Somerville, Mass., has gone more than three years without a traffic death. The city has invested in a range of traffic-calming measures, including more speed bumps, more visible crosswalks, better ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

A Wisconsin report highlights the growing financial burden on states and local governments when federal disaster assistance ...

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

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