U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar shakes hands with Rep. Lisa Demuth before to taking the stage for a Minnesota Governor Forum at Minnesota Farmfest in Morgan, Minn., on Aug. 5, 2026. For decades, Minnesota ...

State officials announced a "dramatic drop" in the number of children with behavioral health disabilities who have been placed in institutional settings and other changes, including the launch of new ...

State revenue officials have increased their estimates of what the tax on higher earners will generate, adding an unexpected ...

Mona Miyasato has been the Santa Barbara County executive officer, the top unelected official, since 2013. She’s retiring ...

The state will require platforms to limit potentially addictive features and strengthen privacy protections for children.

After years of tougher state requirements and new laws aimed at boosting construction, nearly every city and county is still falling short of its housing targets.

Indiana, Illinois and New Hampshire have offered taxpayers a break on penalties and interest as fiscal pressures mount, despite warnings that the strategy can come with long-term costs.

The parasite is cyclospora and the illness it causes is cyclosporiasis. Most who contract it can recover without needing treatment, though it can persist for a month or more. (A long time to endure ...

New York City and the MTA are studying a possible thermal energy network in Lower Manhattan, hoping to capture excess heat ...

Xeriscaping with native plants and no turfgrass in these Roseville, Calif., yards reduces their water needs. California is among states that now require HOAs to accommodate drought-resistant ...

Angelique Hinton, executive director of PA Youth Vote, reacting to a new report finding that Pennsylvania ranks last among 31 states for youth voter registration. Only 22 percent of the state's ...

A new consumer protection law prevents merchants from adding debit card surcharges, but businesses still have to pay banks and card networks every time a customer swipes — costs that may ultimately ...