It covers policy, politics, and the management of government enterprises.

Its subject areas include government finance, land use, economic development, the environment, technology, and transportation.

[1] On August 7, 2019, the magazine announced that it would discontinue publication, with its September 2019 issue its last print edition.

[2] However, it later relaunched as a website with a new focus: "what state and local government looks like in a world of rapidly advancing technology."

The website adopted a new subtitle, renaming itself Governing: The Future of States and Localities.