Larry Rhoden has been serving as Kristi Noem's lieutenant governor. He'll inherit a tougher budget environment than she had.

Republicans in Congress might force all states to impose such rules. Supporters say they give Medicaid recipients a boost toward self-sufficiency and financial stability. Critics say such rules hurt ...

The view of the federal department as a source of malign leftist influence is backwards. Good ideas are out there, and there ...

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A new report from Brookings shows how state departments of transportation have a free hand to spend on highway projects, but ...

Innovation must come with transparency, safeguards and human oversight. We need to deploy the technology in ways that enhance ...

The political landscape has shifted dramatically in Vermont. Nationally, the election showed that partisanship matters most but active campaigning still makes a difference.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the investment and others tied to a clean hydrogen hub project in a news release on Wednesday.

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A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars. States, cities ...

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón was defeated decisively on Nov. 5 by a former federal prosecutor who vowed a tougher approach toward crime. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Of ...

In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its Rural Public Health Strategic Plan, which outlines the priorities, objectives and outcomes the agency hopes to see ...