Fear, not facts, is driving juvenile justice policy. Reactive, overly punitive policies mire too many young people in the ...

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.

The nation's death rate reached a record low, but wide state-by-state differences suggest state-level public policy continues to shape health outcomes.

Maine Democrats have coalesced around Troy Jackson, a progressive former state senator who lost a gubernatorial election earlier this summer, to replace Graham Platner on the Senate ticket.

A new state law restricts solicitation hours, bans caller ID spoofing and gives law enforcement another tool to pursue scams targeting vulnerable residents.

On the Oregon/Idaho border, rural Americans’ access to care depends on which side of the river they happen to live.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's four-day in-office mandate puts California among the most aggressive states as governments continue to ...

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

Allowing incarcerated people to get enough sleep can improve emotional regulation and reduce the risk of violence, a new ...

Air travelers will need to present REAL ID-compliant licenses or U.S. passports to board planes starting this week, two decades after the law was passed. Regulatory delays, political resistance, and ...

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

Repeated disasters expose weaknesses in the systems that provide aid and help with recovery. Recognizing community disaster ...