Oklahoma's decision to stop using foster children's Social Security benefits to pay back the state reflects growing federal ...

Steve Waldrip, a senior adviser on housing for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, will lead a new state Division of Housing and Community ...

Thousands of new private schools have opened as public funding expands, but many states have chosen a hands-off approach to ...

The Capital Area’s Rural Transit System’s is helping older residents reach medical appointments, grocery stores and other ...

Homicides in the U.S. moves in near lockstep with trends in drug overdoses, alcohol consumption and firearm purchases, and de ...

The first courtroom challenge to the state's landmark packaging recycling law could shape similar efforts across the country.

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State and local governments have more power than they realize to keep older adults out of nursing homes. The tools are in the ...

The city of Somerville, Mass., recently hit a milestone. Three years have passed since anyone died in a traffic collision on ...

A Mississippi community's struggle to restore local healthcare highlights the growing challenge facing rural counties ...

A toolkit from a national commission emphasizes the importance of partnerships between public health leaders and elected ...

States are preparing for a future with slower revenue growth and rising demand for health, transportation and other public ...