Politics www.nytimes.com Cities widely ignore federal flood protection rules, with few penalties Cities and towns nationwide are failing to properly restrict construction in flood zones, an analysis for The Times found, violating taxpayer-subsidized insurance rules.
Politics www.nytimes.com A school board says no to big oil, and alarms sound in business-friendly Louisiana Given new veto power over the tax breaks the state lavishes on industry, local officials are starting to say their budget needs come first.
