L.A. County took a first step Tuesday toward barring immigration officers from concealing their identities with neck gaiters and masks, though it's far from clear they'll be able to enforce the ...

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. This week, Carter declared a local state of emergency in response to a days-long cyberattack that shut down the city’s internet-based systems. The FBI and Minnesota ...

The power of legislatures has waxed and waned over the centuries. It's been on an upswing during the 50 years since the founding of NCSL.

Congress voted this month to claw back funding from some awards made during the Biden administration, particularly those focused on equity. The rescissions will leave dozens of transportation ...

Andrew Rumbach, a housing and disaster resilience expert at the Urban Institute. As floods, hurricanes, and wildfires grow more intense, mobile homes — often a last affordable option — remain ...

Kristi McKenney was named director of the Port of Oakland in February, the first woman to hold the post at the nearly century-old port. She’s also overseeing a name change for Oakland's airport ...

Now that the 2025 federal tax bill has been signed into law, it’s appropriate to revisit one of its most news-making elements: the federal deduction for state and local taxes (SALT). The new ...

A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law has left hospital and clinic leaders nationwide hopeful but perplexed ...

Teamsters Local 25 Secretary-Treasurer Steven South. As Waymo begins mapping Boston’s streets for potential autonomous vehicle deployment, labor leaders are raising alarms about public safety ...

In fiscal year 2023, the combination of expiring federal COVID-19 pandemic aid, slowing tax revenue growth, and rising costs for Medicaid led to an increase in the share of state revenue dedicated ...

Tennessee state Rep. Brent Taylor. The Memphis Republican is pushing for a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, calling local school board members “dumbasses” and questioning their ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. In a major climate address ahead of the COP30 summit, Guterres called on tech companies to commit to powering all data centers with 100 percent ...