The state has a surplus of 15,000 prison beds. Consolidating and deactivating prisons could free up billions of dollars for ...

A new city office focused on homeless services has given a boost to programs to help the unhoused in New Orleans.

Research shows that traditional defined-benefit plans still play a key role in attracting and retaining government employees.

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Chicago and San Francisco are looking to consolidate the transit agencies in their respective cities, proposals backed by state lawmakers. Advocates say such reforms could improve service for riders ...

The South Florida company has announced plans to buy Lilium electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) jets, and to begin ...

The Senate ended the legislative session with a 23-12 vote to pass a bill that will provide funding for striking workers. However, filibusters ran the clock out on other controversial bills, including ...

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute finds that a significant majority of religious Americans think ...

Electricity demand in Northwest states is expected to grow more than 30 percent in the next decade, partly due to the rapid ...

An independent study found that more than 62,000 people received temporary housing under the program that moved medically vulnerable people from the streets and congregant shelters to empty hotel and ...

Tampa Electric has called for a new rate structure that would shift the economic onus from the utility’s largest customers to residences and smaller businesses, resulting in a potential rate increase ...

The Panoche Water District allegedly stole 130,000 acre feet of water and redistributed it to farmland across Fresno and Merced counties. Now the feds want retribution but not everyone in the region ...