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Beaverton, Ore., is looking for new ways to support cooperative housing development for senior residents. It’s among 50 finalist cities in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge.
A housing assistance program “proved to be extremely vulnerable to fraud,” according to an FBI affidavit.
In the absence of national policy, at least 28 states have set standards on cheating, safety and responsible AI use in schools.
Despite widespread damage from a 2023 storm, only eight homeowners have cash in hand, with federal roadblocks delaying relief.
The organization has shaped state laws for 50 years. It may be at the height of its influence.
The right policies can help more regions take advantage of AI for economic growth and prepare against some of its harms, according to a new report.
Over recent decades we’ve moved toward a much more effective and humane system to deal with youth crime. Evidence and research, not hyperbole and hysteria, should be guiding today’s debate.
Ideas are now flowing down from Washington into the states, rather than the other way around.
The state agriculture department has banned the sale or purchase of English ivy, a fast-growing vine that can kill trees and harm native plants.
Most people are able to apply online but only about a third of those who call reach a live person. The number of call center employees has dropped by nearly 40 percent over the past two years.
There’s a reason so many local governments rely on the council-manager system: It balances democratic accountability with operational expertise.
We need competent responders every hour of the day, every day of the week. But we often don’t have them.
Daniel Perez, the Florida Speaker, has been combatting the governor over various proposals and personal ambitions all year.
The city has a goal of hiring 4,000 more officers by 2029. Recruiting classes are starting to increase thanks to higher salaries and other expanded hiring efforts.
Although thought of as an urban problem, food deserts are most likely to occur in rural states, including places where crops are grown right down the road.
The nation’s warmest large city can’t turn down the temperature, but it is finding ways to address factors that make heat dangerous for residents.
James Hochman has resumed prosecuting even low-level crimes, but the number of felony charges hasn’t increased compared with his reform-minded predecessor’s count.
Despite recent cutbacks to the insurance program, more states now pay for access to doulas, who provide support during pregnancy and childbirth.
With enrollment trending down, colleges are simplifying the process for students to get credit for skills they already have, which can save them both time and money.
Urban Democrats and state-level Republicans have long been at odds. Could what’s happening in Charlotte signal a ceasefire?
Political experts see no upside for Texas Republicans in an effort Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday.
A transit agency’s social media strategy shows how to communicate a winning message.
Educators will not be allowed to use a model called “three-cue-ing” – which teaches kids to read using context clues – as their primary method of reading instruction.
But tariffs and deportations threaten economic damage in the Southeast United States.
A deal that would have raised billions for the state’s roads, bridges and transit imploded in the last days of the legislative session. The path forward isn’t clear, but layoff notices are already going out.
Downtowns have always evolved. A look at history shows they’ll never go away.
It’s a common complaint by executive branch managers: Lawmakers don’t always grasp the importance of providing resources for more efficient use of tax dollars down the road.
The state asked the high court to lift a lower-court judge’s temporary block on enforcement of the law, which makes it illegal for an undocumented immigrant to enter or re-enter Florida.
Nitrate pollution is likely to force more water-use restrictions. Iowa’s problems are uniquely severe: It has plenty of water, but bans on car washing and lawn watering underscore the state’s long struggle with high nitrate levels.
The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban areas.
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