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

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 ...

This is the reality facing people in many rural communities. A 2025 national study classified more than half of ...

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

Solar-powered devices are helping control harmful algal blooms in a reservoir that supplies the community’s drinking water.

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

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

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

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 ...

An estimated $2 billion in federal funding has been disrupted, affecting programs ranging from disaster preparedness to ...

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