Latest News
Legal challenges, unclear rules and costly implementation leave counties uncertain when or if tax relief will take effect.
Experts warn that permissive policies and app-based betting are accelerating addiction, especially among young men.
Teachers say low-rigor industry certifications have become a common pathway to diplomas, particularly in under-resourced schools.
Lynn, Mass., converted an underutilized downtown office space into room for two schools, avoiding the need to find land or funding for building a new school.
Inexpensive single-room-occupancy dwellings were common in America decades ago, but overregulation has driven them from the housing market.
Few states measure the difference between taxes owed and paid, even as budget pressures mount.
Officials say a streamlined approach to technical support could improve compliance and protect public health.
Lawmakers are stockpiling bullion and exploring gold-backed debit cards as concerns about the dollar and federal debt grow.
Limited treatment options have pushed educators to integrate addiction recovery directly into the school system.
If artificial intelligence tools struggle to find official guidance, too often the answers they generate are wrong. Governments need to make their information readable by machines as well as humans.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says updated regulations could unlock projects and help lower utility bills as energy demand rises.
Voters will decide whether a new levy could raise millions and push empty properties back onto the housing market.
Lawmakers are weighing whether to scale back or repeal a fast-growing incentive now costing billions in lost sales tax revenue.
Election administrators should be more focused on foreign efforts to sway public opinion than on direct tampering with vote counts, experts say.
Polls show some Democrats in a large primary field gaining support. But if the election were held today, two Republicans would likely advance to the runoffs, shutting Democrats out.
If local journalism and civic information are truly public goods, their survival will require bold public interventions. It’s beginning to happen.
The rollout follows fraud investigations and whistleblower claims of weak oversight in Massachusetts’ benefits system.
In 2023, following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon experienced more new business registrations than any other state in the nation.
Facing a major budget deficit, Karen Bass says the goal is no longer to grow the LAPD but to stop its continued decline.
Housing shortages are bipartisan, but a new survey finds parties have different ideas about fixing them.
Too often local officials sign nondisclosure agreements that keep the public in the dark about tech companies’ plans. Policymakers need to rein them in.
About 40 percent of participants in the city’s Inside Safe initiative have fallen back into unsheltered homelessness.
A surge in pro-housing bills reflects growing agreement across parties that boosting supply is key to tackling affordability.
Garden apartments don’t look like much, but they’ve been an important source of housing for people of modest means for a long time. Do they point the way to a residential future?
The rules vary widely from state to state, and they do little to prevent policymakers from pushing costs into the future unsustainably. A couple of states are trying to take a longer-term view.
The 65-plus population has more than doubled in 15 years, driving demand for health care and shrinking the labor pool.
District leaders are investing in peer-driven marketing as they work to reverse long-term enrollment declines.
Coverage losses and reduced funding coincide with a surge in uninsured patients seeking care.
The 2028 Games are approaching fast; not everyone thinks L.A. can get through hosting financially unscathed.
A growing number of states are considering digital assets, even as public finance experts remain skeptical.
Sponsored
-
Sponsored
Most Read
