Nebraska becomes the 12th state to bar diversion of Social Security, veterans and railroad survivor benefits toward ...

New Census estimates show the state added more residents than any state in 2025 even as immigration and domestic migration ...

State prisons are full, forcing Idaho to house inmates in county jails and out-of-state facilities at sharply higher expense.

Chatbots with inadequate safeguards are harming our children, rewiring their brains in ways that lead to anxiety, depression ...

Whether they come from abroad or elsewhere in the U.S., they are reshaping communities in profound ways. That’s not likely to ...

Kansas flex-plexes and Indiana microcenters are turning underused spaces into multiprovider childcare facilities.

Parents say inconsistent and confusing local attendance policies undermine efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and erode ...

State legislators introduce hundreds of K-12 proposals each year, but less than 10 percent reach the governor’s desk.

As federal aid shrinks in 2026, wide disparities in sales tax reliance highlight the limits and risks of leaning more heavily on consumption taxes.

Plans for an autonomous vehicle future are being made in many large cities. But how close are those plans to being realized?

A market crash doesn’t seem imminent, but there are lessons for public financiers, pension funds and policymakers from ...

With pandemic-era aid gone and long-term structural challenges looming, 2026 budget debates will test lawmakers’ ability to balance short-term gaps and future risk.