Sweeping state limits — or eliminating the tax altogether — are politically appealing. But cuts in property tax rates combined with targeted state tax relief are less disruptive to local finances.

With oil prices spiking at a time when voters are focused on affordability, states could find it even harder to pay for transportation needs.

With 17 percent of office space vacant and remote work reshaping demand, developers are pivoting toward residential construction that could help ease the region’s housing shortage.

Grants once slated for trail networks and pedestrian improvements are being canceled or delayed, leaving state and local ...

The notion that we can assume people suffering from substance use disorders will freely choose what is best for them and their children is regularly undermined by reality. Too many children have paid ...

Girmay Zahilay is the first new executive of King County, Wash., in 16 years. His restructure of the executive office sprouted rumors he "fired everyone" — but Zahilay says he's just organizing his ...

While New York has ambitious climate mandates, deregulation and early infrastructure investments have allowed Texas to build renewable energy much faster.

After 24 hours of grinding floor debate, the Washington House approved an income tax on households earning more than $1 million per year.

Critical infrastructure that holds up the state’s foster care system is quietly collapsing, leaving children at risk. A well-meaning reform for sexual abuse survivors is contributing to the crisis.

A lot of cities have tried doing away with the fare box. Most of them have run into problems of one kind or another.

In many states, it’s too easy for malicious actors to gain access to EBT cards. Officials in California, and now several other states, are trying to change that.

A proposed statewide Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would cover housekeepers and other workers employed in private homes and give them access to wage, discrimination and enforcement protections.