The new laws will make it easier for long-term inmates to apply for parole and for ex-inmates to expunge their criminal ...

If Republican leaders took a closer look, they would find that DEI aligns closely with conservative values: self-reliance, ...

Voters in three states enshrined Medicaid expansions in their state constitutions. Those states could be on the hook if ...

Salem, Ore., is in budget straits, in part because untaxed state buildings make up 8 percent of the property in the city.

The change is most dramatic in Silicon Valley, which is seeing more highly educated immigrants arrive from India and China.

The New Hampshire legislature is considering bills that would limit some local zoning regulations. The state is facing high home prices amid a shortage of affordable housing. Republicans in the ...

Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.

Only 22 states meet recommended security standards. But some states have come up with new approaches on their own.

In a historic decision with sweeping implications for Louisiana's energy sector and environmental restoration efforts, a jury in lower Plaquemines Parish on Friday ordered Chevron to pay $744 ...

The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the ...

More than 1.1 million college students from other countries inject billions of dollars into local economies and support ...

Its electoral system, bolstered by strong economic and social institutions, enables lawmakers to vote their consciences in ...