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The race for California insurance commissioner is attracting new attention, new money, and a range of policy ideas as increasingly frequent disasters have shaken up the insurance industry.
The latest struggle over abortion rights is in disguise at the Supreme Court.
Median asking rent is down from a peak in 2022, according to a null report. Some cities are still seeing year-over-year rent increases.
That's how many names are set aside each year for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes tracked by the National Hurricane Center — skipping Q, U, X, Y and Z — with this year's list running from Arthur to Wilfred as the 2026 hurricane season officially begins June 1 ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, calling the 2021 bill legalizing sports betting his "biggest mistake" in office, a rare public admission from a sitting governor about a law he signed. DeWine said more Ohioans are gambling and losing money as a result, and that athletes are being abused online by bettors. (Ohio Capital Journal)
Street redesign projects meant to improve safety are becoming flash points in debates over transportation, parking and neighborhood identity.
A new law will move some minors accused of firearm offenses into adult court as state leaders target violent crime.
New cases are highlighting confusion over compliance and the practical realities of implementing the state’s landmark housing law.
In Arizona alone, the number of residents receiving nutrition aid fell 42 percent from July 2025 to January 2026.
Convenience stores, bodegas and other small food sellers will have to make difficult changes under new federal and state regulations. It could make it harder for low-income people to follow a balanced diet, and some may have to close.
The dismissal of the entire National Science Board breaks down guardrails that protect public health, says epidemiologist Brian Castrucci.
That's how many U.S. apartment units are owned by private equity firms — about 13 percent of all apartments nationwide — with 57 percent of those acquired since 2018 and nearly half since 2021 ...
Federal prosecutors, describing the stated motivation of Gabriel Mendoza-Acoltzi, 19, of West Valley, Ariz., who is facing federal arson charges after attempting to set fire to a warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to convert into a 1,500-bed detention center. Court documents say Mendoza-Acoltzi drove to the warehouse, tried to cut the building's water supply, smashed a window with a hammer, and tossed a lit propane tank through the opening before the building's fire suppression system extinguished the blaze. (Arizona Mirror)
Nearly a quarter-million Hoosier children can't access the summer programs their parents want for them. The proposed elimination of a key federal funding stream could put 17,000 more kids at risk.
When the Legislature rushed through a criminal justice overhaul in 2024, no one had computed the price tag. Now, researchers predict the state's prison population could double by 2034, requiring an estimated $2 billion in new facilities.
Transit agencies are still sorting out the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In some areas the decline in ridership could be permanent.
As Atlanta’s mayor puts it, a strategy for everything “means you have a strategy of nothing.”
That's how much Tennessee has already committed from its special events fund to lure Super Bowl LXIV to Nashville in 2030, on top of $500 million in direct state funding and a $3.1 billion tax capture arrangement to build the new Nissan Stadium ...
Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Orlando-based Tavistock, pausing in surprise after her commencement address to the University of Central Florida's College of Arts and Humanities was met with immediate boos when she told graduates that "the rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution." The incident was one of at least three this spring in which commencement speakers were booed for mentioning AI, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who pressed on over sustained crowd noise at the University of Arizona, acknowledging the response: "I can hear you. There is a fear." (Fast Company)
The former “The Hills” star is using social media savvy and anti-establishment rhetoric to shake up the race.
Washington, D.C.’s enrollment boom has intensified debates over school quality, equity and student outcomes.
Local governments face mounting costs to repair aging pipes, treatment plants and water systems.
The World Cup is expected to draw huge crowds, and it’s up to cities to figure out how to get them to the matches before kickoff.
Teams are worth a lot of money that public universities could use to fund academic priorities. It’s also an opportunity to abandon the myth of the “student-athlete.”
That's the combined shortfall Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asked the City Council to cover this week using emergency reserves on top of the $4.8 billion already allocated for fiscal year 2026 ...
Jimmie Lee, a Jersey City transit advocate and member of Hudson County Complete Streets, addressing NJ TRANSIT's board this week about the agency's notoriously unreliable bus tracking app, which is currently only 75 percent to 80 percent accurate. NJ Transit's board responded by approving a $6.4 million contract to upgrade its GPS bus tracking technology, part of an $18 million effort that also includes new locomotive modems for real-time train tracking, moves required under an executive order from Gov. Mikie Sherrill aimed at improving rider information across the system. (NJ.com)
Supporters say the program could help address rising youth suicide and mental health concerns across the state.
The state says platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket resemble illegal gambling, while federal regulators claim exclusive oversight authority.
Cities and states are struggling to keep up with road repairs as infrastructure costs outpace revenues.
Allen, Texas, put a few videos on its new YouTube channel in 2007 just to see what would happen. Today the channel has a subscriber base few local governments could match.
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