One Colorado school district is tackling chronic absenteeism among its youngest learners.

State incentives and industry investment are fueling a semiconductor boom that officials hope will secure Texas' place at the ...

The bill aimed at blocking 3-D printed gun parts is raising broader questions about how states regulate emerging technologies ...

It costs more to imprison them, both for their incarceration and its impact on families and communities. We can hold them ...

State financing authorities are taking on new roles, helping local governments plan, manage and pay for major infrastructure ...

MIT’s Charles Stewart, one of the nation’s leading experts on election administration, offers his take on the president’s ...

The city of Somerville, Mass., recently hit a milestone. Three years have passed since anyone died in a traffic collision on ...

State and local governments have more power than they realize to keep older adults out of nursing homes. The tools are in the ...

Thousands of new private schools have opened as public funding expands, but many states have chosen a hands-off approach to ...

The next SpaceX won’t emerge from tax breaks and other public subsidies. What state and local governments should provide is a ...

A toolkit from a national commission emphasizes the importance of partnerships between public health leaders and elected ...

Steve Waldrip, a senior adviser on housing for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, will lead a new state Division of Housing and Community ...