While the private sector has embraced real-time payment tools, many public disbursements — from tax refunds to critical ...

Deployments of National Guard troops across states without full gubernatorial consent signal a shift in domestic military ...

With up to 50 million residents projected by 2070, researchers say the state must invest as much as $154 billion in reuse ...

The reforms expand grants for fireproofing homes, require higher advance payments after wildfires, and give the state’s ...

More industries are showing interest in this age-old pathway to well-paying, high-demand jobs. States have a role to play in ...

After reaching a record high in fiscal 2024, state reserve capacity fell to a median of 46.9 days of spending in FY 2025 as ...

A new ICE hiring drive with big signing bonuses is pulling state and local talent into federal jobs, straining departments ...

A newly approved energy package could help nursing homes and assisted-living facilities weather heat waves and cold snaps by ...

The state remains the only one in the nation where governors are explicitly barred from vetoing electoral maps — a legacy of ...

The initiative offers GPS-enabled smartwatches and radio transmitters to help locate missing residents with dementia, autism ...

Americans have always feared crowding and congestion, blaming the anonymity of the city for a decline in community feeling.

With the CDC’s dashboards and analysis paused, states are forced into DIY surveillance just as respiratory illness season ...