San Jose considers expanding its program to curb abandoned shopping carts citywide, balancing initial costs against potential ...

California Senate leadership has appointed Sen. John Laird chair of the influential Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee for the remainder of the 2025-26 legislative session, according to a ...

A financial literacy class inside the Nueces County Jail is helping inmates rebuild their lives, gain confidence and prepare for a future beyond incarceration.

The Long Beach Dept. of Health ends the Healthy Active Long Beach program due to a $900,000 federal funding cut.

Gov. Katie Hobbs is tapping some federal funds she still has left from the 2020-23 COVID pandemic to fix problems that have delayed food stamp and unemployment benefits ...

In The Star's annual year in review, the biggest education stories of 2025 included budget cuts and layoffs from kindergarten ...

Beginning in 2026, Pell Grants will cover short certificate programs, while new eligibility rules may reduce aid for some families.

Personnel changes and budget constraints were among the biggest issues faced by schools this year. These are the top ...

Tracey McManus joined The Dallas Morning News in October 2024 and covers Dallas County government. She previously spent nine ...

Democrats Annise Parker, Letitia Plummer and Matthew Salazar are running for county judge along with Republicans Aliza Dutt, ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) has invested about $2.4 million in six organizations to launch new ...

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