Rojas advocated for the single-stair legislation in 2024 but said the state building code, which is updated every three years ...

The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a series of bills addressing housing, AI in nursing, and healthcare in Washington, including ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. Their ...

Fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a ...

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. In an Instagram post, Library of ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase.

Marconi Beach and historic area in South Wellfleet is popular with visitors, but the eroding Atlantic Ocean bluff makes beach ...

Governor Maura Healey signed a new executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings in an effort to ...

Though modern safety measures, such as automatic sprinkler systems, smoke detectors and self-closing doors reduce the risks associated with smoke and flame, they "do not fully substitute for the ...