Catastrophes like the L.A. wildfires are going to happen again. There’s no easy way to make sure victims can be made whole.

Grant programs too often send money to areas that already have resources. Federal agencies should work with state and local ...

Between brazen minor offenses like organized shoplifting and a few heavily publicized acts of random violence, it’s little ...

New York's mayor, embroiled in legal trouble, has no chance at winning a second term. Meanwhile, the two parties argue about ...

A federal grand jury has indicted Sheng Thao as part of a sprawling case involving other top Bay Area officials and ...

Mayor Michelle Wu has hired more than 300 new City Hall staffers, helping fuel budget growth of 8 percent over the past year.

Lots of prosecutors, judicial staff and jurors lost their homes. Many others left court because they felt ill from dangerous ...

The state withdrew its pioneering clean air regulations for diesel trucks and trains, acknowledging they wouldn’t win federal approval. The state intended to end sales of trucks powered by fossil ...

After enhanced federal funding for Medicaid was ended following the pandemic, 9-year-old Landon Booth of Orlando, Fla., who has leukemia, was kicked off the program. Last fall, South Dakota voters ...

A 2022 law gave staff the ability to unionize. Their new contract will provide a raise of 3 percent in July and additional workplace protections.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says sheriffs will have to help the Trump administration carry out its immigration policies or he’ll remove them from office.