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

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

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, ...

Oklahoma’s governor announced that the state will no longer divert Social Security survivor benefits from children in the state’s foster care system. Gov. Kevin Stitt said Oklahoma will no longer use ...

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

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

We are at a pivotal moment in the decadeslong effort to reduce people’s consumption of soda and other sugary drinks that are harmful to their health. Public-policy approaches have been repeatedly ...

Air travelers will need to present REAL ID-compliant licenses or U.S. passports to board planes starting this week, two decades after the law was passed. Regulatory delays, political resistance, and ...

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

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

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

Stephanie Irvine stands at the western edge of her property on the border of Manhattan and Elwood, July 8, 2026. The neighboring farmland is owned by NorthPoint Development, which plans to build out ...