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Universities were already facing a grim future due to demographic changes. Then along came Trump.
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.
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.
States should remove barriers to building, siting and competition to unleash electricity.
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.
Downtowns have always evolved. A look at history shows they’ll never go away.
Syracuse, N.Y., is having renewed success. Mayor Ben Walsh helped make it happen.
Ideas are now flowing down from Washington into the states, rather than the other way around.
Daniel Perez, the Florida Speaker, has been combatting the governor over various proposals and personal ambitions all year.
A transit agency’s social media strategy shows how to communicate a winning message.
State and local leaders have billions of reasons to worry Congress could end the tax exemption for municipal bond investors.
Miserable conditions are bad not only for the incarcerated but staff who are severely stressed. There is a better way.
After more than 1 million deaths, opioid mortality is dropping fast.
Supporters of vouchers and other funding for private schools are on a winning streak.
The notion of controlling development and limiting suburban sprawl is finding some traction in pockets of the Sun Belt and West. You might be surprised at what’s been happening in Montana.
Threats down to the local level have grown more pervasive. Party officials worry that recent shootings could have a deterring effect on some prospective candidates.
A slew of measures that passed the Senate failed to come up for a vote in the Assembly. Advocates blame Speaker Carl Heastie, who says they’ve failed to build up support for legislation.
The public sector is more obsessed than ever with using data to make decisions. But some think the quality of it may be getting worse.
Tracy Post, chair of the Yarmouth, Mass., Select Board. She was referring to state Rep. Chris Flanagan, who has kept his seat but not appeared in public since being indicted on federal fraud charges in April. Flanagan’s criminal complaint requires him to be employed or actively looking but Yarmouth is now the third and final town in his state House district that has voted to call on him to resign for non-performance of duty. (Boston Herald)
Overall state aid to colleges and universities was flat this year but lawmakers approved $610 million in construction, with promises of more for future phases of new projects.
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