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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

State incentives and industry investment are fueling a semiconductor boom that officials hope will secure Texas' place at the ...

One Colorado school district is tackling chronic absenteeism among its youngest learners.

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 ...

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

Thousands of new private schools have opened as public funding expands, but many states have chosen a hands-off approach to ...