The view of the federal department as a source of malign leftist influence is backwards. Good ideas are out there, and there ...

A new report from Brookings shows how state departments of transportation have a free hand to spend on highway projects, but ...

A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars. States, cities ...

Innovation must come with transparency, safeguards and human oversight. We need to deploy the technology in ways that enhance ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the investment and others tied to a clean hydrogen hub project in a news release on Wednesday.

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Rising minorities in big cities are increasingly concerned about order and security. Political parties need to pay attention.

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Outlining rural health issues and priorities is the latest step in combating rural health disparities, according to leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mayors and other local leaders have an important role to play in the psychological well-being of their constituents, protecting them from harmful policies and helping them handle new uncertainties.

Having won a big victory, Donald Trump can claim a mandate. But recent history shows that voters punish politicians who ...

Only $599 million of the record $1.3 billion homelessness budget last year was actually spent. City Controller Kenneth Mejia blamed “a sluggish, inefficient approach” for the underspending.