The prison system is seeking $298 million for air conditioning, a fraction of the estimated $1.5 billion needed to bring ...

Connecticut has lost nearly two-thirds of its volunteer firefighters since 2017, forcing some communities to hire staff, rely ...

With some of the nation’s worst congestion, California offers a case study in why adding highway capacity may not solve the ...

Instead of repeating the mistakes they made with tobacco money, states should set clear goals — and measure outcomes through ...

All 56 state and territorial plans have won approval, but building the networks presents a new set of challenges.

The state says schools can switch to another federal program to continue serving students evening meals, but the abrupt ...

A proposed tax break for a new data center in north Denver is facing questions from city leaders concerned about the project’s water and energy needs in a city trying to reduce carbon emissions and ...

The crimes Americans are most concerned about are financial ones. Identity theft tops the list, with 77 percent expressing ...

Minneapolis’ proposed cuts to violence interrupters highlight a persistent challenge for cities investing in community-based ...

Big-city mayors are experiencing whiplash as violent crime drops to historic lows following a sharp spike in the early ...

The nation’s largest school district is banning generative AI through eighth grade, but parents and teachers say exemptions ...

Local leaders are more apprehensive than ever about appearing in public, a survey from Princeton’s Bridging Divides ...