But perhaps the easiest starting point to understand the state’s housing problem is this: apartment buildings with four units or more can only be built, under current local zoning rules, on roughly 4 ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can ...

Even in areas that are mapped, like the Camp Mystic site in Kerr County, Texas, that was hit by a deadly flash flood on July ...

Climate change has made extreme rainfall more common and more intense. But many flood risk maps have yet to catch up.

Domestic migration has changed over the past 10 years, as Americans chase better jobs, cheaper housing and a greater quality ...

Drought conditions across Iowa continue to improve, with more than half of the state now experiencing drought-free conditions. Large portions of the state benefited from a week of consistent rains ...

According to the latest Current Population Survey, about 8.3 percent of households (10.9 million) reported moving over the past year, a rate unchanged from a year earlier and down from 9.8 percent (12 ...

The voters directly elect the secretary of state in 35 states. In the other 12, the secretary is appointed by either the governor or the state legislature. The position's duties are generally ...