State prisons are full, forcing Idaho to house inmates in county jails and out-of-state facilities at sharply higher expense.

New Census estimates show the state added more residents than any state in 2025 even as immigration and domestic migration ...

Nebraska becomes the 12th state to bar diversion of Social Security, veterans and railroad survivor benefits toward ...

Chatbots with inadequate safeguards are harming our children, rewiring their brains in ways that lead to anxiety, depression ...

Whether they come from abroad or elsewhere in the U.S., they are reshaping communities in profound ways. That’s not likely to ...

Kansas flex-plexes and Indiana microcenters are turning underused spaces into multiprovider childcare facilities.

Parents say inconsistent and confusing local attendance policies undermine efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and erode ...

State legislators introduce hundreds of K-12 proposals each year, but less than 10 percent reach the governor’s desk.

A market crash doesn’t seem imminent, but there are lessons for public financiers, pension funds and policymakers from ...

State officials say federal agents violated Minnesota law, blocked investigators and left a crime scene unsecured, deepening ...

Sixty-five people from a long-standing encampment have been placed in stable housing, and outreach efforts are expanding ...

How people feel about where they live  is an overlooked factor in engaging them in civic life. There are ways to boost those feelings.