In Illinois, Nebraska and other states, family farms are colliding with estate- and inheritance-tax thresholds tied to an illiquid asset. Many of the states that tax wealth at death have already built ...

Big-city mayors are experiencing whiplash as violent crime drops to historic lows following a sharp spike in the early ...

Local leaders are more apprehensive than ever about appearing in public, a survey from Princeton’s Bridging Divides ...

There’s a movement to push the costs onto the companies that produce it, in hopes of boosting recycling and providing incentives to change the packaging they use. Some states have moved in that ...

Students are returning to classes this week with new backpacks, new outfits, and a new rule: no phones out during the school ...

The incentive is projected to cost the state $188 million this year, and lawmakers from both parties have voted to repeal it.

The nation’s largest school district is banning generative AI through eighth grade, but parents and teachers say exemptions ...

Frederick, Md., is adding AI-powered live translation to officers’ body cameras, hoping to make everyday interactions with non-English-speaking residents easier and more effective.

Two cities are using cameras and AI-powered vision language to more quickly track neighborhood nuisances, from abandoned cars ...

An independent review finds APD’s force incidents exceed rates in major Northwest departments and recommends broad reforms.

These states face the most potential disruption if the Trump administration is able to implement new mail voting rules by the ...

At least 30 states are paying parents to care for children with disabilities or complex medical needs, but determining cost ...