A proposed constitutional amendment would establish an investment fund designed to eventually cover the cost of state ...

A new law requires licensed health professionals to retain control over patient care decisions, even as hospitals ...

A surge in job applications hasn't solved local government staffing shortages. A workforce expert explains why, and what ...

More than a dozen states are now requiring students in their public universities to learn about American history and ...

David Morales, a state representative in Rhode Island and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the Democratic ...

Manufactured housing could help fulfill the demand, but regulations still make it too hard to create these sorely needed ...

New data shows relatively low reconviction rates among 18-year-olds handled in family court as the state weighs expanding the ...

The nation’s largest state journalism relief effort will provide tax credits for retaining and hiring reporters as local newsrooms continue to shrink.

Robert Santos, director of the United States Census Bureau from 2022 to 2025, talks to Governing about the consequences of ...

Allegations involving a Cornell University student are drawing attention to differing legal standards for how intoxication ...

It’s the most error-prone method of execution and has gone wrong several times this year. Christa Pike’s case was the latest.

This is the reality facing people in many rural communities. A 2025 national study classified more than half of ...