Years of public investment have added thousands of childcare slots, but high costs and shortages for infants continue to ...

Many legislatures closed budget gaps without sweeping cuts, but mounting fiscal pressures are narrowing their options.

Like other “wicked” problems, housing is hard to solve because it’s complicated. We hear there’s a lack of supply, but one of ...

Local leaders spend a lot of money and effort trying to grow regional economies while overlooking one of their biggest assets ...

The report does not indicate how many children are uninsured, but notes changes in child Medicaid enrollment typically correspond with increases in children going without health i ...

The WA Cares program begins paying benefits this week, offering a new state-run approach to financing long-term care.

A small bump in income can cost a family far more in lost public assistance, leading some to forgo opportunity. There are ...

Most of us know a fair amount about the state we live in. Many of us have a bit of knowledge about the other 49. But when it ...

The state has launched a mobile tool to help recipients navigate new limits on food purchases under its revised SNAP policy.

A state website created to increase accountability omits some employee compensation because of how the law defines pay.

An analysis of projects and local opposition highlights the growing tensions surrounding AI infrastructure in rural ...

New York and California both recently amended their signature cap-and-invest programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...