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.

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.

Iowa has helped prompt other states to adopt flat income tax rates. To bring down property taxes, the state has to address local government spending.

The Court's decision overturning the Chevron doctrine could affect everything from fishing rules to transgender rights under ...

FentCheck co-founders Alison Heller and Dean Shold show the function of their FentCheck fentanyl tests strips, provided for free at the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland, Calif. For nine straight months, ...