Years of rapid growth have pushed development farther into fire-prone areas, exposing a challenge facing communities as more ...

A new state law weakens neighborhood petitions that once forced housing projects to win city council supermajorities, giving ...

As Kansas communities weigh a wave of data center development, Northern Virginia’s decades of experience offer lessons about ...

They’re often put to good use, pointing to problems that require attention from elected leaders and program managers. And ...

Houston adopted a new law clarifying landlords’ obligation to provide air conditioning in rental units. Many jurisdictions ...

Current and former members are running for governor across the country this fall, potentially increasing the number of ...

A nearly $17 billion settlement with Meta will impose new limits on how Facebook and Instagram collect children’s data, and ...

Critics of the misuse of security cameras are right to be alarmed. But the more fundamental mistake was letting surveillance ...

States are moving to ban all marriages under the age of 18. There are arguments from the science of cognition for this ...

Homelessness declined across more than half of California communities, according to new data. Officials credit state ...

California is considering stiff penalties for hospitals and other providers that exceed spending targets, putting an emerging ...

State reserves are falling for the first time since the Great Recession, and local governments are drawing down their own ...