When the federal government announced that it intended to create a new Department of Government Efficiency, we had our doubts — which were fulfilled when the news emerged that the vast majority of ...

There are nearly 300 data centers in Northern Virginia, scattered across Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties. It's the largest concentration of data centers in the world. The increase in ...

Utility bills are up by double-digit figures across much of the country and, increasingly, people can’t keep up. A quarter of U.S. households have been unable to pay their utility bill in full at ...

As states and cities navigated crisis, reform and political change, these were the stories readers turned to most in 2025 — from emergency management and public safety to housing, transit and federal ...

AI investment is driving the economy, and states want a share. Here’s a look at where the data centers that do the work of AI are located.

The latest report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows an 8.2 percent drop in roadway fatalities during the first half of 2025, the largest first-half decline since ...

Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, who have analyzed, researched and written about state and local government for over 30 years, are contributors to Governing; executive advisors for the American ...