As we saw in the 1990s, the best reforms do not begin in Washington. This year’s elections will produce a crop of new ...

As Louisiana prepares for a $100 billion spaceport, Brownsville's transformation reveals the economic benefits and community ...

Pennsylvania is pushing to expand the use of artificial intelligence tools in government agencies, and local governments are set to follow suit. For local and state agencies, it’s a way to ease the ...

The state has climbed from last to second-to-last in a national ranking, highlighting the persistent lack of contested ...

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order next to a bust of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the Oval Office of the White House May 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President ...

As volunteer ranks decline and emergency services struggle to maintain staffing, the state is increasing annual tax credits from $200 to $800 for eligible firefighters and ambulance workers.

There’s no simple answer. States and their local governments both have had a role in creating the problem, and both can have ...

As the agenda of an academic gathering in public budgeting and finance demonstrated, research is increasingly built for ...

Some flood barriers are prohibited under federal rules, while others fall into a regulatory gray area that leaves homeowners ...

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon in 2021 burned more than 435,000 acres, including a quarter of the Klamath East forest carbon project. Oregonians buying nicotine pouches like Zyn and Rogue were ...

Some public transit authorities lock in fuel prices ahead of time through a practice called hedging. The practice is paying off this year as fuel prices reach record highs. Over time it’s meant to ...

Other states can learn from its nimble, efficient approach to getting federal high-speed internet funds to where they’re ...