Longshoremen are striking for better wages, but they also say they're fighting to protect jobs against automation. U.S. ports ...

Child care involves a mix of public, private and nonprofit providers. Mayors are trying to make systems easier for parents to ...

Parks gained popular and political support during the pandemic. That hasn’t translated into increased funding, especially for ...

Thirty years ago, Governing began honoring top state and local officials around the country. Here are the members of this ...

West Virginia had no private school choice options at all before Patricia Rucker made vouchers universal. Nearly a dozen ...

More than 6,200 National Guard troops from a dozen states are responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has left millions without power and at least 121 dead.

Rob Lloyd has been widely recognized for his work upgrading IT systems in one tech capital, San Jose. He’s starting to do the ...

Dozens of jurisdictions are seeking damages from fossil fuel companies. Jeffrey B. Simon, an attorney representing Multnohmah ...

Democrats receive increasing levels of support from college-educated Americans, but this has triggered a populist backlash ...

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley convinced the legislature to allow localities to raise taxes. That helped his county ...

The field of public health has been notoriously behind the times when it comes to data. Dr. Philip Huang has changed that in ...

The Republican has rewritten the tax code, streamlined agencies and upended the state’s approach on issues ranging from ...