Federal policy changes stand to make it harder for local governments to cope with housing instability and homelessness. There are some things they can do to brace for what’s coming.
Many of our deepest political problems have the same surprising source.
State and local government leaders know their budgets are being swamped by federal changes. They need to act fast to mitigate the impacts.
State humanities councils connect Americans with their past and each other. That work is under threat due to federal cuts.
States are doing the bidding of big drugmakers by limiting the cost-saving role of pharmacy benefit managers.
State lawmakers are making the right move by curtailing the major middlemen of drug sales, known as pharmacy benefit managers.
Already, 1 in 3 counties receive federal disaster declarations each year. With disasters growing in strength and frequency, federal policies need to change.
State and local retirement systems should collaborate to develop an AI-powered digital assistant to help government employees make better financial decisions throughout their careers. Hand-me-downs from the private sector won't cut it.
The only state with such a program didn’t get there overnight. Years of action at the state Capitol and the ballot box set the stage. It’s a lesson for lawmakers in other states facing the fiscal challenges of providing services families need amid diminishing federal aid.
Bringing generative artificial intelligence to bear on a staple of local government promises substantial improvements.
Forbidding high-rises were a product of a misguided, elitist ideology. We could have done better than leveling vibrant neighborhoods.
The payoff from effective personnel policies is a heightened sense of residents’ confidence in government and quality of life.
To address local challenges, cities and counties have to act as catalysts for other groups, including businesses, nonprofits and residents, to address areas of common interest in collaborative fashions.
When it comes to protecting their residents from environmental harms, lawmakers in red and blue states alike are making progress without waiting for Washington.
High school students’ math and reading proficiency levels are the lowest in decades. Only rigorous accountability and proven improvement strategies can turn that around.
Two big political blocs have different ideas when it comes to health.
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