The incentives are reshaping rural economies, with debates emerging about oversight and long-term community costs.

State leaders who want to curb the increasingly violent arrest tactics of immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis and ...

They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.

Phil Murphy signed a bill Monday that makes New Jersey one of the most restrictive states for e-bikes, much to the dismay of ...

Federal policy fights, a proposed state funding holdback and declining student counts are squeezing school district budgets.

States will be scrambling to manage new priorities and demands from Washington, tighten their belts in a tough budget cycle ...

Her first executive order is a “statewide affordability directive,” instructing state agencies to find “actionable budgetary, ...

With about 86 percent of its transportation fuel imported from California and refinery closures looming, state leaders ...

U.S. cities lag far behind global leaders in public transit. Building world-class transit in the U.S. would cost an extra ...

Billions of dollars are at stake. With new federal rules, it’s up to state lawmakers to ensure that programs like food stamps ...

A statewide strike aims to halt normal economic activity in response to recent enforcement actions and a fatal shooting.

Public officials can make the greatest difference when they focus on their communities’ housing, transportation and utility costs.