A Seattle man filed suit this month against the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) for rearresting him three years after releasing him from prison 76 days early.

Legalized recreational cannabis is not driving homelessness in Pueblo, Colo., a study released last week found, but the new “Green Rush” economy has spiked rents across the state and caused an influx of marijuana migrants.

A Washington state court ruling may provide new legal protections for those using their vehicles as a dwelling. The case redefines what constitutes a home and what protections a person has at home—even if that home is a truck.

In a speech Wednesday in Sacramento, Calif., Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for tipping off illegal immigrants late last month about upcoming raids.

Advocates for the poor are lambasting a Trump administration proposal to make massive changes to the federal food assistance program. Democrats and Republicans called the new idea a surprise to everyone, noting officials never discussed it with them before adding it to the administration’s proposed 2019 budget.

An affordable housing crisis looms despite cranes soaring over the skylines of U.S. cities. According to a Harvard University report, nearly 21 million households pay more than 30 percent of their income for rent, and nearly 11 million of those pay more than 50 percent of their take-home pay.

Though many city governments tout the need for more more affordable housing, policies to effect change are elusive.

Florida voters will decide in November whether former felons may join their ranks at the polls. The referendum on proposed Amendment 4 will reveal whether Sunshine State residents are willing to grant free speech, in the form of a vote, to lawbreakers usually seen as undeserving.