A bill would shut down public schools that are among the 5 percent worst performers, matching charter school standards. Critics say basing closures on percentages means schools would be lost every ...

Trump promises to seek stiffer sentences, including the death penalty. But there’s still appetite in Congress for policies ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker has ordered city workers to show up at the office five days a week, leading more companies to follow suit. But hybrid work remains a new normal in many places.

After being suspended by Florida’s governor in 2023, Orlando-area prosecutor Monique Worrell won reelection in November. But ...

The taming of inflation was the main financial story. Bond and capital markets were cooperative, even if voters upset about property taxes were not. Governors, mayors, finance directors and pension ...

The courthouse in Dickenson County, Va. The county is Virginia’s most dependent on federal government transfers, with such ...

Aiming to narrow the state's economic divide, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled a blueprint to create more well-paying ...

Many new laws passed by California contain requirements for progress reports. This year, agencies have sent in such reports only 16 percent of the time.

Under Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa has cut income taxes dramatically. Now the state needs to turn to property taxes. Iowa’s emergence as the beacon of pro-growth income tax reform is no accident.

Texas state Rep. Armando Martinez has been arguing for years that a law school would help the Rio Grande Valley economy and reduce brain drain. Local colleges are finally working on a plan.