Some non-elite downtowns are seeing positive signs. Detroit of all places is doing well, with a major new office tower about ...

States’ efforts to streamline government operations may sound like the federal model once led by Elon Musk, but when it comes to genuine government efficiency they’re getting a lot more done.

The governor’s plan will require expansion beneficiaries to work 80 hours a month or be enrolled in school half time to ...

Maryland’s awareness campaign and Urban Institute research offer a blueprint state leaders can use to increase uptake, helping residents keep more of what they’ve earned.

Utility bills are up by double-digit figures across much of the country and, increasingly, people can’t keep up. A quarter of U.S. households have been unable to pay their utility bill in full at ...

The conventional wisdom gets it wrong, relying on stereotypes. That’s an issue for public debates, policies and resources.

AI investment is driving the economy, and states want a share. Here’s a look at where the data centers that do the work of AI are located.

Only a fraction of planned vouchers reached residents before the state shifted funding to a car trade-in program ...

From heat-risk task forces to flood and wildfire planning, states are broadening their approaches to disaster preparedness.

Homes in Atlanta’s Washington Park, a historically Black neighborhood built in the 1920s and ’30s when housing was segregated under land-use laws. (Photo: Jabari Simama) Fair and equitable zoning ...

Despite being the nation’s largest full-time legislature, divided government and a budget impasse have sharply limited output.

As states and cities navigated crisis, reform and political change, these were the stories readers turned to most in 2025 — from emergency management and public safety to housing, transit and federal ...