The price of household electricity increased at twice the 2.7 percent rate of overall inflation in 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) ...

The first Republican to lead the North Carolina Senate in over a century is seeking a recount in a primary where he trails by ...

The amount Maryland has approved to overhaul its struggling foster care system, expanding placements and strengthening care for youth with complex behavioral and health needs. The funding will support ...

The program aims to ease heavy caseloads by summarizing legal filings and generating draft decisions, with judges required to review all outputs.

A little-used state program is enabling landowners to set aside water for ecosystems in a system built on strong private property rights.

In the final days of 2025, governors around the country trumpeted the hundreds of millions of federal dollars they won from a new, $50 billion rural health fund. But plans to spend those nine-digit ...

Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.