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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G.T. Bynum has attracted the largest employers ever to land in Tulsa while dramatically expanding its parks. He’s also helped ...

As president, Trump signed a sweeping criminal justice reform measure. During the campaign this year, he's returned to his ...