The Trump administration says states can fill the gap left by weaker federal habitat protections, but wildlife officials say ...

As the city's economy rebounds, the mayor says expanding housing and lowering costs are critical to ensuring growth benefits ...

A new state law restricts solicitation hours, bans caller ID spoofing and gives law enforcement another tool to pursue scams targeting vulnerable residents.

Mobile home parks offer some of the region’s lowest housing costs, but nearly a quarter of Los Angeles County’s stock has disappeared since the 1980s.

The nation's death rate reached a record low, but wide state-by-state differences suggest state-level public policy continues to shape health outcomes.

Fear, not facts, is driving juvenile justice policy. Reactive, overly punitive policies mire too many young people in the ...

As the historic federal funding provided under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act begins to taper off, state and local governments—which own or operate most of the nation’s public roads, ...

New homes under construction in Las Vegas. There are more homes on the market than buyers, a report on the state of housing in the U.S. finds. Like other “wicked” problems, housing is hard to solve ...

Minneapolis police Chief Brian O'Hara arrives at the scene of Renee Good's fatal shooting by an ICE agent on Jan. 7, 2026. Six years after George Floyd’s killing, Minneapolis is again embroiled in ...