New research links housing scarcity and higher rents to increased poverty. In the most affected states, up to 34 percent of ...

AI is stripping learning opportunities from the kind of entry-level positions that could lead to better things. States and ...

Women make up just 14 percent of officers. Reaching 30 percent by 2030 could require changes to recruitment and workplace ...

As gaps in the federal monitoring network grow, laws in some states limit regulators’ ability to act on pollution data ...

The American Kratom Association argues that regulations are enough to keep residents safe, and that natural kratom products ...

A bipartisan board created to bring greater transparency to billions in government spending stopped meeting in 2023 without a ...

Expanded tax credits are attracting new film studios and productions, but researchers question whether the economic benefits justify the cost to taxpayers.

Some activists have recently pushed President Donald Trump to ban voting machines and mail ballots to prevent foreign interference in election outcomes. The risk of foreign interference is real — but ...

State leaders point to a more stable market, but a new survey finds homeowners still struggling with rising premiums and ...

Portland, Ore., has seen success with suicide-prevention barriers, but expanding them to other bridges could cost tens of ...

Proposed federal rules could make funding less predictable and force local governments to reconsider which opportunities are ...

Local officials are consulting lawyers and running crisis exercises as they prepare for the possibility of federal agents at ...