A proposed statewide Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would cover housekeepers and other workers employed in private homes and give them access to wage, discrimination and enforcement protections.

Corpus Christi leaders say a water emergency could arrive within months, with shortages potentially disrupting major industries and fuel distribution.

For the first time in the decade that homeless mortality has been tracked in Los Angeles County, fewer people have died on the streets and in shelters, the Department of Public Health reported Tuesday ...

As long as Congress disregards the collateral damage that AI and other new technologies are already bringing to our economy, states and municipalities will need to move quickly to capture new revenues ...

Officials from both parties have halted proposed warehouse conversions in several states, even as federal officials continue ...

Proposed legislation would allow schools to check immigration status and potentially deny enrollment or charge tuition, ...

States are beginning to receive hundreds of millions from a new $50 billion federal rural health program, but lawmakers and health groups are challenging how the money will be spent.<br/> ...

Formerly incarcerated women have expertise that is policy-ready. We need to mandate including them on the bodies that shape jails, prisons, parole, sentencing and reentry.

The fast-tracked bill would limit use of voter registration information, shield ballots from disclosure under open records law and expand rules governing recounts.

Homeowners in major metros are holding onto properties for longer periods, with Los Angeles topping 20 years and state tax laws helping discourage moves.

An Indiana district is experimenting with small, flexible learning environments to counter declining enrollment.

Every seat in the Michigan state Legislature is up for grabs this fall, with opportunities for Democratic or Republican gains. A three-way gubernatorial race could complicate candidates’ strategy.