At least 30 states are paying parents to care for children with disabilities or complex medical needs, but determining cost ...

The two-term Democrat restored fiscal stability and scored major economic development wins while working with Republican ...

Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected ...

Republican Byron Donalds could become Florida’s first Black governor, with Cuban American Bryan Ávila as his running mate.

Lawmakers have approved refundable tax credits for news organizations that retain and hire journalists, potentially creating ...

Atlanta’s economy is booming, but its mayor is focused on ensuring growth reaches neighborhoods and residents that have ...

Randy Clarke has paired more reliable service and improved safety with an unusually public approach to leadership, helping ...

Of the 19.5 million Texans eligible to vote in the 2022 general election, 42 percent did so. Only 10 states had worse voter participation rates. “Texas is sadly at the bottom of lists for ...

Gregory Holt, an inmate at the Arkansas Department of Corrections, wants to grow his beard as a practicing Salafi Muslim. But Arkansas Corrections restricts beard length to a quarter of an inch. In ...

Sheriffs receive 20 percent of the state’s opioid settlement money, but they aren’t required to report their spending — ...

Oklahoma allowed private companies to employ incarcerated workers for outside calling campaigns, including work that ...

Mariyana Spyropoulos inherited an office marked by backlogs and dogged by ethical lapses. Her reforms aim to make the Cook ...