Connecticut’s “Kid Governor” program is meant to help fifth graders identify issues they care about and plan for how they and ...

What state legislatures do is important, but process matters just as much. Local governments determine whether reforms unlock ...

The initiative comes as federal proposals to require proof of citizenship raise concerns about voting access in rural areas.

Residents in rural communities across the United States continue to lose access to hospital-based obstetrics services, with ...

Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.

The price of household electricity increased at twice the 2.7 percent rate of overall inflation in 2025, according to the ...

The amount Maryland has approved to overhaul its struggling foster care system, expanding placements and strengthening care for youth with complex behavioral and health needs. The funding will support ...

The effort follows earlier battles over social studies and could spread to other states reviewing academic standards.

In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund. But plans to spend those nine-digit ...

The program aims to ease heavy caseloads by summarizing legal filings and generating draft decisions, with judges required to review all outputs.

The first Republican to lead the North Carolina Senate in over a century is seeking a recount in a primary where he trails by ...

A little-used state program is enabling landowners to set aside water for ecosystems in a system built on strong private ...