Megan Myscofski

New Mexico is testing wastewater from public schools for drugs. Critics argue the data is of dubious value and the money could be better spent.

President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is great for small towns, where raising money is challenging. But rural communities have fewer staff to apply for and manage federal assistance.

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute finds that patience is growing thin among vaccinated Americans for those who claim religious exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Even before Elon Musk got woke to how much dirty power Bitcoin consumes, local governments were moving to regulate crypto miners. Public pushback will be likely as crypto is branded carbon-intensive.

Nearly two years after the Trump administration told U.S. telecom providers to replace Chinese equipment for national security reasons, they're still waiting on federal guidance and funding.