The crimes Americans are most concerned about are financial ones. Identity theft tops the list, with 77 percent expressing ...

In Illinois, Nebraska and other states, family farms are colliding with estate- and inheritance-tax thresholds tied to an illiquid asset. Many of the states that tax wealth at death have already built ...

Residents protest against an approved data center at the Pittsburg Technology Park in Pittsburg, Calif., on Monday, July 20, 2026. Residents voiced concerns about resource constraints and pollution ...

Big-city mayors are experiencing whiplash as violent crime drops to historic lows following a sharp spike in the early ...

Local leaders are more apprehensive than ever about appearing in public, a survey from Princeton’s Bridging Divides ...

Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected ...

There’s a movement to push the costs onto the companies that produce it, in hopes of boosting recycling and providing incentives to change the packaging they use. Some states have moved in that ...

A 2025 push to round up undocumented immigrants continues to disrupt local economies in Los Angeles County. Local officials ...

Students are returning to classes this week with new backpacks, new outfits, and a new rule: no phones out during the school ...

The incentive is projected to cost the state $188 million this year, and lawmakers from both parties have voted to repeal it.

Gov. Greg Abbott has halted state funding for the AI-powered license plate readers as privacy concerns and reports of misuse ...

The nation’s largest school district is banning generative AI through eighth grade, but parents and teachers say exemptions ...