Local governments

Many states and cities across the U.S. are getting off to a slow start in spending money from this year’s coronavirus relief package championed by President Joe Biden and Democrats

Public forums before local school boards and city councils are the latest source of misinformation about COVID-19

Statistically, there is an open job for every person looking for one. So why can’t employers find workers who are ready and able to fill the positions?

Health care and inclusiveness are rising as factors to be ranked a top U.S. state to live and work in.

After a year of the pandemic, social upheaval and mass remote work, these ten states are America’s best places to live.

Prices are rising for goods and services as the U.S. confronts its most serious inflation in decades. These most expensive states to live in had a head start.

As inflation increases prices on everything from groceries to energy, these are the ten U.S. states where a dollar goes the furthest.

America’s infrastructure, from roads to bridges, power and broadband internet, is in bad shape in many states. But the following states rank as the worst.

Many American states are falling apart, literally, with infrastructure in major need of upgrades. Not these 10 states, which are the most-solid in the nation.

These ten states may be perfectly fine places to live, but they come up short if that life includes working from home.

Covid showed that letting employees work remotely does not necessarily result in a loss of productivity. These states are the best work from home locations.

Oil prices are up, but Alaska isn’t. The state is worst in the 2021 America’s Top State for Business ranking. High costs and low oil production are factors.

Infrastructure politics are messy in Washington, but in Maryland, broadband and power grid improvements make it 2021’s comeback state for business.

A strong workforce and a solid education system propelled Virginia to its second straight win in CNBC’s state competitiveness rankings.

CNBC unveils its 14th annual America’s Top States for Business ranking, scoring all 50 states on 85 measures of competitiveness across 10 broad categories.

Only one state can win, but this year’s contenders in America’s Top States for Business show strength in categories including Economy, Workforce and Education.

While the pandemic induced the move towards remote work, company location still matters to workers as they focus on things like child care and transportation.

No company has been more aggressive about stepping up U.S. expansion plans than Apple, to the tune of $430 billion, and North Carolina is a big winner.

Wisconsin slashed a deal with Foxconn from near-$3 billion to $80 million, and it signals a race to the bottom in corporate subsidies may be ending.

A Supreme Court decision siding with a religious adoption agency in a case about LGBTQ rights comes against a bigger cultural war playing out in the states.