The Supreme Court limited what federal agencies can do. States could step in, but when it comes to cleaner water there are ...

DaRon McGee, left, looks on as Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota addresses the crowd on hand at the historic Truman ...

The new director of the National Governors Association is emphasizing bipartisanship and civility at a time of growing ...

Cities are turning to artificial intelligence to streamline permitting and cut lengthy approval times, testing whether new ...

(TNS) — A growing number of media organizations with ties to partisan activists are spreading in Michigan in time for the 2020 presidential election. News websites affiliated with Republican and ...

Some state and federal policymakers want restrictions on food stamp purchases to make sure government funds aren’t used to buy unhealthy foods. States would need a waiver from USDA to limit purchases, ...

Nearly 53,000 families have applied as the state expands access to free preschool, part of a broader effort to make pre-K ...

By hitting struggling property owners with additional taxes, cities are penalizing them for vacancies that their own policies ...

Concerns about environmental impacts from data centers have dovetailed with a broader backlash to AI. Dozens of jurisdictions ...

Oregon is among a growing number of states tightening oversight of healthcare deals. New research suggests those laws are ...

Independent redistricting and the state’s top-two primary were designed to curb partisan influence. In today’s more polarized ...

When natural disasters hit rural areas, outside help can be slow to arrive, leaving state and local governments to tackle it ...