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The number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week.
The unprecedented move aims to quell concerns about data centers driving up energy costs.
With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and the environment.
Progress is slow and uneven a year after the Eaton Fire. The wealthy and the well-insured are faring the best.
A national repository of personal information the federal government is seeking poses serious dangers. Americans should be free to speak out without fear that their data will be used to target them for retaliation.
This isn’t the first time the president has threatened to invoke the act giving him broad power to deploy the military on U.S. soil.
The White House offered few details Wednesday on what Congress can expect from planned legislative recommendations for a national standard that would seek to preempt state laws.
An investigation has revealed that many of these deaths — whether the result of withdrawal, chronic medical conditions or mental health complications — could have been prevented.
Thirty-six states will hold gubernatorial elections this year, with at least 21 incumbents term-limited or not running for another term.
New York’s 51-member city council unanimously selected Julie Menin as its next speaker. She could help determine the prospects for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ambitious agenda.
It could signal major changes in compliance, grants and oversight for state and local governments. That’s happened in the past.
A century of increasingly restrictive zoning has priced out lower-cost housing, and new limits on how homes are used risk deepening the affordability crisis.
Unlike federal DOGE, the Montgomery County office doesn’t envision layoffs becoming part of its mission.
The top reasons for movers related to family and work opportunities, according to the study. Nearly half of the inbound movers reported an annual income of $150,000 or more.
After years of waiting, states and territories will soon begin breaking ground on projects intended to expand access to high-speed internet nationwide.
Santa Fe has adopted a new law that ties the local minimum wage to inflation and housing costs. Backers say the measure will boost workers’ incomes while providing predictability to businesses.
The federal Rural Health Transformation Program will grant $50 billion to states to expand access to health care. Here’s where state applications stand.
New federal guidance calls for reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 down to 11. At least 17 states have announced they’ll disregard it.
The state doesn’t currently allow for the voting method, but some legislators want to ban it from being an option in the future.
Taxes on alcohol, tobacco, gambling and cannabis produce a lot of revenue, but they raise questions of fairness.
In short, more clarity with less spectacle. Last year’s federal tax cuts won’t have much of an impact on state and local revenues, but tariff refund politics could be a fiscal wild card. And AI’s effects will be felt on several fronts.
It’s tempting for governments to shortchange spending on things like training, infrastructure maintenance and disaster preparation. But not spending the money can cost a lot more in the long run.
Officials hope the move helps them ease a doctor shortage.
Nurses from some of the city’s leading hospitals went on strike early Monday, with labor and management unable to reach a deal that would pay nurses more, provide better security and ensure minimum staffing.
The more flexible approach some doctors are taking clashes with traditional views of how to treat people with addiction.
Firefighters are adopting new equipment and approaches to better protect against toxic smoke and soot.
Those just joining governing bodies shouldn’t just hang back and observe. They need to stay in touch with their constituents, work with colleagues who don’t share all their views, and commit themselves to high ethical standards.
A decades-old payroll system and advance pay practices are costing the state millions and frustrating employees forced to pay it back.
Federal Medicaid cuts could shift millions in health-care expenses back to local governments.
Soaring costs are pushing parents out of the workforce and draining productivity from local employers.
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