An array of non-traditional investment vehicles will likely be offered up to governments’ defined-contribution plans.

From AI and customer experience improvements to shared services and smarter IT, state and local governments are using modern ...

State lawmakers are advancing new legislation that would further limit local governments’ authority, extending one of the ...

Our system for dealing with these emergencies is weaker than it once was. Leaders closest to the people need to strengthen ...

The design of political constituencies is an important element in the maintenance of community. The way we have manipulated ...

Benefits that travel with workers from job to job give them stability, and they’re a recruitment and retention tool for ...

The laws that grant immunity to bystanders calling 911 when someone overdoses can save lives. But by drawing police presence, ...

Residents of a Southern California city overwhelmingly approved what appears to be the nation’s first voter-enacted ban on ...

California spends a lot of money running its prison system, and for years state leaders have tried to decrease those costs.

Votes aren’t fully counted, but the general-election duels for California governor, L.A. mayor and other offices are starting ...

The latest round of a state-backed debt relief program will wipe out medical debt for more than 97,000 residents, offering ...

A statewide study found that students in the most effective schools attended about seven more days per year than similar ...