Updated rules permit some plants within a five-foot buffer of homes in fire-prone areas. Residents have accepted the rules ...

More and more, cities are paying hefty fees for private attorneys to take big businesses to court. In the end, though, ...

E-bike injuries have spiked in the last several years, and state and local policymakers are responding. But advocates say ...

The departure of a community’s major employer is about more than job losses. Finance managers need a fiscal strategy.

Benefits have dropped sharply over the past decade as regulators adopt policies critics say favor employers and insurers.

The structured environments where teenagers once gathered are disappearing, leaving a vacuum now filled by spontaneous, often ...

Various services in the state have suffered under private equity ownership, resulting in neglect of patients, cuts in ...

Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins, highlighting her limited authority in a key election debate. Higgins made the remark as Miami considers shifting to even-year elections — a change she supported on the ...

Too many Americans can’t pass a basic civic literary quiz, and we’re doing little about it. How can they evaluate the actions ...

Ridership is ticking up in L.A. and the Bay Area, but experts aren’t yet convinced high prices will drive lasting change.

Jim Mathews, the president and CEO of the Rail Passengers Association, is worried about funding cuts and a potential freight ...

Will the latest Kona-low storms further strain Hawaii’s home insurance market, resulting in greater gaps in coverage? The ...