State Auditor Julie Blaha could hardly envision a global pandemic posing once-in-a-century challenges when she launched her now-annual "State of Main Street" studies of local government financial ...

More than 40% of consumers frequent small businesses more now than they did pre-pandemic, signaling an increase in prioritization for the sector among consumers overall. The ICSC released the results ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Support local: It’s something we’re all encouraged to do these days. It conjures images of a ...

“The emergency committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public emergency of international concern,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director. “I have ...

COVID-19 has spurred many problems. Among them: local agencies that work with children report an uptick in substance misuse by parents since the start of the pandemic. They are working to support kids ...

From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime ...

After three years California and San Diego County’s COVID-19 emergency orders are ending Tuesday. KPBS Health Reporter Matt Hoffman has a look at what’s next. After three years, California and San ...