Concerns about Postal Service delays are pushing voters toward early in-person voting, prompting election officials to adjust staffing and hours ahead of the midterms.

As electric bikes and scooters reach motorcycle-like speeds, rising injuries and deaths are prompting states to reconsider ...

A state law requiring hospitals to automatically screen patients for financial assistance has expanded access to free and ...

There’s a lot of chatter about a “wave election,” but when it comes to state legislative races the lesson from the past is ...

Groups that local governments count on to fill service gaps in the face of cuts to federal programs like SNAP and Medicaid ...

That’s how much Pennsylvania is putting toward training students for highway construction careers. The money goes to 27 schools and colleges in 21 counties. Grants range from $96,238 to $500,000. The ...

A shared insurance pool covering 24 counties faces a $25 million shortfall as rising legal claims force local governments to ...

State universities are seeing their first enrollment increase since 2013, fueled in part by a surge in transfer students from ...

As we saw in the 1990s, the best reforms do not begin in Washington. This year’s elections will produce a crop of new ...

As Louisiana prepares for a $100 billion spaceport, Brownsville's transformation reveals the economic benefits and community ...

There’s no simple answer. States and their local governments both have had a role in creating the problem, and both can have ...

A former school in rural Caswell County has been transformed into 53 apartments, offering a model for preserving historic ...