This shutdown could last for a while, leaving states short of funds for a variety of programs. There’s no guarantee this time ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. Lawmakers in New York, California, and Illinois have been ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Andrea Hsu, labor and workplace correspondent at NPR, speaks at the 38th Graham Hovey Lecture at ...

More action is needed from Congress and state and local governments to adequately address wealth and income inequalities, two Federal Reserve policymakers said on Monday.

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Connecticut could face close to $180 million in annual extra costs to its supplementary nutrition and food stamps program ...

State officials are weighing their options in response to increased demands by the federal government for access to administrative data. State agencies collect and store many datasets for many reasons ...

This story was originally published by The Lund Report, an independent nonprofit health news organization based in Oregon. It is republished with permission. You can reach Lynne Terry at ...

WNC has received $7.6 billion in state and federal aid following Tropical Storm Helene. The aid represents about 12.8% of the estimated $60 billion damages and needs. The federal and state governments ...

Pauses in federal funding could mean that Department of Education staff are at risk of being furloughed, meaning agency ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration and the Florida government from bringing any new detainees to “Alligator Alcatraz” and ordered the relocation of existing detainees within ...

Withholding Federal Taxes as a New Weapon Against Trump’s America and Bringing Red States to Its Knees For decades, the political divide between red and blue states has been a defining feature of ...

Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September, in honor of American workers and their achievements. It's also a munch anticipated long weekend used to mark the end of summer time fun.