Affordability was the word of this election season, and candidates across the spectrum promised to bring costs down. Getting there means tackling housing, childcare, groceries, transportation and ...

Governors often like to say they have the best job in politics, enjoying lots of agenda-setting deference in their home states while largely steering clear of D.C.’s partisan gridlock. Of course, it ...

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.

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

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

Their benefits have been lost in the overheated rhetoric of the midterms. The election results give communities the upper ...

Come January, there will be more women governors and members of Congress than ever before. The executive director at The ...

A newly established state office will coordinate early intervention efforts as online extremist groups increasingly exploit ...

States are relying on large-scale energy storage to strengthen electric grids, but safety concerns have prompted communities ...