Instead of repeating the mistakes they made with tobacco money, states should set clear goals — and measure outcomes through ...

All 56 state and territorial plans have won approval, but building the networks presents a new set of challenges.

The state says schools can switch to another federal program to continue serving students evening meals, but the abrupt ...

The crimes Americans are most concerned about are financial ones. Identity theft tops the list, with 77 percent expressing ...

Minneapolis’ proposed cuts to violence interrupters highlight a persistent challenge for cities investing in community-based ...

In Illinois, Nebraska and other states, family farms are colliding with estate- and inheritance-tax thresholds tied to an illiquid asset. Many of the states that tax wealth at death have already built ...

Big-city mayors are experiencing whiplash as violent crime drops to historic lows following a sharp spike in the early ...

Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected ...

Local leaders are more apprehensive than ever about appearing in public, a survey from Princeton’s Bridging Divides ...

According to recent analysis of industry trends, the number of court reporters in the U.S. has declined 21 percent over the ...

There’s a movement to push the costs onto the companies that produce it, in hopes of boosting recycling and providing incentives to change the packaging they use. Some states have moved in that ...

A 2025 push to round up undocumented immigrants continues to disrupt local economies in Los Angeles County. Local officials ...