Just like going to class, there is a lot to glean from watching state government in action. And 2025 was full of lessons.

Americans pay their state governments more than a trillion dollars in taxes annually and trust them to handle issues as important as education and health care, yet citizens know very little about ...

As the American economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, declines in employment in state and local governments threaten the delivery of crucial services and the economic security of workers, ...

The northern end of downtown Raleigh will see significant changes in the near future, starting with the opening of Freedom Park. Thousands of state employees will move offices in the next few years, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) banned remote work for state employees in March. By June, he was signing a bill that allowed it again. This stunning reversal in just three months tells you everything you ...

DETROIT – It has been two and a half months since Michigan lawmakers missed their deadline on July 1 to get a budget passed. Now, they only have two weeks to get everyone on the same page before a ...

Nationally, state and local governments employed about 7.4 million full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2014. That's approximately 232 public employees for every 10,000 Americans, according to ...

DES MOINES — A massive reorganization of the executive branch of state government, proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and informed by a consulting firm, was signed into law Tuesday. Reynolds signed into ...

Missouri’s auditor has a warning for the state government: lower spending or run out of money in just two years.