State officials and partners are deploying sensors to improve tracking of pollution, especially during wildfire season.

A new report finds the state depends more heavily on local property taxes than any other, shaping how public services are ...

New laws aim to streamline guardianship and prevent children from being placed in foster care when parents are detained.

Officials are exploring federal funding and new testing efforts as parents demand faster cleanup of unsafe park conditions.

A new projection finds 442 institutions could shut down or merge within a decade as enrollment declines and financial ...

The state’s landmark law delivered broad coverage, but affordability and system pressures are emerging as the next major ...

GIS-based apps, imaging, sensors and other tools can significantly improve tracking and response. They need to be ...

Rusty Hicks, the chair of California's Democratic Party, says the seven remaining Democrats competing in the gubernatorial ...

A Democratic-backed vote for redistricting in Virginia looks closer than it did on election night last fall. And California’s ...

Forever chemicals” are on the radar of both federal and state legislators, but states appear to be pushing harder to get them ...

Agreements with three unions deliver major raises while raising new concerns about the district’s long-term financial ...

States face an $86 billion funding gap as inflation and staffing shortages make infrastructure upkeep more expensive.