The author says next year she will continue her work to move Rhode Island out of its last-in-New England ranking for child ...

Under a new state law, dorm resident advisers and housing staff must be trained to administer the overdose-reversing drugs.

The city of Gaithersburg holds its nonpartisan election in odd years, and this year, the post of mayor and two City Council ...

A mass overdose involving 27 people in Baltimore’s Penn-North area has sparked urgent community and city-wide response, highlighting both the depth of the drug crisis and the effectiveness of rapid ...

Home prices have been surging for years in the United States. According to the Case-Shiller Index, sales prices for single-family homes in the U.S. climbed by more than 50% from the beginning of 2020 ...

When Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced the Pro-Housing Program in May, Shelter Island officials saw it as a strong possibility to meet what many officials have called a “housing crisis” here. That’s ...

The new slate of bills builds on previous reforms and adds fresh tools to spur construction, override local zoning laws, and encourage more subsidized housing in areas like Narragansett, South ...

The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report ranks states based on the amount renters must earn to afford federal fair market rent.

The new federal spending law and other rule changes are expected to gut enrollment in Medicaid and HealthSource RI.

Lately, some politicians and pundits, including the Wall Street Journal, have floated a quick fix to the housing crisis ...

Creative solutions to build more affordable housing in the United States can be found in places such as your state and your backyard.

The raise would put their pay at $100 an hour for district court cases — an ask that may seem like a leap, but would move ...