The U.S. homeland is out of range of military strikes, but state and local governments could see cyber attacks, cloud service ...

This long-depressed city has overcome some of its most serious problems. Maybe others can accomplish the same thing.

Every seat in the Michigan state Legislature is up for grabs this fall, with opportunities for Democratic or Republican gains. A three-way gubernatorial race could complicate candidates’ strategy.

Shelly Willingham, one of three Democratic incumbents who lost their reelection bids after voting several times with Republicans, the North Carolina Democratic Party is no longer a “big tent” party.

Lawmakers halted a proposal to bar unvaccinated children from schools as the state faces its largest measles outbreak in two decades.

With local governments facing persistent budget pressures, public-private partnerships can help deliver critical services, ...

How can tariffs affect not just consumers, but state economies? An economist who studies trade policy offers an overview.

Mississippi’s Black voters recently won a victory that puts them on the brink of having greater sway over who sits on the ...

One exception has been in the Northeast. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the Senate’s only independents ...

Between 2023 and 2025, the city cleared encampments and quickly built new shelters. It reduced the unsheltered homeless ...

Soundproof booths equipped with computers and high-speed Internet aim to reduce barriers to care in communities where doctors ...

Eric Adams’ failed reform bid is a warning sign for the new mayor attempting to take on one of the city’s most persistent ...