The Stat for the August 2025 issue of National Review (out now!) is: 96 percent — the proportion of the growth in total government employment since 1955 that is from state and local government ...

Cybercriminals and online attackers have put state and local governments squarely in the crosshairs, just as federal budget and staffing cuts have hit the organizations that provide expertise and aid.

As the U.S. turns 250, Trump’s second term is intensifying clashes with states and testing the future of American federalism.

Much of the media coverage of Donald Trump’s turbulent second-term agenda has understandably focused on how it affects the individuals who work for or directly benefit from the federal government and ...

Some federal workers aren’t leaving public service altogether. They’re landing jobs in local government. A job-seeking platform managed by national nonprofit Work for America is helping some workers ...

Meghan Burns was busy at work for the Department of Education in March 2025 when her computer restarted at exactly 5 p.m. When it turned back on, she learned her job as a civil rights attorney had ...