Workforce development programs should address dual challenges: Supporting the economic mobility of workers while ...

Matt Privratsky was appointed to serve as an interim city council member in St. Paul after the previous member resigned.

States are anxiously awaiting potential cuts from Congress. In the meantime, their costs are already rising even as ...

San Jose, Calif., is exploring advanced artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies to improve local traffic safety, mounting cameras on city vehicles to help detect road obstructions ...

International students at Minnesota State University’s Mankato campus. In the 2023-24 academic year, more than 1,700 international students brought nearly $46 million into the community.

At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are under political attack, it is vital that our most respected institutions and leaders stand firm in their values. Some public ...

Counties have relationships with essentially every federal agency. They have to prepare for the biggest policy changes seen in decades.

Education savings account programs are encountering some legislative and judicial setbacks. Policymakers should work to keep these programs from being chipped away.

Alan Greenblatt — Editor. He is the coauthor of a standard textbook on state and local governments. He previously worked as a reporter for NPR and CQ and has written about politics and culture ...

The governors of Idaho, Utah and Wyoming have agreed to create cooperative agreements between their scientific institutions to promote nuclear development.

A pair of bills that would encourage construction are moving through the state Senate despite the opposition of key committee ...

Women have entered several high-profile races, including some where multiple women will be running against each other in ...