After generations in supporting roles, Black women are now leading some of America’s largest cities and reshaping how cities ...

The issues that drove the winning campaigns reflected a mix of local and national concerns, and the results pointed to ...

The Zone Zero regulations, designed to keep embers from igniting homes, have drawn more than 4,000 public comments and fierce ...

Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?

The media and politicians focus on which party is winning or losing congressional seats. But moving 20 million Americans into ...

By automating tasks like lesson planning, grading and progress tracking, classrooms in North Dakota are freeing up instructor ...

With hospitals operating on margins as low as 1 percent, new federal policy changes could undercut care access in rural ...

States are reducing subsidy slots, slashing provider reimbursement rates and raising co-pays for low-income parents amid ...

The federal funding reductions and new eligibility rules will have severe consequences for those with substance use disorders ...

Abigail Spanberger’s comfortable win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, and Mikie Sherrill’s in New Jersey, gave ...

Typhoon Halong battered remote communities on Alaska's west coast last month. The state faced unique obstacles in getting ...

State officials hope to cut chronic absenteeism by 50 percent within five years as schools experiment with mentoring, family ...