One Colorado school district is tackling chronic absenteeism among its youngest learners.

State incentives and industry investment are fueling a semiconductor boom that officials hope will secure Texas' place at the ...

The bill aimed at blocking 3-D printed gun parts is raising broader questions about how states regulate emerging technologies ...

State financing authorities are taking on new roles, helping local governments plan, manage and pay for major infrastructure ...

It costs more to imprison them, both for their incarceration and its impact on families and communities. We can hold them ...

A series of recent health emergencies have put public health in the spotlight. Trust in local public health officials is stronger than trust in federal agencies. A new toolkit from a national ...

Every day in the United States, roughly 10,000 people turn 65. A significant share will eventually need help with daily tasks — bathing, medication management, getting around. When that day comes, ...

Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have passed laws broadly legalizing marijuana in some form. The District of Columbia and 11 states -- Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, ...

Nevada's pause on new hospice licenses reflects growing concern that regulators need stronger safeguards before allowing more ...

MIT’s Charles Stewart, one of the nation’s leading experts on election administration, offers his take on the president’s ...

The city of Somerville, Mass., recently hit a milestone. Three years have passed since anyone died in a traffic collision on ...

Thousands of new private schools have opened as public funding expands, but many states have chosen a hands-off approach to ...