A 20-year study of Arkansas districts found that lower administrative costs were offset by higher spending on transportation, ...

It’s the most error-prone method of execution and has gone wrong several times this year. Christa Pike’s case was the latest.

An investigation across five states finds companies using lawsuits, payouts and gaps in local zoning rules to overcome local resistance.

The Roughrider Coin pilot will test whether digital currency can make transactions faster and cheaper for the state’s ...

Both are certainly important questions, but they leave out a critical issue that confronts governmental entities from coast ...

New data shows relatively low reconviction rates among 18-year-olds handled in family court as the state weighs expanding the ...

Oregon is furthest along, developing a single-payer plan that could become a model for California, New York, Washington and other states.

As more colleges shut down, communities are looking to convert their campuses into housing. Zoning, costs and neighborhood opposition can make that harder than it sounds.

With new billions coming from a social media giant, states have an opportunity to get the spending — and the accountability — right. That hasn’t always been the outcome.

Ann Arbor, Mich., teachers and supporters rally for better pay on Wednesday at a meeting of the local board of education. One in eight teaching positions in American schools — more than 400,000 — are ...

Republicans are on the defensive going into the 2026 midterms, when 36 gubernatorial seats are up for grabs. But it’s not all ...

A new state program reimburses local jails for housing and treating people with mental illness while they wait months for a ...