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That's the combined shortfall Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asked the City Council to cover this week using emergency reserves on top of the $4.8 billion already allocated for fiscal year 2026 ...
Jimmie Lee, a Jersey City transit advocate and member of Hudson County Complete Streets, addressing NJ TRANSIT's board this week about the agency's notoriously unreliable bus tracking app, which is currently only 75 percent to 80 percent accurate. NJ Transit's board responded by approving a $6.4 million contract to upgrade its GPS bus tracking technology, part of an $18 million effort that also includes new locomotive modems for real-time train tracking, moves required under an executive order from Gov. Mikie Sherrill aimed at improving rider information across the system. (NJ.com)
Supporters say the program could help address rising youth suicide and mental health concerns across the state.
The state says platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket resemble illegal gambling, while federal regulators claim exclusive oversight authority.
Cities and states are struggling to keep up with road repairs as infrastructure costs outpace revenues.
Allen, Texas, put a few videos on its new YouTube channel in 2007 just to see what would happen. Today the channel has a subscriber base few local governments could match.
State policies that can unlock the affordability of home electrification, rooftop solar and battery storage could save families significant money while giving them a direct stake in the next energy economy.
People’s perceptions of whether crime is rising and how safe they feel may be influenced by their financial outlook, neighborhood demographics and other factors, according to a recent report.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the location of the first city-run grocery store in the United States, a 20,000-square-foot market slated to open next year in Hunts Point, the Bronx ...
Carolyn Kust, an American Red Cross account manager who oversees blood drives across Oregon, describing why Latino donors, who are more likely than white donors to have Type O blood, the type doctors reach for first in emergencies, have been staying away from donation sites amid fears that giving blood could expose them to immigration enforcement. Kust said Oregon's blood supply is running dangerously thin as a result, noting that the Red Cross typically keeps only about a two-day supply on its shelves and that a single trauma patient can require 50 or more units of blood, while a typical regional blood drive brings in just 30. (OregonLive)
Camp operators say costly state regulations enacted after deadly floods are threatening their ability to operate.
More than 100 districts have lost students, with some seeing enrollment fall by as much as 40 percent.
A new report says transparency issues are complicating efforts to manage growing AI-related resource demands.
There are efforts at the state level to curtail it, but it’s not going away.
They say they’re tightening their belts. But survey optimism and budget balance tell you little about longer-term structural fiscal health.
That's the share of Americans who think artificial intelligence will have a positive effect on the country over the next decade, with more than twice as many expecting negative results ...
Larry Hogan, the two-term former Republican governor of Maryland who sought an open U.S. Senate seat in 2024 and lost to Democrat Angela Alsobrooks by nearly 12 percentage points. Vowing to never run for office again, Hogan is instead launching the nonpartisan Hogan Institute at a small liberal arts college on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, saying he’s focused on teaching leadership skills to undergraduates who he hopes can fix a “broken” two-party system. (Washington Post)
Economists say retirements and demographic shifts are driving one of the steepest labor force declines in decades.
Illinois’ nonprofit diversity disclosure requirement has seen limited compliance nearly two years after passage.
A Pew analysis highlights how local leaders are confronting persistent office vacancies and revenue risks.
The streetcar initially played an economic-development role downtown. As it expands, it’s doing more heavy lifting for the city’s transportation needs.
Salaries and local cost of living are generally intertwined, but no state pays enough for teachers to live comfortably.
State zoning reforms to remove barriers to factory-built homes have done little to close the housing gap. There are steps state and federal policymakers should take to boost this affordable option.
That's how many people dropped off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance rolls between July 2025, when the One Big Beautiful Bill was enacted, and January 2026, an 8 percent decline nationwide ...
Alaska state Rep. Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, making the case on the House floor last week for a bill establishing gold and silver as legal tender in the state — which passed the Legislature nearly unanimously and now awaits Gov. Mike Dunleavy's signature. The bill exempts gold and silver specie from sales taxes when used as currency, though it does not require any store or business to accept it. The lone no vote, Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, offered his own pointed summary: "We don't do this for Pokémon cards — they've gained value." (Anchorage Daily News)
Pennsylvania leaders say the state’s housing shortage is becoming a major economic threat.
State officials say out-of-state data firms are overwhelming agencies and delaying responses for residents.
San Francisco is benefiting from an AI boom while Los Angeles grapples with population decline and a struggling Hollywood.
Despite failing to cover the costs of infrastructure, state and federal motor fuel taxes have been an elegant solution to funding transportation. More user fees are likely, but they will be kludgier and more intrusive.
Amount of water drained unnoticed by a data center in Fayetteville, Ga., last year ...
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