The city is expanding its use of mental health clinicians and social service teams, creating a new model for responding to ...

A proposed ordinance seeks to regulate Airbnb-style rentals as cities continue searching for the right balance between ...

North Carolina is the latest state to lift minimum parking requirements in its cities, an action it says will help the ...

Too many governments just file them away, failing to use them to fix management problems and improve workforce retention.

Small-town law enforcement agencies are adopting automated license plate readers, bringing new crime-fighting tools and new ...

After expanding Medi-Cal to cover nearly all low-income residents, California is scaling back benefits as budget pressures ...

Sharp enrollment losses are offering an early look at how new eligibility rules and federal policy changes may reshape Medicaid nationwide.

New York's first-of-its-kind statewide inventory shows how quickly artificial intelligence has spread through government ...

After years of record highs, states’ rainy day fund capacity—the number of days that reserve balances could cover state operations—fell in fiscal year 2025, the first decline since the 2007-09 Great ...

Seattle voters will consider a measure to increase taxes to buy more bus service this fall. They have a history of supporting ...

Proponents are hopeful that a public bank would help the city address some of its most intractable problems, including the ...

State-run last-resort insurance plans push rates up for everyone, and they reduce incentives for fire-resistant homes and ...