Proposed statewide standards would cover everything from transporting young people to arresting their caregivers.

The state is trying to make apprenticeships a common offering in high school, but there are challenges, including a shortage ...

Even where abundantly available, the costs of clean water are rising faster than the CPI. Where it’s scarce, there’s double ...

Children with a parent in prison face a higher risk of social, economic, educational and behavioral challenges. There’s much ...

Hospitals stand to lose hundreds of millions of dollars under the new tax and spending law, with rural facilities at ...

The initiative was created four years ago to combat Colorado’s teacher shortage. More than 2,000 people have received grants from the program since its creation.

Seven states are expected to see property tax limitations on the ballot in November. Two would eliminate the property tax entirely, but most would limit taxes for the elderly or veterans, or peg ...

James Surowiecki, a financial author and columnist. On social media, Surowiecki pointed to a list of state names for Medicaid programs — almost none of which are branded as Medicaid. Instead ...

If there is one lesson to be learned from the wildfires that incinerated the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2023, it is that inflexible government policies can be ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor was about to sign a pair of bills that would shield a variety of building projects from the California Environmental Quality Act, a landmark 1970 act ...

Severe weather is a perennial challenge in Tampa, but data is a solution that’s just as enduring. Today, it forms the foundation of successful government. It can inform and reform every action ...

School choice programs provide state money to help families who want to educate their kids outside of public school. After launching programs targeted at disadvantaged students, many states are ...