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A runoff election to replace Miami's outgoing Republican mayor has taken on national significance ahead of the 2026 midterms. And a progressive blocks a former governor's hoped-for comeback in Jersey City.
Over 2,100 schools in 26 states have adopted shorter weeks, mostly in rural districts seeking teacher retention and budget relief.
Higher education battles around the country are beginning to look like a sports competition.
The law was designed to rein in pharmacy benefit managers and stabilize local pharmacies, but officials say limited oversight and slow implementation have blunted its impact.
A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety.
Backed by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Blockchain Council, the state’s $5 million crypto investment comes as bitcoin prices dip and critics warn the state is venturing into a volatile industry.
In one form or another over decades, this urban improvement program and its predecessors have found bipartisan support. But their record is mixed at best.
The only viable path to a national standard is one built on the foundation that our laboratories of democracy are laying. Congressional efforts to freeze state oversight over AI companies would leave Americans exposed.
Legal experts warn the ordinance is likely to face a challenge from the Trump administration.
The bill's defeat came with promises from Democrats and Republicans alike to reintroduce a similar bill in the 2027 regular legislative session.
The federal government ended funding for an organization that gave election officials free help managing physical and cyber threats against election workers and operations.
They’re an important pipeline of skills, products and innovation for larger industries, but they’re reeling from tariffs. There’s a role for grants and tax breaks, and states need to track who these businesses are and what they do.
A near-empty mobile vaccine clinic reveals a growing mistrust of vaccines and public health experts.
Labor tensions and rent-control fallout opened the door for challenger Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s incoming first Hmong American mayor.
Program and tax changes in the massive budget reconciliation bill are reshaping states’ short- and long-term fiscal pictures. How will policymakers respond?
The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that semi-autonomous robots could reshape policing in troubling ways.
A regional design meant to prevent failures during wildfires never worked in practice.
Data center exemptions now make up nearly 80 percent of all economic-incentive spending, even as communities raise concerns about rising power costs.
A committee of judges and attorneys recommends piloting a program allowing non-attorneys to provide legal support.
After decades of bipartisan reforms that prioritized rehabilitation over punishment, states are moving back toward prosecuting younger teens as adults. It contradicts decades of research, and it doesn’t make communities safer.
HUD’s shift from permanent housing to short-term programs could force formerly homeless residents back onto the streets and strain local budgets.
The sweeping funding initiative is aimed at replenishing supply and fixing failing systems as the state braces for future drought risk.
Construction of Meta’s $27 billion “Hyperion” facility coincides with a more than 600 percent spike in truck crashes.
States are having doubts about whether their sports betting programs — legalized in a rush of legislation over the last several years — are generating the promised benefits.
State and local financial managers face the impact of federal aid cutbacks, plus new rules and even some opportunities. It’s time to focus on what’s practical and necessary, both near and longer term.
They need a lot more support than they get. Their success is crucial to building the workforce our economy needs.
Expiring subsidies and fewer insurers fuel 421 percent surge in ACA marketplace premiums.
Florida, meanwhile, gains one every two minutes. New data shows how population shifts are reshaping budgets and tax bases nationwide.
State lawmakers are pushing to better measure and improve police efforts to close cases.
Reduced revenues and rising costs leave municipalities tightening their budgets, per a new National League of Cities report.
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