An elementary-school classroom. In a recent survey, only 23 percent of young public employees ranked retirement benefits among the top three factors attracting them to public-sector jobs.

According to the national 2024 Education Recovery Scorecard, millions of kids will need two, three and even four years to get back to pre-pandemic learning levels. (Shutterstock) We’re at an ...

The podcast cover image for this The Future in Context (TFIC) episode features an AI-generated image of a humanoid AI robot acting as a government policy advisor. (DALL-E 3) Government Technology ...

After a February special legislative session gave gun-rights groups sweeping wins, bills to expand firearm-free zones have stalled. Expansion of the zones seems unlikely this year.

Four Los Angeles city-based Metro board members urged the transit agency to adopt an aggressive conversion plan to meet the original goal of 100 percent zero-emission buses by 2030. But the five-year ...

The state estimates it will have between $300 and $400 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding still available for use. The problem will be figuring out how to prioritize which programs get money.

Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell wants voters to approve a half-cent sales tax to fund transit-service improvements and ...

The three-term lieutenant governor has already become one of the most powerful and successful policymakers in Texas history.

The Supreme Court seems likely to curtail federal agencies’ interpretations of laws passed by Congress, but Washington ...

Tennessee state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, regarding the end of the state’s General Assembly session on Thursday, April 26, after months of political infighting. (Associated Press — April 25, 2024) ...

Companies that grew tech talent rapidly during the pandemic are now firing workers in droves in an effort to reduce operating costs and improve profitability, creating an employer’s market.

ERCOT, the power grid operator for Texas, has warned of flaws in some solar, wind and battery storage resources that could disconnect the grid if there are frequency disturbances such as lightning ...