The three-term lieutenant governor has already become one of the most powerful and successful policymakers in Texas history.

Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell wants voters to approve a half-cent sales tax to fund transit-service improvements and ...

The Supreme Court seems likely to curtail federal agencies’ interpretations of laws passed by Congress, but Washington ...

ERCOT, the power grid operator for Texas, has warned of flaws in some solar, wind and battery storage resources that could disconnect the grid if there are frequency disturbances such as lightning ...

Companies that grew tech talent rapidly during the pandemic are now firing workers in droves in an effort to reduce operating costs and improve profitability, creating an employer’s market.

Organic waste in landfills is a major source of methane emissions. Orange County, Calif., is making progress in diverting it.

The court is considering whether criminal penalties for sleeping in public places amount to cruel and unusual punishment. But ...

The Walmart grocery in Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood. It closed two years ago following arsons at two of the company’s ...

As several states propose child marriage bans, Missouri state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder hopes that she can use her ...

The potential for delays in the negotiating process between owners of utility poles and providers that want to attach lines ...

A lot of communities are experimenting with this costly, ineffective approach to fighting poverty that disincentivizes work.

Research shows that traditional defined-benefit retirement plans aren’t a path to improved recruitment or retention. When it ...