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States are looking for alternate ways to fund transportation infrastructure as gas tax revenues dwindle. Despite years of study, only a few have adopted road user charges.
HUD has warned local housing authorities that a $5 billion fund for emergency rental assistance is nearly out of cash, putting 60,000 households at risk of eviction.
A suite of changes passed by the legislature toughen signature requirements and raise the vote threshold for changing the state constitution to 60 percent.
Americans believe that their local governments spend money more wisely than their state and federal counterparts. But forcing localities to do more with less isn’t a recipe for government efficiency.
The typical number of laying hens at a Canadian poultry farm. By contrast, many farms in the U.S. have more than 1 million. Putting so many chickens in one basket, so to speak, is one reason why avian flu has been a bigger problem in the U.S. than in Canada, which is not seeing the same sort of price spikes for eggs.
John Roberts. The U.S. Supreme Court’s chief justice issued a rare response to a statement from President Donald Trump, who called for lawmakers to impeach “crooked” judges who lacked the sort of political mandate Trump won in November. Articles of impeachment were filed Tuesday in the House against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who ruled Saturday the administration could not deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. ( POLITICO — Feb. 16, 2025)
Trust in local government has declined in recent years. Liberty Lake, Wash., has found ways to assure residents their voices will be heard.
Above all, staff needs support. And there are techniques for keeping violence in check. Everybody — officers, inmates and communities — benefits.
Cutting this unloved levy has again become a flashpoint in some states, once more raising difficult issues of fairness. Here’s what we can learn from decades of tax-limitation laws.
Lawmakers approved a bill with mandatory work requirements for Medicaid and new oversight measures, restricting the governor's ability to alter the program.
Critics say the Biden administration encouraged banks to remove politically controversial customers in the name of reputational risk. Some politicians and banks are speaking out against the practice, arguing it’s discriminatory.
The Center for Internet Security is evaluating how funding cuts will impact election security support services, including help responding to cybersecurity incidents like hacking and ransomware attacks.
(The Louisiana Illuminator — March 14, 2025)
The amount of money raised by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the first two weeks since officially launching his campaign for New York City mayor. Along with earlier fundraising and public matching funds, his total for the first quarter will likely be $4.1 million, putting him well ahead of any other Democrat in the money chase.
It’s often legal for officers to deceive suspects — but critics say this can lead to false confessions. Experts have mixed opinions about whether restricting the practice would affect case closure rates.
A historian makes that argument in a new book. But maybe we just don’t want — or need — to move as much as we used to.
Discussions with 10 individuals about how their lives changed course as a result of school shutdowns.
The number of pounds of dye used to turn the Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day. Since 1962, the Chicago plumbers’ union has used two boats to dye the river, switching to an environmentally friendly vegetable-based dye from an oil-based dye used in the past.
Republican Brad Hudson, who joined the Missouri Senate this year after serving in the state House. After years of infighting that frequently blocked legislation despite the GOP’s supermajorities, Missouri Republicans this year have passed major bills, including the repeal of a half-century-old energy consumer protection law and the state takeover of the St. Louis police. (Missouri Independent)
The nations were attempting to finalize updates to the 61-year-old Columbia River Treaty, which governs cross-border water and hydropower management. That’s on hold now amidst the Trump administration’s trade fight.
Even as public employee unions fight the Trump administration’s personnel cuts, a pair of GOP senators want to ban federal employees from belonging to unions.
Health departments across the country rely on manual processes, like phone calls and fax machines, to get access to crucial data, a new study finds.
A report tallies 400 allegations of harassment against 145 lawmakers over the past decade, including 11 new allegations last year. Due to underreporting, the actual figure is probably three times as high.
Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Arizona are pursuing statewide plans to help find immigrants for possible deportation.
The amount of growth in Dawson County, Ga., between July 2023 and July 2024, making it the nation’s fastest growing county. The 10 fastest-growing counties were all in the Sunbelt, including four in Texas. Metropolitan counties are growing faster than the nation as a whole, driven by international migration.
An anonymous source regarding the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Thursday, the White House withdrew Weldon’s nomination after he faced pushback due to expressions of doubt about vaccine safety. In a statement, Weldon blamed lobbying from the pharmaceutical industry for his downfall. (Washington Post)
The city had to reshuffle more than $50 million to address the unexpected shortfall, driven by overtime costs due to staffing shortages. The Fire Department alone needed an injection of $33 million to pay for unexpected overtime.
The impending defeats of three big-city mayors tell us a lot about how politics have changed over the past four years. Also, Utah is giving up on universal mail voting.
The public-sector workforce is plagued with vacancies. Some states are looking to recruit former federal workers who’ve recently lost their jobs.
A state-run insurance program is running out of money following the L.A. wildfires. Lawmakers are looking for ways to shore it up as private insurers leave the state.
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