California has long relied on its prison population to battle wildfires. But a steady decline in the state’s incarcerated population and a $45 billion budget shortfall has left the state with gaps ...

Prevention, harm reduction and treatment all depend on data collection. It’s even more important now, as new substances and ...

Her prosecution of Trump has drawn controversy and legal challenges, but it hasn't hurt her at home. The speaker of the Texas ...

Bus #151 had collected 28 Edison, N.J., students bound for John Adams Middle School by the time the driver realized they were in danger. As she approached a stop sign to turn, Bienvenid Almonte later ...

What happens in California doesn't stay in California — and that's particularly true when it comes to your car. Or truck. Or even train. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandates all new ...

Private and government organizations are looking for ways to use technology, including networks of satellites, to improve anticipation and prevention of wildfire activity.

After spending an estimated $1.5 million on a new and “improved” e-filing system just a few years ago, the executive secretary of the Georgia Ethics Commission is again requesting proposals for a new ...

They’re resolved through bizarre, often comical procedures, involving everything from coin tosses to cowboy hats to ping-pong ...

The rate of pedestrian fatalities is rising in Memphis, along with most other U.S. metropolitan areas. (David Kidd/Governing) ...

The movement to build tiny houses has gotten a lot of attention, but it hasn’t gained much traction in the market. Still, ...

Election skeptics haven’t taken their eyes off Georgia since the last presidential election. Officials there are working to ...

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded Safe Streets for All grants to 99 communities this month. The grants help fund ...