Over the past few months, gun laws in Illinois, New York and Minnesota have all been tossed out. Federal courts are more ...

We all know how obnoxious people can be at a show, with their talking and seat kicking and cellphone checking. Still, I was ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Winter 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. The messenger is becoming as important as the message. State and local leaders have picked up a trick ...

The laws create more regulation, holding manufacturers responsible for the types of packaging materials used and requiring them to educate the public about recycling and disposal.

Nearly all states participated in the Nationwide Cybersecurity Review to assess their cyber strengths and weaknesses. Less than half reached or surpassed the recommended minimum level of cyber ...

Richmond, Va., has managed to cut its poverty rate by 36 percent. Many things broke right for the city, but a pair of mayors stuck with a longterm plan to make it happen.

When Democrat Jay Inslee took office in 2013, the state’s two-year budget was $38.4 billion. Now, as he prepares to leave, he ...

More than anything it’s the simple result of Americans growing older, a fact of life we haven’t come to grips with ...

Vincent Fort served in the Georgia Senate for nearly three decades as a forceful, effective voice for “the least of these.” As he copes with cancer, it's important to acknowledge a vanishing breed of ...

Two years ago, the city crafted heralded policies on requiring electrification of buildings and cars. This week, it softened restrictions significantly.

Panhandle businessman Alex Fairly, the father of an incoming state representative, was already a major GOP donor. Now he's funding a new group to support more conservative politicians.

Trump promises to seek stiffer sentences, including the death penalty. But there’s still appetite in Congress for policies ...