Groups focused on food security are scrambling following the cancellation of federal programs supporting purchases from local ...

A decade of noncompliance with federal rules has left districts scrambling to meet student mental health needs without ...

Pension funds enjoyed enormous stock market returns during the pandemic but slower gains and underfunding has increased their liabilities.

An agreement with federal agencies shields early-childhood programs from immigration status screening, avoiding potential closures and preserving services for more than 4,700 vulnerable children.

Many voters are switching party allegiances during the Trump era, but the parties aren't changing in ways that reflect their ...

It’s threatened with extinction in many places and the relationship can be fraught, but it has a lot of value both to communities and their governments. Social media alone isn’t a substitute.

Denver’s new sidewalk program shifts the responsibility from property owners to the city. It’s a far-reaching plan to improve ...

By combining skills training, mental‑health support, and guaranteed job placement, the R.I.S.E. program offers a rare promise ...

Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” states must decide whether to participate in the nation's first federally backed school ...

Supervisors say the move is about transparency and civil rights, but federal officials warn it could compromise agent safety ...

Kristi McKenney was named director of the Port of Oakland in February, the first woman to hold the post at the nearly century-old port. She’s also overseeing a name change for Oakland's airport ...

They raise issues of fairness, and critics claim they’re only about revenue. More speed and red-light cameras, however, would ...