Because reporting practices and requirements vary so much, extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery. There are ...

Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of ...

Texas offered the benefit for 24 years. The move came in response to a federal lawsuit, but state leaders hailed it as a win.

Manufactured housing represents a critical opportunity to create and preserve lower-cost housing options in the United States ...

History suggests Republicans have a real shot, despite the state's blue leanings. In San Antonio, the mayoral election is ...

Not everyone who wants to live in a dense walkable neighborhood is able to do so. A morass of regulations stands in the way.

A mutual connection introduced them to Fort Wayne, Ind., businessman Eric Doden, president of Pago USA, a development firm ...

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

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

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

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

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