Salem, Ore., is in budget straits, in part because untaxed state buildings make up 8 percent of the property in the city.

The change is most dramatic in Silicon Valley, which is seeing more highly educated immigrants arrive from India and China.

More than 1.1 million college students from other countries inject billions of dollars into local economies and support ...

Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.

The New Hampshire legislature is considering bills that would limit some local zoning regulations. The state is facing high home prices amid a shortage of affordable housing. Republicans in the ...