improve Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Outcomes
"Unless we know the scope of what we’re dealing with," one nonprofit says, "there’s no way to develop solutions to it."
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Weekly Roundup: What It Would Mean to Have a Former Mayor As Vice President
Tim Kaine is the kind of guy whose "eyes lit up at the mention of land-use regulations," according to one observer.
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