The days of aristocratic patronage are long gone. Symphonies and other local arts organizations now depend heavily on ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies is giving grants and support to cities that want to replicate successful housing strategies in San ...

A county clerk's attempts to remove voters from the rolls prompted intervention by local election officials and the state.

There’s a lot of chatter about a “wave election,” but when it comes to state legislative races the lesson from the past is ...

A shared insurance pool covering 24 counties faces a $25 million shortfall as rising legal claims force local governments to ...

The state has climbed from last to second-to-last in a national ranking, highlighting the persistent lack of contested ...

Some worry that a new generation of progressives threatens the coalitions that opened government to historically excluded ...

A state law requiring hospitals to automatically screen patients for financial assistance has expanded access to free and ...

Some flood barriers are prohibited under federal rules, while others fall into a regulatory gray area that leaves homeowners ...

Concerns about Postal Service delays are pushing voters toward early in-person voting, prompting election officials to adjust staffing and hours ahead of the midterms.

State universities are seeing their first enrollment increase since 2013, fueled in part by a surge in transfer students from ...

As electric bikes and scooters reach motorcycle-like speeds, rising injuries and deaths are prompting states to reconsider ...