It’s the most error-prone method of execution and has gone wrong several times this year. Christa Pike’s case was the latest.

Both are certainly important questions, but they leave out a critical issue that confronts governmental entities from coast ...

New data shows relatively low reconviction rates among 18-year-olds handled in family court as the state weighs expanding the ...

Oregon is furthest along, developing a single-payer plan that could become a model for California, New York, Washington and other states.

Solar-powered devices are helping control harmful algal blooms in a reservoir that supplies the community’s drinking water.

As more colleges shut down, communities are looking to convert their campuses into housing. Zoning, costs and neighborhood opposition can make that harder than it sounds.

With new billions coming from a social media giant, states have an opportunity to get the spending — and the accountability — right. That hasn’t always been the outcome.

Ann Arbor, Mich., teachers and supporters rally for better pay on Wednesday at a meeting of the local board of education. One in eight teaching positions in American schools — more than 400,000 — are ...

A new state program reimburses local jails for housing and treating people with mental illness while they wait months for a ...

An estimated $2 billion in federal funding has been disrupted, affecting programs ranging from disaster preparedness to ...

Police are deploying the technology faster than anyone is governing it. Here’s a framework that addresses both safety and ...

Robert Santos, director of the United States Census Bureau from 2022 to 2025, talks to Governing about the consequences of ...