Governing

State Officials Defend Critical Cybersecurity Grant Program

The fate of a landmark grant for state and local government cybersecurity remains uncertain after a congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday. State and local government officials have long hoped ...
Government Technology

Where Are State DOGE Groups? A Map of Efficiency Initiatives

Mapping state government efficiency initiatives is a complex challenge. Nearly half of states have recently created efficiency groups, had legislation proposed to make one, or were already well into ...
The Gazette

Iowa to participate in Summer EBT in 2026 after state program reached far fewer children

Iowa announced on Monday that it will return to a federal summer food assistance program. The announcement came on the same day a new report showed Iowa's program in 2025 fell well short of reaching ...
Indiana Daily Student

Gov. Braun reviews state government programs for DEI initiatives

Governor Mike Braun released a report Wednesday on the administration's progress in removing and replacing programs or language related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Merit, Excellence and ...
NBC Washington

Government shutdown threatens WIC, food aid program millions of families rely on

A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, forcing states to use their ...
NPR

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state

The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes ...
KXAN

Program designed to help historically discriminated businesses suspending new certifications

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently suspended new certifications and removed information from its website about the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program — ...

Gov. Tim Walz appoints former BCA chief as state fraud czar

Tim O’Malley, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension under Gov. Tim Pawlenty, will serve as director ...

14 Minnesota programs are targeted for fraud and the state is swamped with crime

Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud, Thompson said. Two defendants ...

Minnesota Gov. Walz unveils new fraud prevention program, tapping former BCA leader as director

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Friday unveiled a new statewide fraud prevention program in the state's latest effort to crack down in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal — a scheme that siphoned ...
City & State New York

Four-year pilot program for housing vouchers included in final state budget

The Housing Voucher Access Program is going to run as a four-year pilot program administered by the state Department of Housing and Community Renewal, New York City Housing Authority and city ...