A few weeks before Troy Jackson became the presumptive Democratic nominee to be Maine’s next U.S. Senator, he lost an election to be its next governor. Jackson, a former president of the state Senate, ...

On the Oregon/Idaho border, rural Americans’ access to care depends on which side of the river they happen to live.

For local governments, calculating the cumulative costs of slavery, segregation and denial of opportunity is more than an ...

Allowing incarcerated people to get enough sleep can improve emotional regulation and reduce the risk of violence, a new ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom's four-day in-office mandate puts California among the most aggressive states as governments continue to ...

As logistics centers expand near homes and schools, Illinois is among the states exploring new ways to curb the truck emissions they generate.

Elaine Batchlor, CEO of MLK Community Healthcare in Los Angeles, and Atul Nakhasi, MLK’s vice president of government affairs and community relations, stand outside the entrance to Martin Luther King, ...

Indianapolis used activity-based costing to determine the full internal cost of pothole repair, identifying more than 35 discrete activities involved in the process. (Adobe Stock) I recently had lunch ...

Repeated disasters expose weaknesses in the systems that provide aid and help with recovery. Recognizing community disaster ...

State incentives and industry investment are fueling a semiconductor boom that officials hope will secure Texas' place at the ...

One Colorado school district is tackling chronic absenteeism among its youngest learners.

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