Transportation officials say the state needs flexibility to buy diesel buses as electric bus supply shortages threaten ...

Massachusetts mayors have their red ink ready for a statewide rent control ballot measure after a study found the initiative would eliminate $300 billion in property values, as supporters call it a ...

The nationwide shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed while harming defendants. Better pay would help, but efforts to expand the pipeline are needed.

Health care and other non-pension benefits for retired public workers, collectively called “other post-employment benefits” (OPEB), remained severely underfunded in 2022, according to the latest data ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

Officials from both parties have halted proposed warehouse conversions in several states, even as federal officials continue ...

More North Carolina charter schools have won state approval to start online programs amid a heated debate about whether it’s becoming a “money grab” for more funding. The N.C. Charter Schools Review ...

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 ...