Lawmakers don’t always grasp the importance of providing resources for more efficient use of tax dollars down the road.

Nitrate pollution is likely to force more water-use restrictions. Iowa’s problems are uniquely severe: It has plenty of water ...

Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they ...

Under a state law enacted this year, individuals can face additional penalties if they’re caught wearing a face covering ...

Flood events are bigger and more frequent. Governments can’t change the weather, but they can invest in infrastructure that ...

Law enforcement officials say it’s not the boys in blue on patrol but rather city-run youth programs that are shifting the ...

The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban ...

Its ideals, expressed by New York’s Democratic mayoral nominee, have seen plenty of success around the world. Maybe it’s time ...

Proposed statewide standards would cover everything from transporting young people to arresting their caregivers.

A Dekalb County, Ga., election worker tests voting machines ahead of last November’s elections. (Ben Hendren/Atlanta ...

Employers aren’t happy with the skills today’s college graduates bring to the workplace. A few states are addressing the ...

Children with a parent in prison face a higher risk of social, economic, educational and behavioral challenges. There’s much ...