Environmentalists worry the law will discourage cities and schools from going solar or taking other steps to save taxpayers money. Emily L. Mahoney is the energy reporter. Reach her at ...

Indiana’s syringe exchange programs weren’t created on a whim. The state acted after an HIV outbreak in Scott County in 2015 exposed how quickly infectious disease spreads when addiction goes ...

More than 80 prisoners used a single needle to inject illicit drugs in one day inside a Queensland jail, according to an alarming new study into substance use behind bars. One 42-year-old man told ...

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The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law enforcement actions in Minnesota, the state with the country’s largest ...

LOGAN, Ohio – Before dawn, in a cold, blustery drizzle, a line forms outside a small, squat building on an open stretch of road on the outskirts of town. "My heater quit working in my car," Scott ...

Sharon Scott-Chandler is president and CEO of Action for Boston Community Development Inc. in Boston. Action for Boston Community Development Inc. By Sharon Scott ...

Rep. Daniel Perez, R-Miami, was formally designated Monday to become the next House speaker. House Speaker Daniel Perez on Tuesday rolled out a far-reaching proposal to cut Medicaid and a low-cost ...

Since 1992, the 340B drug discount program has entitled certain federal grantee clinics and hospitals (called “covered entities”) to purchase outpatient drugs at substantial discounts. The discounted ...

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well as ...