While efforts to address climate change have faced a setback in Congress, state agencies, communities and citizens continue ...

The 1960s-era program put at-risk youth to work, but the Labor Department concluded its costs were too high and that ...

Currently, as part of their training, students work for free for a year as teachers or classroom aides. That creates an ...

The one-time grant funding let cities and counties demonstrate new ideas and expand existing efforts to curb gun violence.

Older, sick prisoners cost far more to incarcerate. Since they pose little or no risk to public safety, states should ease ...

Citizens Union, a good government group dating back to the 19th century, called for Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor four years ago. It’s just endorsed him for NYC mayor.

Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent ...

The administration will end protections for roughly half the 23-million-acre reserve, reopening the area for possible oil and ...

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Minnesota is one of a dozen states establishing programs that use recent college graduates to provide support to students in ...

The plan is to provide more public transportation to move people out of private vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Critics ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...