A state agency fell short in implementing elements of Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill, an Illinois auditor general’s ...

Oberlin City Council has taken a firm stance against conversion therapy, unanimously passing a resolution that condemns the practice and reinforces the city’s commitment to advancing social equity.

Every morning, 14-year-old Mustafa Shah weaves his way through the narrow alleys of inner Peshawar, a handcart of vegetables ...

Toni Zollicoffer has been appointed chief equity officer for Fairfax County, effective Monday, Sept. 30. This role is a key component in advancing the One Fairfax policy, a racial and social ...

Leadership Fairfax, a community leadership development nonprofit, launched its Equity Council on Oct. 13 during a kick-off meeting, bringing together over 20 leaders in the fields of racial and ...

With a bond issue earmarked for community projects and marketed to individual investors as well as institutional buyers, Chicago is trying to move the needle on social equity. Is it the start of a ...

The loan will be channeled into more than 100 critical infrastructure projects designed to improve daily life for Johannesburg’s over 6.4 million residents.

Indiana is cutting offices focused on public health, eliminating over twenty positions and purging health equity language ...

If you can get fiber broadband, your home might be worth more. But, a lack of equitable access to fast internet puts people ...

You can collect Social Security benefits while you’re working, but if you haven’t hit the full retirement age of 67, the ...

When you start collecting Social Security, any change in finances can be scary. But selling your house doesn't have to be, if ...

The Lown Institute gave Mercy Medical Center an overall “A” on its 2025–26 Hospitals Index, which measures social responsibility through metrics about equity, value and patient ...