The city has a goal of hiring 4,000 more officers by 2029. Recruiting classes are starting to increase thanks to higher ...

Although thought of as an urban problem, food deserts are most likely to occur in rural states, including places where crops ...

The nation’s warmest large city can’t turn down the temperature, but it is finding ways to address factors that make heat ...

James Hochman has resumed prosecuting even low-level crimes, but the number of felony charges hasn’t increased compared with ...

With enrollment trending down, colleges are simplifying the process for students to get credit for skills they already have, ...

Despite recent cutbacks to the insurance program, more states now pay for access to doulas, who provide support during ...

Veasey called the effort to redraw his congressional district "disgusting." While redistricting Texas’ congressional seats ...

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A deal that would have raised billions for the state’s roads, bridges and transit imploded in the last days of the ...

Even where abundantly available, the costs of clean water are rising faster than the CPI. Where it’s scarce, there’s double ...

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

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