The U.S. homeland is out of range of military strikes, but state and local governments could see cyber attacks, cloud service disruptions and rising supply costs.

An Indiana district is experimenting with small, flexible learning environments to counter declining enrollment.

This long-depressed city has overcome some of its most serious problems. Maybe others can accomplish the same thing.

With local governments facing persistent budget pressures, public-private partnerships can help deliver critical services, ...

Inmates and families say costly per-minute fees and limited services under a widely adopted system have turned a ...

Between 2023 and 2025, the city cleared encampments and quickly built new shelters. It reduced the unsheltered homeless ...

The fast-tracked bill would limit use of voter registration information, shield ballots from disclosure under open records law and expand rules governing recounts.

Researchers need access to agency data, but it can be difficult or impossible to come by. You can’t solve a problem you can’t ...

How can tariffs affect not just consumers, but state economies? An economist who studies trade policy offers an overview.

One exception has been in the Northeast. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the Senate’s only independents ...

Homeowners in major metros are holding onto properties for longer periods, with Los Angeles topping 20 years and state tax laws helping discourage moves.

The rapidly advancing technology is going to reshape American work. Public officials are trying to prepare workers for the ...