The one-time grant funding let cities and counties demonstrate new ideas and expand existing efforts to curb gun violence.

Older, sick prisoners cost far more to incarcerate. Since they pose little or no risk to public safety, states should ease ...

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...

The administration will end protections for roughly half the 23-million-acre reserve, reopening the area for possible oil and ...

Citizens Union, a good government group dating back to the 19th century, called for Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor four years ago. It’s just endorsed him for NYC mayor.

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The plan is to provide more public transportation to move people out of private vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Critics ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...

Funding for a half-dozen tech hubs has been canceled in a setback for promising industrial policies. Local and regional ...

No sector stands to lose more from trade wars than agriculture. With the economies of rural communities at stake, states ...

More Republican-led states are giving paid parental leave to public school teachers and other state employees, signaling a ...

Minnesota is one of a dozen states establishing programs that use recent college graduates to provide support to students in ...