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Rising use of force by federal agents is testing the limits of state authority and civil rights protections.
Thousands of unplugged wells from a century of drilling are leaking pollution, while the state struggles to track money meant to fix the problem.
The incentives are reshaping rural economies, with debates emerging about oversight and long-term community costs.
Public officials can make the greatest difference when they focus on their communities’ housing, transportation and utility costs.
A statewide strike aims to halt normal economic activity in response to recent enforcement actions and a fatal shooting.
Unlike most states, New Jersey applies licensing and insurance rules to both low-speed and high-speed bikes.
Federal policy fights, a proposed state funding holdback and declining student counts are squeezing school district budgets.
New governors in Virginia and New Jersey signed executive orders aimed at lowering costs.
Joe DiVincenzo has served as county executive for Essex County, N.J., since 2003. He's become a power broker in Democratic state politics even while working with and endorsing some Republicans.
A new report outlines what it would cost to bring world-class transit to America’s urbanized areas.
They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.
Small schools with minimal staff face hundreds of hours of work to satisfy the Education Department’s new reporting requirement tied to post-affirmative-action scrutiny.
With about 86 percent of its transportation fuel imported from California and refinery closures looming, state leaders launched a Fuel Resiliency Committee to address supply vulnerabilities.
Industry surveys reveal a growing disconnect between when data centers expect power and when utilities can provide it.
It’s important to give renters a stronger voice. And we need to make big bets on new ways to build.
The state’s 2021 pay-range law helped fuel similar policies across the U.S. and now the European Union.
New federal rules give states just months to begin spending and prove results to secure future funding.
For-profit programs proliferated as oversight lagged and exam pass rates sank.
States will be scrambling to manage new priorities and demands from Washington, tighten their belts in a tough budget cycle and respond to federal frameworks on AI regulation.
Billions of dollars are at stake. With new federal rules, it’s up to state lawmakers to ensure that programs like food stamps serve those in need without wasting taxpayer dollars.
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.
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