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When police or other agencies face major lawsuits, figuring out how to fund settlements can be difficult.
Clear, consistent planning and messaging helped New Rochelle, N.Y., build thousands of housing units with minimal blowback.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Pritzker reported $1.4 million in gambling winnings from a trip to Las Vegas last year, according to tax summaries released by his campaign. Pritzker, a billionaire whose family owns the Hyatt hotel chain and who reported taxable income of $10.7 million for 2024, said he won the money when he was on vacation with his wife and some friends, adding that he was “incredibly lucky.” (Washington Post)
Approximate number of flood-prone homes that have been purchased and razed ...
The campaign challenges policymakers to experience the city’s transportation inequities firsthand — where one in five serious crashes involves a pedestrian.
The initiative offers GPS-enabled smartwatches and radio transmitters to help locate missing residents with dementia, autism or other conditions.
After removing 136 malfunctioning cameras, state transportation officials are rebuilding their surveillance network to improve safety and visibility.
The commonwealth was recognized on Forbes’ list of best employers, a sign that efforts may be paying off.
Taxpayers must be protected from unchecked growth in local government spending. Statewide limits on tax increases would do that while forcing local governments to live within their means.
Sarah Zajic, an occupational therapist at Omaha’s Remington Heights senior community, on the unexpected rise of a Taylor Swift fan club among residents. It began when 95-year-old Frank Uryasz became a Swiftie after hearing “Timeless (Taylor’s Version)” during therapy — a song that reminded him of his late wife. Soon, residents were decorating walkers and dancing to “Shake It Off” during group sessions, creating what Zajic calls a rare and joyful sense of connection among the community’s seniors. (Washington Post)
San Anselmo’s new adaptive system at Marin’s busiest intersection is saving an estimated 90 hours a day in driver wait time.
The state remains the only one in the nation where governors are explicitly barred from vetoing electoral maps — a legacy of 1990s reforms and now shaping partisan battles.
As financial pressures mount, many rural systems are compressing their calendars — sparking debate over trade-offs in learning time and family burdens.
Increase in the nation’s prison population in 2023, the second consecutive year the number of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons grew ...
The assistance program is a shell of its former self, with caseloads down and millions of poor families receiving no help.
Americans have always feared crowding and congestion, blaming the anonymity of the city for a decline in community feeling. But cities’ energy and vitality continue to pull people toward urban life.
Modern multifamily buildings are far safer than those built long ago. It’s another reason for policymakers to remove regulatory barriers to constructing them.
Josh Green’s plan relies heavily on redeveloping state land and expediting permits — but nearly half the pipeline homes haven’t cleared essential approvals.
Growth in solar and wind generation exceeded the increase in global electricity demand by 9 percent in the first half of 2025 ...
Rhonda Smith, a resident of Lyerly, Georgia. Smith was expressing her support for U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who continues to maintain strong loyalty among her northwest Ga. constituents despite recent clashes with GOP leadership. Greene has remained a dominant political force in her district. In 2024, she ran unopposed in the primary and secured 64 percent in the general election after district boundaries shifted. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The new law also comes with extra consumer protections.
In Virginia, lottery income funds about 10 percent of the K-12 budget. Economic fears are leading residents to play less.
Governments are paying out billions to settle thousands of claims. There is no substitute for justice, but keeping the abuse from happening in the first place would be far more cost-effective.
Geothermal energy is a reliable, low-emission power source that can repurpose abandoned oil and gas wells. New engineering techniques are attracting rising levels of investment.
Grant Beeber, a 21-year-old Indiana University intern at financial services firm TIAA, on the company’s luxury new Frisco, Texas, offices. It’s part of a wider push by major employers to lure workers back onsite with amenity-rich campuses. Over the past decade, more than 700 companies have expanded in the Dallas-Fort Worth region — nearly 200 establishing new headquarters — and many are investing heavily in on-site perks that rival Silicon Valley’s. (The Dallas Daily News)
The prison sentence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan began serving Monday at a federal facility in West Virginia for public corruption ...
Under a law effective July 1, officers may force observers to stay 25 feet back, a mandate critics say shields law enforcement from public scrutiny during active scenes.
A new law in New Jersey requires cities to plan for a share of the state’s housing needs. The Republican candidate for governor is tapping into local frustration about it.
Not much for now, with next year’s insurance premiums jumping far more than general inflation and tax revenues. Employers’ only hope to begin stemming these costs long term is a stronger, unified front at the state and national levels. There also could be an important role for public pensions.
As the technology transforms service delivery, it’s essential to balance innovation, risk and public trust.
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