Concerns about Postal Service delays are pushing voters toward early in-person voting, prompting election officials to adjust staffing and hours ahead of the midterms.

That’s how much Pennsylvania is putting toward training students for highway construction careers. The money goes to 27 schools and colleges in 21 counties. Grants range from $96,238 to $500,000. The ...

As electric bikes and scooters reach motorcycle-like speeds, rising injuries and deaths are prompting states to reconsider ...

A state law requiring hospitals to automatically screen patients for financial assistance has expanded access to free and ...

Groups that local governments count on to fill service gaps in the face of cuts to federal programs like SNAP and Medicaid ...

In this episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Santiago (Santi) Garces, former Chief ...

State universities are seeing their first enrollment increase since 2013, fueled in part by a surge in transfer students from ...

A former U.S. diplomat will coordinate efforts to address decades of cross-border pollution as new estimates put the economic toll at up to $503.5 million annually.

A shared insurance pool covering 24 counties faces a $25 million shortfall as rising legal claims force local governments to ...

As we saw in the 1990s, the best reforms do not begin in Washington. This year’s elections will produce a crop of new ...

There’s a lot of chatter about a “wave election,” but when it comes to state legislative races the lesson from the past is ...

As volunteer ranks decline and emergency services struggle to maintain staffing, the state is increasing annual tax credits from $200 to $800 for eligible firefighters and ambulance workers.