Girmay Zahilay is the first new executive of King County, Wash., in 16 years. His restructure of the executive office sprouted rumors he "fired everyone" — but Zahilay says he's just organizing his ...

While New York has ambitious climate mandates, deregulation and early infrastructure investments have allowed Texas to build renewable energy much faster.

After 24 hours of grinding floor debate, the Washington House approved an income tax on households earning more than $1 million per year.

Critical infrastructure that holds up the state’s foster care system is quietly collapsing, leaving children at risk. A well-meaning reform for sexual abuse survivors is contributing to the crisis.

A lot of cities have tried doing away with the fare box. Most of them have run into problems of one kind or another.

In many states, it’s too easy for malicious actors to gain access to EBT cards. Officials in California, and now several other states, are trying to change that.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she regrets signing legislation providing “voluntary plans of safe care.” (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/TNS) Americans are having a few regrets about their ...

A proposed statewide Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would cover housekeepers and other workers employed in private homes and give them access to wage, discrimination and enforcement protections.

Corpus Christi leaders say a water emergency could arrive within months, with shortages potentially disrupting major industries and fuel distribution.

For the first time in the decade that homeless mortality has been tracked in Los Angeles County, fewer people have died on the streets and in shelters, the Department of Public Health reported Tuesday ...

As long as Congress disregards the collateral damage that AI and other new technologies are already bringing to our economy, states and municipalities will need to move quickly to capture new revenues ...

Proposed legislation would allow schools to check immigration status and potentially deny enrollment or charge tuition, ...