Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana and Tennessee are on performance improvement plans, designed to reduce the number of children entering foster care and make more homes available.
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a primary election night event hosted by the Young Conservatives of Texas and the Texas Young Republicans at Cedar Door Patio Bar & Grill in Austin on March 3, 2026. (Jay Janner / The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill greets the audience before a conversation between Stephen Colbert & Conan O’Brien to benefit Montclair Film at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Dec. 7, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has announced that Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief will stay on to lead an office that recent legislation ensures will become…
A Rolex watch hangs on the wrist of a model during a street style fashion photo session, on Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris, France. (Edward Berthelot / Getty Images)
A farmer operates a drone in his farmland to conduct aerial sowing of rapeseed in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China, on December 23, 2025. (CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Poppies bloom in Chino Hills State Park, foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California, on April 8, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
