States are spending 15 percent of their home-generated revenue on the program, seeing their largest cost increases in 20 ...

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Like some other states, Indiana is moving away from criminal justice reform efforts, imposing new penalties for homicide, ...

The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.

Fentanyl is the prime cause of an overdose death rate that has tripled over the last decade. In 2013, there were 3,105 deaths ...

Congress is still working through the budget process but it's clear no federal agency or program is immune from change.

Last year, a total of $13 billion in public subsidies were proposed for stadiums. Taxpayer money could pay bigger returns ...

The population of the Upstate New York city grew in the last census for the first time in 70 years. Bond ratings are up. And ...

Daniel Perez, the Florida Speaker, has been combatting the governor over various proposals and personal ambitions all year.

A slew of measures that passed the Senate failed to come up for a vote in the Assembly. Advocates blame Speaker Carl Heastie, ...

Threats down to the local level have grown more pervasive. Party officials worry that recent shootings could have a deterring ...

The notion of controlling development and limiting suburban sprawl is finding some traction in pockets of the Sun Belt and ...