The public-sector workforce is plagued with vacancies. Some states are looking to recruit former federal workers who’ve ...

A report tallies 400 allegations of harassment against 145 lawmakers over the past decade, including 11 new allegations last year. Due to underreporting, the actual figure is probably three times as ...

Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and even Arizona’s Democratic governor are pursuing statewide plans to help find immigrants for possible deportation.

The impending defeats of three big-city mayors tells us a lot about how politics have changed over the past four years. Also, Utah is giving up on universal mail voting.

The city had to reshuffle more than $50 million to address the unexpected shortfall, driven by overtime costs due to staffing shortages. The Fire Department alone needed an injection of $33 million to ...

A state-run insurance program is running out of money following the L.A. wildfires. Lawmakers are looking for ways to shore it up as private insurers leave the state.

Forests and other natural and working lands are climate-resilience allies. Managing them better offers common ground where economic growth, public safety and environmental progress align.

Republican presidents used to talk enthusiastically about empowering states and localities. That isn’t happening now.

Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in the U.S. and 80 million children. But the age and working status of recipients ...

Legislators have gone so far as to claim it’s “a myth” that courts have the power to strike down laws. So far, however, the ...

Mayor Matt Mahan said too many people are dying on the streets. His proposal would push people into services after they ...

The explosive growth of data centers around the country — driven in large part by the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence — could come at a “staggering” cost for average residents ...