saw an intensification of state and local tax fights across the country, as well as growing experimentation with local-option ...

The House passed a bill that would renew a popular grant program that helps state and local governments improve their cybersecurity. States and localities often face cyber threats from nation-states ...

In light of the federal government’s refusal to cooperate with state and local investigations of the two recent federal ...

In the year ahead, governments will operationalize artificial intelligence, automate cybersecurity, redesign digital ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) shifts responsibility for administering key welfare programs, including SNAP and Medicaid, to states and counties. But federal agencies remain responsible for ...

Federal and local officials are gearing up for a winter storm expected to affect over 170 million people across the United ...

Congress has given the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program a double reprieve this month, but state and local officials say they’re still waiting for real certainty — and real money. As part of ...

The importance of safeguarding the hardware, software and systems relied on by the Department of Defense (DoD) needs no explanation. Like state and local governments, the DoD relies on a diverse array ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fred L. Smith Jr. Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Oct 21, 2025, 10:28am EDT There’s been much attention to Donald ...

The national debt recently surpassed $38 trillion, but America’s debt crisis isn’t limited to the federal government. Less well known is that, nationwide, state and local governments now hold more ...

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