Critics of a controversial plan that would allow the state to close struggling schools or hand them to charter operators ...

The budget includes an average 8% raise for teachers, bringing the starting teacher salary to just below the national average ...

A bill would have required agencies to "consider alternatives" to highway-widening. A lawmaker cut that out to move the ...

Premiums under New Jersey’s public worker health plans should rise by double digits, with current and former local government ...

Starting July 1, a wide-ranging set of new state laws will reshape how Connecticut schools operate — from what students learn ...

The federal housing bill does a lot of little things. Supporters hope it will put a dent in both California and the nation's ...

The largest single piece of federal housing legislation to come out of Congress in at least a generation is about to become ...

A series of new state laws taking effect July 1 will significantly change Connecticut's education system. The changes include a major increase in state education funding and new curriculum ...

State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) has been charged with orchestrating an alleged scheme to receive illegal cash kickbacks ...

Two politicians are among the latest inductees into the New Jersey Hall of Fame: former Gov. Christie Whitman and the late ...

China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

New North Carolina budget cuts funding for civil legal aid, threatening services for thousands of low-income residents.