Important federal deposit insurance rules and possibly its entire regulatory apparatus could come into play in Washington ...

Flooding in Eastern Kentucky over the weekend caused widespread damage in Hazard, affecting homes and businesses. Recovery ...

Reported plans to cut staff in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, along with proposed budget cuts and the Trump administration’s funding freeze, have worried administrators of state and ...

A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data ...

We should hold students to higher expectations and give them the support they need, and we need to give teachers the ...

Safety net systems should be integrated with workforce support programs. Mostly they aren’t. More states should implement the ...

The Supreme Court has made public corruption cases more difficult. The Justice Department's actions in New York suggests they ...

State lawmakers have introduced bills to limit SNAP benefits, change vaccine policies and ban fluoride in public water.

Many states, particularly Republican-led ones, are feeling pressure to align their legislative priorities with the ...

Jeff Landry signed a bill last year that classified abortion medications as controlled substances. (Gage Skidmore via Flickr) ...

Republicans are exploring cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for the president’s priorities. But public opinion, a divided ...

Neodesha, Kan., is offering a variety of incentives, including student loan repayment, tax breaks and housing development ...