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The number of leaf-blower complaints opened in Palo Alto in 2024, illustrating the enforcement challenges facing Bay Area cities as they phase out gas-powered equipment ...
Maryland Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey, rejecting a proposal from a West Virginia lawmaker inviting three rural Western Maryland counties to secede and join his state. The legislation, framed as a bid to “strengthen regional ties and promote shared Appalachian values,” drew swift pushback from Maryland Republicans, who said residents’ frustrations don’t translate into support for leaving the state. Hershey said all of Maryland’s counties are integral to the state’s identity and aren’t up for grabs. (The Baltimore Sun)
A Georgia family’s scramble to remain in a better-funded school system shows how costly leases and substandard housing undermine student stability.
With 28 percent of calls tied to general questions or misdirected requests, officials say automation could reduce strain and improve response times.
While state research and development incentives aim to spur innovation, mixed evidence suggests they may simply shift activity rather than grow it.
It’s about governance and whether these systems can avoid reinforcing existing inequities. States, local governments and agencies need to move to embed fairness, transparency and accountability into every stage of AI use.
The amount Florida lawmakers allocated for a new school-safety drone program in Volusia County ...
Jake Warner, a Helena High School math teacher and recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, warning lawmakers that Montana is already in a full-blown teacher shortage crisis. Warner’s remarks came during testimony before the School Funding Interim Commission, where educators described classrooms without heat, low pay, rising student behavioral issues and long-standing funding gaps that are pushing teachers out of the profession. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
New reforms aim to streamline job titles and help managers identify top candidates more quickly after years of losing talent to faster-moving employers.
Billings Clinic’s residency programs are training new doctors in the communities that need them most, countering national shortages in primary care and psychiatry.
As utility bills soar, Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill faces a high-stakes balancing act over an embattled natural gas project that would stabilize prices—but at a cost to the environment.
Big-city mayors are taking a wide range of approaches to interactions with the Trump administration.
The bill is coming due after years of underinvestment in water infrastructure. New research highlights needs in each state and the economic benefits from meeting them.
New work rules and other reforms could help break the cycle of dependency. But to implement them, states need to move beyond a patchwork of programs that don’t talk to each other. Federal policymakers could help.
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The amount Texans lost over the past five years to lottery and sweepstakes scams, a scheme now getting a boost from AI tools that mimic official voices and spoof caller ID ...
Sara Tindall Ghazal, the lone Democratic appointee on Georgia’s State Election Board, underscoring the breakdown between the board and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Ghazal said the relationship “basically no longer” functions after Raffensperger’s investigators stopped attending meetings to present cases to the board. Raffensperger’s office said they were tired of seeing their investigators being abused by board members aligned with President Donald Trump. Following the 2020 election, Raffensperger resisted Trump’s call to “find” enough votes to flip Georgia’s 2020 results. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The state becomes the largest in the nation to widely adopt Apple Wallet IDs, though physical cards will still be required for law enforcement.
A federal court’s ruling against Texas’ mid-decade redistricting won’t unravel California’s Prop. 50 map, which lawmakers insulated by removing trigger language tied to other states’ actions.
A recent survey finds over a third of households with children lacked enough food as federal support for food programs falters.
The House voted this week to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for seven years, while also modifying the program.
It’s more important than ever to celebrate those who improve the mechanisms of government. And we need to give them the kind of learning opportunities to enable them to have even more of an impact.
The length of the Texas National Guard’s deployment to Illinois, where roughly 200 soldiers spent less than a day performing mission work in support of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort ...
Maryland Republican Del. Matt Morgan. Morgan delivered one of the sharpest rebukes during Gov. Wes Moore’s latest redistricting commission meeting, a Zoom session that drew nearly 100 speakers and underscored deep partisan divides over the state’s fast-moving map proposal. He argued the process would “politically disenfranchise an entire region” and “eliminate the Republicans’ voice throughout the state.” His comments came amid equally forceful testimony from supporters of the overhaul. (Baltimore Sun)
Sunset Mesa residents are pushing for fireproof construction with noncombustible materials to shield entire blocks and attract affordable insurance.
A 15 percent decline in September wagers prompts warnings that bettors are shifting to cheaper illegal markets under one of the nation’s highest per-bet taxes.
Abbott’s strategy combines primary pressure and legislative power plays to move caps on appraisals and a plan to eliminate school district taxes.
Minnesota joins other states in crafting a funding strategy designed to control volatility and avoid sustained underfunding.
The state is shockingly lax on DUIs, and it isn’t even the worst. But it shouldn’t be surprising that so many people are dying on California’s roads.
The number of states that publicly disclose which companies receive data-center tax incentives ...
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