Until 2023, courts were following an outdated standard that seriously overestimated how many cases a public defender could handle in a year. Since new recommendations published two years ago, many ...

A new stream of leftist candidates for local office is vowing to lower the cost of living for everyone. How much runway will ...

Legislators in at least half a dozen states have filed bills this year aimed at limiting the number of single-family homes that investors can buy. Studies suggest large companies own about 575,000 ...

Public concern over misuse of taxpayer dollars is reshaping the state's political debate and putting renewed focus on ...

The longtime college aid program is expanding to cover short-term vocational and technical training. To realize its full ...

Fewer births mean fewer students. Now is the time for policymakers to take steps to mitigate the impact and better support ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping campaigns at every level of government while emerging as a defining issue for candidates ...

America’s lead over China in the AI race is now at the mercy of zoning boards. Three structural fixes would convert most ...

Districts will have to meet new academic, teacher pay and student support standards before shortening the school week.

Today's crises are consuming HHS leaders' attention. A new HHS 2030 series explores how states can turn constant disruption ...

Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island are using cost analysis and data to prioritize investments before disasters strike.

New York and California both recently amended their signature cap-and-invest programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...