In the wake of the recession and the long, slow recovery from it, state and local governments have been even more eager to offer incentives to the few projects they have hopes of landing.

Whether anyone is there or not, New York state Assemblyman John J. McEneny calls a session every three days. There’s a reason why.

Education reform ideas that have generally received widespread support are experiencing pushback in the states, including some surprising places.

There are conflicting pressures on the universal service fee to maintain “plain old telephone service” on one hand and help pay for a broadband future on the other.

States don’t just want money to rebuild -- they want money to make far-reaching changes to infrastructure too.