State geologist Mark Myers hopes that hydrogen deposits in Alaska’s metamorphic rock could be enough to fuel the state’s energy industry. The idea comes from a well in Mali that has fueled one village ...

The Florida Department of Health issued a letter to local TV stations last week, demanding that they remove ads supporting the state’s abortion amendment within 24 hours or the department would seek ...

In a new book, an architect and zoning scholar shows how zoning can create vibrant economies and "delightful experiences" for ...

Voting reform advocates say ranked-choice voting will give voters more voice in their elections. But clerks of small counties ...

Dallas’ data analytics operation works hard to partner with agencies across city government, cultivating relationships and ...

Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70 percent of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s ...

Among the many ballot questions American voters will consider next month, housing experts are paying close attention to ...

Of the 19.5 million Texans eligible to vote in the 2022 general election, 42 percent did so. Only 10 states had worse voter participation rates. “Texas is sadly at the bottom of lists for ...

The county was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2014, when its current county executive, Warren Evans, was elected. Renegotiated ...

Protesters in Detroit rally to support the 2020 election results and other causes. (Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The threat of violence was in the air at the TCF Center ...

Cook County, Ill., has launched an innovative dashboard mapping certain deaths by cause — gun violence, opioids and extreme ...

Brandon Johnson had promised to veto the ordinance that would continue the gunshot detection system but failed to make the move before the deadline. Political battles over the technology are ongoing.