Congress is back, but don’t expect the players in this sad comedy to know or care much about how any pieces of legislation they pass will affect our states, regions or metros.

When residents in places that aren’t expanding Medicaid or setting up their own health exchanges are denied insurance, the feds will tell them who to blame: their state.

The state’s competitive experiment, being watched by both the public and private sectors, has dropped the cost of health care without sacrificing quality.

The practice of converting waste into energy isn't new, but its advocates argue that it’s underutilized in America.

After 26 years, this journalist will stop writing and start doing in San Diego as the city’s newest urban planner.