Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. When America was founded, states were viewed as the most ...

Americans pay their state governments more than a trillion dollars in taxes annually and trust them to handle issues as important as education and health care, yet citizens know very little about ...

As the American economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, declines in employment in state and local governments threaten the delivery of crucial services and the economic security of workers, ...

Mapping state government efficiency initiatives is a complex challenge. Nearly half of states have recently created efficiency groups, had legislation proposed to make one, or were already well into ...

Nathaniel Rakich: In November 2022, Democrats in four states achieved trifectas. No, they didn’t get lucky down at the track — although they did win a horse race of a different sort: They won the ...

Nationally, state and local governments employed about 7.4 million full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2014. That's approximately 232 public employees for every 10,000 Americans, according to ...

As cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence, charge onto the scene, leading state and local officials have collaborated closely with private sector organizations to securely, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) banned remote work for state employees in March. By June, he was signing a bill that allowed it again. This stunning reversal in just three months tells you everything you ...

More than 26 percent of the state government workforce is eligible for retirement in the next five years and state has lost 14,375 employees since 2020 Exterior of the New York Department of Labor ...

The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes ...

DES MOINES — A massive reorganization of the executive branch of state government, proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and informed by a consulting firm, was signed into law Tuesday. Reynolds signed into ...