Carl Smith is a senior staff writer for Governing and covers a broad range of issues affecting states and localities. He can ...

Governing, covering transportation, housing and infrastructure. He previously worked for PlanPhilly, Philadelphia magazine, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom cleared his state’s death row earlier this month, commuting the death sentences of over 500 inmates in the ...

As soon as next year, student loan borrowers in default could face garnished wages and seized tax refunds. States are ...

With the Games' budget climbing to $7.3 billion, city and state officials are confronting rising infrastructure costs and ...

Following rollbacks to the state's landmark climate law, newly elected legislators are preparing to push for greater clean ...

More than 1 in 10 working-age Americans didn’t have health coverage in 2026, according to a new survey. Many who did still deferred care because of cost.

Governors often like to say they have the best job in politics, enjoying lots of agenda-setting deference in their home ...

Hospital-based initiatives have served nearly 10,000 patients since 2019, connecting victims with support services to reduce repeat injuries and healthcare costs.

Democrats prevailed in Secretary of State races in the battleground states of Arizona, Michigan and Nevada, and flipped the ...

Home price increases are slowing, but a sharp decline in construction permits raises concerns about whether the region can ...

Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa won the race for governor, the first Democrat to win the office since 1990. She beat incumbent Greg Abbott, who was seeking a fourth term.