As higher-education costs and student debt have risen and the public’s assessment of the value of a college degree has dropped, public institutions of higher education have understandably refocused on ...

Sweeping police reforms in 2020 stripped Colorado law enforcement of qualified immunity, a legal defense that previously blocked officers and sheriffs from being sued in their individual capacities in ...

Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday, Nov. 12. of an impending $2.7 billion deficit they’ll need to resolve for the next budget year — a significant hole that all but guarantees another debate in ...

Swannanoa residents walk through devastating flood damage from the Swannanoa River on Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in ...

Washington is one of two states to implement a tax on carbon emissions. A measure on the 2024 ballot would have canceled this provision in its climate law. By a large margin, voters affirmed their ...

Local taxes to fund public transit fared well on Election Day. But state and federal election results could alter the outlook for infrastructure investment long term.

For decades, young people chose to move to cities and large metros for greater opportunity. Since the pandemic, that ...

Oklahoma City has invested the proceeds of a one-cent sales tax in dozens of projects in and around its downtown for the last ...

Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6.

They’re good for our children’s health and for the environment, and transitioning away from diesel-powered buses is the fiscally conservative thing to do. Unsubstantiated claims about them only serve ...

Thanks to a celebrated book, we know all about Robert Moses’ dictatorial misdeeds in New York City. But the truth is that many of his worst visions were being realized in cities across the country.