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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.
The share of California high school graduates heading to out-of-state colleges in 2022, nearly double the 8.5% who left the state in 2002 ...
President Donald Trump, responding to questions about a recent MRI he says was “perfect,” though he claims he doesn’t know why doctors ordered the scan or what part of his body it examined. Trump, 79, has not provided details about his October visit to Walter Reed or the purpose of the MRI, but told reporters he’d release the results “if you want to have it released.” (New York Daily News)
With 110 deaths this year, legislators want mandatory drowning prevention education for new parents and stricter safety rules for older pools.
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?
President Donald Trump, during the annual Thanksgiving ceremony where he pardoned Gobble and Waddle, two North Carolina bred turkeys, after saying he initially wanted to name the birds “Chuck and Nancy,” a jab at Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. (AP News)
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.
The length of new work shifts the New York City Department of Correction is piloting to ease ongoing staffing shortages ...
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.
The number of Mississippi families now on a waitlist for child-care vouchers after the expiration of federal pandemic-era funding ...
Broward County Democratic County Commissioner Steven Geller blasting Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia’s recent audits of county spending, a central feature of Ingoglia’s newly rebranded Florida Agency for Fiscal Oversight. Geller accused the office of using faulty math to claim Broward County wasted $189 million over five years. Speaking at the Florida Association of Counties’ 2025 legislative meeting, Geller dismissed the findings as politically driven and echoed concerns raised by other county officials who say the audits are more about generating headlines ahead of Ingoglia’s re-election bid than genuinely improving fiscal oversight. (Florida Phoenix)
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.
The number of Americans expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, the highest ever recorded ...
Minnesota state Sen. Rob Kupec. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party lawmaker praised Gov. Tim Walz’s record but voiced concern about Walz seeking a third term, a move some Democrats fear could be risky in a volatile political climate. Kupec said voter unpredictability makes any third-term bid challenging, even for an incumbent with significant accomplishments. His comments reflect broader unease within the party, as Democrats worry that Walz’s re-election campaign could reverberate down the ballot in a year when every statewide office, the Legislature and all eight U.S. House seats will be at stake. (Minnesota Star Tribune)
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.
It’s easier than ever to send out a survey instrument, and they’re an important tool for governments. But with so many of them out there, it’s harder than ever to reach a critical mass of respondents.
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