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These 20 women represent a major milestone in a decade-long partnership between the state’s department of corrections and California State University.

Governments should be taking a more rational approach to crime that is based on evidence, not public perception, researchers argue.

In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to remove roadway markings that “advance political agendas,” local City Council members have come up with a creative solution.

Dog owners know that the bond they share with their pets is real, but in the eyes of the law, dogs have historically been treated like personal property.

By learning from other countries, the United States can prepare for safe and fair elections.

Bolivia has created four new protected areas covering 907,244 hectares (2.2 million acres) of Amazon lowlands and Andean highlands.

The statewide program, Rehab-2-Rental, solves multiple problems at once.

Two high schoolers themselves were foundational in efforts to mandate climate curriculum in Illinois high schools.

The Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence was over a decade in the making. A large-scale fundraising effort by Hank and John Green made it possible.

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A survey of more than 1,400 local officials found that local governments are “largely insulated from the harshest effects of polarization.”

Ideally, your messages are finding the trees well, but you can also report damaged limbs or declining health to ecology experts.