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Over 2,100 schools in 26 states have adopted shorter weeks, mostly in rural districts seeking teacher retention and budget relief.
Higher education battles around the country are beginning to look like a sports competition.
The decline in mass killings in the U.S. so far this year, reaching their lowest level since tracking began in 2006 ...
Amy Thompson, Safe Routes to School program coordinator for the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado, highlighting safety concerns as e-bike use among young riders accelerates. Retailers in Colorado report a surge in back-to-school e-bike sales, but parents are increasingly worried about risks tied to high speeds and minimal oversight. With federal e-bike safety rules stalled, some states are stepping in with their own regulations, including requirements for safer lithium-ion batteries. (The Union-Bulletin)
The law was designed to rein in pharmacy benefit managers and stabilize local pharmacies, but officials say limited oversight and slow implementation have blunted its impact.
A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety.
Backed by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Blockchain Council, the state’s $5 million crypto investment comes as bitcoin prices dip and critics warn the state is venturing into a volatile industry.
In one form or another over decades, this urban improvement program and its predecessors have found bipartisan support. But their record is mixed at best.
The only viable path to a national standard is one built on the foundation that our laboratories of democracy are laying. Congressional efforts to freeze state oversight over AI companies would leave Americans exposed.
The fee Americans will soon pay if they show up at airport security without a Real ID or passport ...
Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University, pushing back on the notion that Democrats “lost” the recent shutdown. Reeher argues the party succeeded in keeping the national spotlight on rising health-care costs — pressure that has already spurred multiple GOP proposals and positioned Democrats well heading into next year’s midterms. (Roll Call)
The AI-equipped cameras help police link suspects across cases, but critics say the systems lack clear rules and oversight.
Legal experts warn the ordinance is likely to face a challenge from the Trump administration.
The bill's defeat came with promises from Democrats and Republicans alike to reintroduce a similar bill in the 2027 regular legislative session.
The federal government ended funding for an organization that gave election officials free help managing physical and cyber threats against election workers and operations.
They’re an important pipeline of skills, products and innovation for larger industries, but they’re reeling from tariffs. There’s a role for grants and tax breaks, and states need to track who these businesses are and what they do.
The share of California high school graduates heading to out-of-state colleges in 2022, nearly double the 8.5% who left the state in 2002 ...
President Donald Trump, responding to questions about a recent MRI he says was “perfect,” though he claims he doesn’t know why doctors ordered the scan or what part of his body it examined. Trump, 79, has not provided details about his October visit to Walter Reed or the purpose of the MRI, but told reporters he’d release the results “if you want to have it released.” (New York Daily News)
With 110 deaths this year, legislators want mandatory drowning prevention education for new parents and stricter safety rules for older pools.
A near-empty mobile vaccine clinic reveals a growing mistrust of vaccines and public health experts.
Labor tensions and rent-control fallout opened the door for challenger Kaohly Her, St. Paul’s incoming first Hmong American mayor.
Program and tax changes in the massive budget reconciliation bill are reshaping states’ short- and long-term fiscal pictures. How will policymakers respond?
President Donald Trump, during the annual Thanksgiving ceremony where he pardoned Gobble and Waddle, two North Carolina bred turkeys, after saying he initially wanted to name the birds “Chuck and Nancy,” a jab at Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. (AP News)
The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that semi-autonomous robots could reshape policing in troubling ways.
The length of new work shifts the New York City Department of Correction is piloting to ease ongoing staffing shortages ...
A regional design meant to prevent failures during wildfires never worked in practice.
Data center exemptions now make up nearly 80 percent of all economic-incentive spending, even as communities raise concerns about rising power costs.
A committee of judges and attorneys recommends piloting a program allowing non-attorneys to provide legal support.
After decades of bipartisan reforms that prioritized rehabilitation over punishment, states are moving back toward prosecuting younger teens as adults. It contradicts decades of research, and it doesn’t make communities safer.
The number of Mississippi families now on a waitlist for child-care vouchers after the expiration of federal pandemic-era funding ...
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