A new stream of leftist candidates for local office is vowing to lower the cost of living for everyone. How much runway will ...

A new survey underscores how housing costs and the cost of living are emerging as workforce and economic development ...

Wichita is pursuing direct potable reuse, betting advanced treatment technology can strengthen long-term water supplies ...

The Montana state Capitol in Helena. Our country’s ambivalence toward state government goes all the way back to the founding of the republic. (Adobe Stock) Most of us know a fair amount about the ...

Growing electricity demand and ambitious clean energy goals are prompting lawmakers to revisit one of the nation's strictest ...

Fewer births mean fewer students. Now is the time for policymakers to take steps to mitigate the impact and better support ...

A Massachusetts district is experimenting with universal eighth-grade algebra, raising fresh questions about access, ...

The longtime college aid program is expanding to cover short-term vocational and technical training. To realize its full ...

State leaders are pressing ahead with clean energy goals even as federal actions create new uncertainty for developers.

The state has extended a program credited with filling 60,000 government jobs, but New York City is choosing a different ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping campaigns at every level of government while emerging as a defining issue for candidates ...

Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island are using cost analysis and data to prioritize investments before disasters strike.