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 ...

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

State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by ...

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, ...

Nathaniel Rakich: In November 2022, Democrats in four states achieved trifectas. No, they didn’t get lucky down at the track — although they did win a horse race of a different sort: They won the ...

Mapping state government efficiency initiatives is a complex challenge. Nearly half of states have recently created efficiency groups, had legislation proposed to make one, or were already well into ...

Central government employees typically receive pay commission benefits first, with states often following suit. However, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Change is coming to the state government side of downtown Raleigh, where thousands of people work, live and visit. North Carolina Freedom Park opened in the summer of 2023, the first of several ...