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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

States spent nearly $335 billion of their own money on Medicaid in 2024, adding pressure to already squeezed budgets.

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

States are tightening protections as attacks increase, but local utilities face mounting costs to secure critical ...

The city’s social housing developer has temporarily stopped processing its lowest-income applicants as it works to provide ...