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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...