Left-leaning mayoral winners are getting a lot of attention, but in a few cities business-friendly moderates are showing ...

A professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, co-editor of Public Finance Journal and director of the Nebraska State and Local Finance Lab ...

If abruptly changing federal policy becomes a recurring feature, state and local governments will need to adjust how they ...

The Trump administration released the framework on Friday after months of speculation about what it would contain.

The Dole Food Co. has known for nearly five decades that the Wahiawā Dam could flood in heavy rainfall, putting 2,500 lives at risk. As rain battered Oʻahu Friday morning, the dam rose rapidly above ...

The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the drug weaker and less deadly and volunteer efforts get more people into treatment.

Connecticut’s “Kid Governor” program is meant to help fifth graders identify issues they care about and plan for how they and their peers can make a difference. Kid governor candidates campaign in ...

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

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 the least populated counties in our country losing access at a more rapid ...

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics. Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) ...