With the shutdown that began Wednesday, the federal government will stop providing funding for welfare for needy families and food assistance programs, among many other programs. Residents will look ...

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 ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Following the government shutdown on Wednesday, Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham spoke on its impact on the local level. Mayor Kraham says when the federal government shuts ...

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 ...

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat of disease outbreaks looms, and both the respiratory virus season and ...

A group of former and current civil servants started a petition in September urging Congress to vote against a continuing resolution needed to avoid a government shutdown unless it also included ...

As a government shutdown looms, two storms are brewing in the Atlantic. For many, it raises the question of what might happen if communities are impacted by extreme weather while the federal ...

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 ...

A cybersecurity expert with experience as a white hat hacker is urging state and local government IT leaders to prepare for a surge in cyber attacks and during a time of reduced federal support during ...

WASHINGTON ( Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher said he is convening meetings statewide to explore ...

What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and why should state and local governments care about it? In August 2020, I interviewed cybersecurity expert Taiye Lambo in a blog called ...

CT residents trust the federal government less than state or local institutions, and nationally, trust is at its lowest level in decades.