As Washington state reels from a devastating wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend, experts say the disaster has cast newfound uncertainty over...
Two courts this week dealt blows to the Trump administration’s attempts to withdraw clean energy and climate grants. A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that...
Despite efforts to expand the system, more than half of the state’s counties still lack courts that serve people with serious mental illness.
OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this weekend implored states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials, which he said would lead...
Today’s children could be the first generation since the 1970s to do better than their parents as young workers become more sought after and well paid....
States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause...
Many states have made marked progress over the past two years in extending crucial care and benefits to children, workers and aging adults. But they will...
A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have significantly declined,...
After investigators ruled 31-year-old high school counselor and coach Kelsey Harris’ death a suicide in 2021, her mother, Kellee, said she was not convinced the inquiry...
More than 9,000 children in foster care had to temporarily stay in hotels, office buildings and other potentially unsafe settings when states couldn’t find suitable places...