Fewer births mean fewer students. Now is the time for policymakers to take steps to mitigate the impact and better support ...

The longtime college aid program is expanding to cover short-term vocational and technical training. To realize its full ...

State leaders are pressing ahead with clean energy goals even as federal actions create new uncertainty for developers.

The Montana state Capitol in Helena. Our country’s ambivalence toward state government goes all the way back to the founding of the republic. (Adobe Stock) Most of us know a fair amount about the ...

The first-in-the-nation law requires independent safety audits of major AI developers, signaling a more active state role in ...

The state has extended a program credited with filling 60,000 government jobs, but New York City is choosing a different ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping campaigns at every level of government while emerging as a defining issue for candidates ...

A nonprofit focused on food security created a playbook to help cities navigate changes to food stamp funding and access.

As much as it’s needed, a new $50 billion federal program is too focused on expensive and unsustainable technology that could ...

Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island are using cost analysis and data to prioritize investments before disasters strike.

Nevada officials are revisiting drug-detection dogs as a way to intercept contraband and reduce overdoses without further ...

New York and California both recently amended their signature cap-and-invest programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...