Growing electricity demand and ambitious clean energy goals are prompting lawmakers to revisit one of the nation's strictest ...

A Massachusetts district is experimenting with universal eighth-grade algebra, raising fresh questions about access, ...

For a city, hosting a mega sporting event might be worth it for prestige, local pride and global visibility. But it rarely pays off, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill.

The sale of Cincinnati's city-owned railroad marks the end of an era when many municipalities built and owned railroads for the economic advantage they brought to the region. Cincinnati voters ...

A rural Missouri highway. Counties own and maintain 44 percent of all public road miles. (Adobe Stock) Picture a grain elevator in rural Missouri on a harvest morning. A line of loaded semis snakes ...

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

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

An architectural rendering of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center in St. Louis. Ground broke in November for the 150,000-square-foot facility, which is being built with a combination of ...

At a Planned Parenthood Great Northwest rally on April 21, 2024, Idahoans advocated for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law protects access to abortion procedures in emergency situations, ...

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

Five main factors consistently drive up costs and delay transportation projects. Many state departments of transportation (DOTs) are understaffed and rely on expensive outside consultants for project ...

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