Millions of Americans, particularly people of color buying lower-cost homes, have turned to land contracts and other ...

Good jobs are a bedrock of resilient communities. State and local governments can spar over who sets standards, but there are ...

Innovative wage subsidy programs and other services can help workers without college degrees demonstrate their skills to the ...

Michigan appointed a chief infrastructure officer to help localities apply for federal dollars and meet statewide ...

Ultimately, climate change may bring relief from overtourism at a high price: the loss of vibrant autumn leaves.

We need more welcoming public places where people can connect in person — high-quality, well-maintained parks, trails, ...

Labor Party is zooming in on just over a dozen House races to try to keep its control of the state government. Also: Young ...

The city has lost nearly 40 percent of its population since 1960; during most of those years it experienced an uninterrupted ...

Turning some of it into fuel, as a Michigan facility plans to do, is labeled as “recycling,” but it may be worse for the ...

Local governments have jurisdiction over the third-largest source of methane emissions: the decomposition of organic waste in ...

The public likes what lawmakers around the country are doing, but the industry’s lobbyists are working hard to embed ...

It could be a very different landscape than the one that will decide this year’s election. Will North Carolina be the next ...