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Percentage of New York City voters who support the creation of municipally owned grocery stores ...
The initiative was created four years ago to combat Colorado’s teacher shortage. More than 2,000 people have received grants from the program since its creation.
After more than 1 million deaths, opioid mortality is dropping fast.
Phone lines that provide mental health support to tens of thousands of Californians say they are on the verge of shutting down or dramatically scaling back as a result of cuts in the state’s new budget.
Employers aren’t happy with the skills today’s college graduates bring to the workplace. A few states are addressing the problem with effective work-based learning programs.
The Lone Star State accounts for roughly a third of all damages caused by extreme weather in the U.S. during the last 10 years.
“Collaboration isn’t just a nice to have, it is a must have for these challenges that we’re facing.”
Andre Dickens, who is the first Atlanta mayor to serve as chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission. Speaking with other local elected officials, he implored them to work together on issues such as traffic, housing and homelessness. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Number of undocumented patients who were treated at Texas hospitals from December through February at a cost of $329 million ...
Andrew Cuomo avoided the mistakes that kept his father from reaching his full potential. But then he found other mistakes to make.
Arizona has seen more turnover in its election offices than most states. A fellowship program showed a path for attracting young workers to these jobs.
Lawmakers approved numerous bills to help his companies, including a shield against shareholder lawsuits and changes to highway and airspace usage around his SpaceX facility.
Self-government and local control are in jeopardy as never before. Diversity initiatives are engines of equal opportunity, offering a direct return on public investment.
James Surowiecki, a financial author and columnist. On social media, Surowiecki pointed to a list of state names for Medicaid programs — almost none of which are branded as Medicaid. Instead, state programs are known by names such as Apple Health, Denali Care, Hoosier Healthwise and TennCare. (X)
In January, Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order calling for state workers to return to the office. The state is no longer allowing hybrid work arrangements, with everyone either at home or at the office full time.
A narrow majority of justices found that by regulating abortion, legislators had "impliedly repealed" the state's near-total ban on the procedure. Dissenters called the ruling pure policymaking.
Universities were already facing a grim future due to demographic changes. Then along came Trump.
States should remove barriers to building, siting and competition to unleash electricity.
States are expecting flat revenues and increasing costs in this new fiscal year. They’ll face hard choices even if Congress does not cut major aid programs.
Senators voted 99-1 to strike the ban from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It would have blocked state and local governments from regulating AI for a decade.
The number of states rejecting summer lunch funding from the federal government...
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor was about to sign a pair of bills that would shield a variety of building projects from the California Environmental Quality Act, a landmark 1970 act that has contributed to the state’s reputation for making building difficult. Newsom and other supporters hope the new laws will encourage construction. (Mercury News)
The congressman, who would be the first Black GOP governor since Reconstruction, is the frontrunner to succeed Ron DeSantis. In an interview, he says he would not shift policy much.
The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.
Congress is still working through the budget process but it's clear no federal agency or program is immune from change.
States are spending 15 percent of their home-generated revenue on the program, seeing their largest cost increases in 20 years.
The share of Minnesota voters who would prefer Democratic Gov. Tim Walz not run again...
JD Mangat, the mayor of Lafayette, Colo. In addition to serving as mayor, he works as a middle school teacher, but his salary is not high enough to afford prices in the Denver-area city. Nevertheless, he opposes new housing laws just taking effect in Colorado meant to promote construction and bring down prices, saying they take away too much local control. (Denver Post)
Like some other states, Indiana is moving away from criminal justice reform efforts, imposing new penalties for homicide, fentanyl and other crimes.
Last year, a total of $13 billion in public subsidies were proposed for stadiums. Taxpayer money could pay bigger returns elsewhere.
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