New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to open city-owned grocery stores. The U.S. already has a few, and they're a ...

Research and data on State & Local Government from Pew Research Center Numbers, Facts and Trends ... On issues as varied as education and crime, ... 16 states and the territory of American Samoa still ...

Property taxes are a common way to finance local spending, but many jurisdictions have the cart before the horse. Almost every government entity in the U.S. has a spending issue—not a revenue issue.

Progress happens when leaders “set goals, create safety for continual improvement and listen deeply to frontline workers,” ...

Policy changes that make it easier to build housing, reduce permitting times, and increase immigration would boost output, incomes, and tax revenue.

This year, America’s spending on interest is expected to hit $870 billion — exceeding the $822 billion that the nation will spend on defense, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The federal ...

The issue is whether our nation can survive a fiscal trajectory in which the federal government spends nearly $2 trillion more than it takes in — year after year.

Fueled by Distrust in Government, Gen Z Still Wants to Fix America – or at Least Central Texas Young organizers say local focus is the way forward By Maggie Quinlan , Fri., Aug. 23, 2024 ...