The power often goes out in Eastport, Maine, due to storms. Now, the small city is developing solar and tidal power to fuel ...

Fitch Ratings issued a report comparing the pension debt in each state to personal income. Connecticut had the highest ratio, at 23 percent, while Tennessee was the best at 1 percent.

Voters in three states rejected ballot measures promoting school choice. But they didn’t reject the legislators who favor it.

Democratic governors are scrambling to mount an effective opposition to the policies of the new administration. They may not be holding a winning hand.

Democrat Josh Shapiro is redirecting federal highway funds to Philadelphia’s transit system. Officials with the nation’s sixth-largest system had just approved a 29 percent fare increase.

Florida’s governor applauded FDA approval of the prescription drug import plan at the start of the year, saying it would cut prices. But there’s still no date for his program to begin.