The incentives are reshaping rural economies, with debates emerging about oversight and long-term community costs.

State leaders who want to curb the increasingly violent arrest tactics of immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis and ...

States will be scrambling to manage new priorities and demands from Washington, tighten their belts in a tough budget cycle ...

They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.

Phil Murphy signed a bill Monday that makes New Jersey one of the most restrictive states for e-bikes, much to the dismay of ...

Her first executive order is a “statewide affordability directive,” instructing state agencies to find “actionable budgetary, ...

Billions of dollars are at stake. With new federal rules, it’s up to state lawmakers to ensure that programs like food stamps ...

Federal policy fights, a proposed state funding holdback and declining student counts are squeezing school district budgets.

U.S. cities lag far behind global leaders in public transit. Building world-class transit in the U.S. would cost an extra ...

With about 86 percent of its transportation fuel imported from California and refinery closures looming, state leaders ...

Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal government. But there are ...

It could signal major changes in compliance, grants and oversight for state and local governments. That’s happened in the ...