In the early days of legislative sessions this year, it's clear lawmakers will continue to spend considerable amounts of time debating culture-war issues such as transgender right ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Lawmakers continue to try to get ahead of the curve on AI and many are eager to curb social media use among the young. Climate remains the top environmental concern but "forever chemicals" are more ...

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

California will ultimately get lots of help from Washington but some GOP lawmakers want to tie wildfire assistance to policy strings. Hawaii had to wait more than a year for aid to be approved after ...

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 wonder that people are on edge.