Carl Smith

“Forever chemicals” are on the radar of both federal and state legislators, but states appear to be pushing harder to get them out of consumer products and the environment.

Foreign actors can use this powerful technology for election interference. But election officials have a new tool in their belt, too.

At present, a fifth of the country is facing drought conditions of historic significance.

Salaries and local cost of living are generally intertwined, but no state pays enough for teachers to live comfortably.

Allen, Texas, put a few videos on its new YouTube channel in 2007 just to see what would happen. Today the channel has a subscriber base few local governments could match.

MIT’s Charles Stewart, one of the nation’s leading experts on election administration, offers his take on the president’s speech and how local election officials should proceed into midterm season.

Pubs are packed, playlists are popping - but what will become 2026's Official Song of the Summer? ☀️🎶

Yard Act and Nia Archives also heading for Top 10 Gracie Abrams is raising hell at the top of this week's Official Albums Chart Update.

Celebrating seven iconic decades of the Official Albums Chart, we reveal the never-before-seen list of the UK's 70 Official biggest albums ever

King County, Wash., has faced wildfire smoke risks longer than most places. Its response plans and strategies can benefit areas new to this environmental hazard.