Both the states and the feds believe they need more control over the voting process. It’s a dispute that’s gone unresolved ...

The Trump administration says states can fill the gap left by weaker federal habitat protections, but wildlife officials say ...

As the city's economy rebounds, the mayor says expanding housing and lowering costs are critical to ensuring growth benefits ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

It costs more to imprison them, both for their incarceration and its impact on families and communities. We can hold them ...

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