Mobilizing troops in L.A. against the governor’s wishes and deploying troops to D.C. to respond to crime tests new ground for ...

County schools are moving toward zero-emission fleets, yet rural leaders say steep terrain, long routes, and budget strains ...

At least 20 of the nation’s 25 largest cities face budget gaps in 2026. As cities lean on reserves and costs outpace revenues ...

State Reps. Cyrus Javadi and Tom Andersen aim to amend the state constitution to mandate visible identification for all law ...

Modeled after the state’s 2021 abortion law, the measure empowers individuals to sue out-of-state doctors, family members, or others who help provide pills. medication in Texas, with payouts starting ...

State law requires immunizations for a number of diseases such as measles and polio, but Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to introduce ...

Today's students in New Orleans. (Courtesy of Crescent City Schools) Amid the churn of school-improvement efforts in the United States, the unprecedented educational experiment in New Orleans after ...

Survey after survey shows that Americans are deeply concerned about the cost of living. After an extended period of inflation ...

Two years ago, lawmakers in the Big Sky State passed one of the most comprehensive state-level housing reform packages in the ...

No matter where they end up, import taxes aren’t likely to drive inflation enough to have much effect on state or local tax ...

While other states struggle to fund major transportation projects, Texas’ 10-year transportation spending plan has surpassed ...

The redesigned Safe Routes to Schools fund supports improvements near schools statewide while responding to high pedestrian ...