Los Angeles residents who once relied on ocean breezes are facing increasingly dangerous indoor temperatures, renewing questions about landlords' responsibility to provide cooling.

Ann Arbor, Mich., voters will consider creating a publicly owned power system, a move that has delivered savings in some communities but proved costly in others.

New federal rules could make the state's limited Medicaid expansion more expensive, complicating decisions about whether to continue a program that has struggled to attract enrollees.

Numbers alone don’t always tell the full story, and they can be misleading. Conversations that dig deeper can provide ...

Rainy day fund capacity has declined for two consecutive years, even as states face slower revenue growth and reduced federal ...

Washington has the most generous grace period, accepting mail ballots until Nov. 23. As postal service cuts have created ...

Montana is in the forefront of a movement to use state powers to fix the problem unleashed by the Supreme Court.

Dozens of ballot measures seek to stop, slow or permit data center expansion in local communities.

A proposed law would restrict dog breeding, shorten shelter holding periods and expand sterilization authority as the city ...

Tod Simons, the Democrat running to represent parts of the City of Oswego and surrounding rural areas, recently retired after ...

St. Peter is partnering with a nonprofit to build a resident-owned community of factory-built homes starting at $115,000, offering a potential model for other rural communities.

Proposals to pipe Missouri River water to drought-prone Western states are raising concerns downstream, opening another front ...