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.

Across the United States, state and local governments spend over $4.5 trillion each year. But against a backdrop of new federal priorities and global economic uncertainty, budgets are stretched ...

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 ...

In preparation for the potential development of cryptocurrency mines and data centers in Effingham, Ill., the city is taking steps to ensure that such uses of city property don't negatively impact ...

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

As logistics centers expand near homes and schools, Illinois is among the states exploring new ways to curb the truck emissions they generate.

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.

Steve Waldrip, a senior adviser on housing for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, will lead a new state Division of Housing and Community ...