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That’s how many birds avian influenza has killed in Minnesota since 2022, as the outbreak continues to batter the nation’s top turkey-producing state ...
Colorado state Sen. Lynda Zamora Wilson during a Colorado legislative hearing as she backed bipartisan efforts to limit law enforcement’s access to large troves of private data, including license plate reader databases. Zamora Wilson pointed to mounting public unease over the rapid expansion of monitoring technologies, including facial recognition software and artificial intelligence tools, as lawmakers from both parties advance bills aimed at tightening limits on how government agencies collect and purchase personal information. (The Denver Post)
With up to 700,000 visitors expected over three days, planners are weighing how the city’s roads, transit system and hotel supply will manage the surge.
A sharp increase in federal-local partnerships could reshape local policing across the country.
Soundproof booths equipped with computers and high-speed Internet aim to reduce barriers to care in communities where doctors and reliable broadband may be miles away.
It's not a question of if or when: State and local governments are already putting artificial intelligence to work.
It’s about motivation, openness to alternative candidates and ballot access.
Lawmakers in at least 19 states are advancing wealth taxes, capital gains surcharges and corporate tax changes to combat inequality and rising living costs.
Eric Adams’ failed reform bid is a warning sign for the new mayor attempting to take on one of the city’s most persistent problems.
Inmates and families say costly per-minute fees and limited services under a widely adopted system have turned a communication tool into a financial burden.
Bob Hilborn, emergency management specialist with the West Hartford, Conn., Fire Department, after more than 100 residents helped shovel out the town’s 1,300 fire hydrants following February’s blizzard conditions, a volunteer effort sparked by a social media call-out that offered gift cards and fire truck rides as incentives. The department’s Facebook post drew more than 150 comments, all positive, as kids and adults alike pitched in to ease the burden on firefighters. “We think that’s a record,” Hilborn said, calling the response a feel-good moment of civic pride. (CT Insider)
Only 1 in 4 Americans, or about 27 percent, say they support recent U.S. military strikes on Iran ...
Between 2023 and 2025, the city cleared encampments and quickly built new shelters. It reduced the unsheltered homeless population by 45 percent, even as the total number of homeless people in Denver has increased.
It’s a core public safety issue: Researchers need access to agency data, but it can be difficult or impossible to come by. You can’t solve a problem you can’t measure. Model state legislation offers a framework for expanding access.
State support is encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency and construction designed to reduce future risk.
Tiny liquor bottle surcharges send millions to towns for cleanup, but critics say they fuel litter and drunk driving.
Republicans are competing for the former president’s backing while Democrats hope high turnout and new voters shift the race.
That’s the maximum income a single mother with two children can earn for her kids to qualify for Medicaid in Florida, under some of the strictest eligibility rules in the country ...
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce CEO Paul Niedzwiecki, explaining why widespread power outages hit Cape Cod during the blizzard of ’26. Niedzwiecki said falling trees and above-ground power lines made the outages inevitable, leaving about 80 percent of the region’s economy in the dark and more than 150,000 residents without electricity at the storm’s peak. He is now urging officials to bury portions of the electrical grid underground and create a regional resilience plan, arguing that stronger infrastructure is essential to protect homes, businesses and critical services from future storms. (Boston Herald)
Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.
A pioneer in AI governance talks about why policymakers must shape the wise use of this powerful technology.
Some people fear self-driving vehicles, but experts say their potential to save lives might be their biggest benefit.
Proponents say California's major AI legislation offers essential guardrails on a quickly developing technology. But detractors — including the president — say it's burdensome, unnecessary and unfair.
The rapidly advancing technology is going to reshape American work. Public officials are trying to prepare workers for the seismic shift.
The explosive growth of data centers, fueled partly by the AI race, has some states scrambling for a piece of the action and some localities trying to pump the brakes.
Milwaukee’s mayor grew up in the city’s poorest ZIP code and inherited deep fiscal and public safety challenges. Four years later, he’s cut the deficit, reduced crime and earned overwhelming voter support.
An overwhelming levy vote is helping the city move closer to ensuring every resident lives within a short walk of green space.
As agencies use artificial intelligence to improve services and efficiency, leaders must shape its governance and impact.
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act could weaken protections for minority voters.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies award will fund up to 300 apartments, with city officials expecting sharply lower utility costs for residents.
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