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 ...

Across the United States, state and local governments spend over $4.5 trillion each year. But against a backdrop of new federal priorities and global economic uncertainty, budgets are stretched ...

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 ...

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

In preparation for the potential development of cryptocurrency mines and data centers in Effingham, Ill., the city is taking steps to ensure that such uses of city property don't negatively impact ...