Criminal justice experts say understaffing and trauma can contribute to prison violence. Mental health support and a sense of ...

The House and Senate passed competing bills that would end the income tax and increase gas taxes. Many differences must still ...

Local governments and manufacturers need to embrace standardized firefighting equipment. Otherwise, it’s going to cost too ...

The FBI defines officers as employees who “ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically to pay sworn law ...

Providing parents with tax credits has mostly been a Democratic priority but the idea has gained traction in Ohio, Indiana and other Republican-led states.

The state is using roadside tests to check whether drivers have used drugs, similar to tests for alcohol. A pilot program found that 87 percent of tested drivers had used cannabis or illegal drugs.

States are looking for alternate ways to fund transportation infrastructure as gas tax revenues dwindle. Despite years of ...

Americans believe that their local governments spend money more wisely than their state and federal counterparts. But forcing ...

HUD has warned local housing authorities that a $5 billion fund for emergency rental assistance is nearly out of cash, ...

Trust in local government has declined in recent years. Liberty Lake, Wash., has found ways to assure residents their voices ...

Critics say the Biden administration encouraged banks to remove politically controversial customers in the name of ...

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