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While the Trump White House has done some good things, the president-elect has shown genuine interest in the issue, and more federal resources are becoming available.
A victim’s rights organization advocates on behalf of the only unwilling participants in a criminal justice system that overflows with unsolved and cold cases.
The new administration hopes to achieve a shift in federal immigration policy. Recent proposals from state legislators reflect an existing climate of compassion, including financial support, health care and safety.
A coalition of nonprofit community groups have been distributing one-time stipends between $1,000 and $3,000 to families impacted by COVID-19. The groups hope that investments like this continue in the future.
There are too many barriers to making medications that have been proved to help manage the disease available in residential treatment facilities. States should move to require the medications people need.
Annapolis’ police chief hopes the program will combat the state’s 40 percent recidivism rate by providing people with an education for trade work or counseling services. It’s helped 144 people since June.
As the coronavirus continues to devastate families, several Massachusetts Congress members are vying for direct financial relief. But the debate in Congress continues to be deeply divided and without compromise.
The Health Department claims a former employee, Rebekah Jones, “hacked” their system to send messages encouraging others to speak up about the state’s COVID response. Jones filed a COVID whistleblower complaint in May.
Many public leaders long believed that the people’s business could not be done from outside the walls of government buildings, but COVID-19 showed government can function from anywhere — quickly.
Work from home was at first a temporary pandemic solution, but as public and private organizations alike make remote work permanent, they’ll need to make adjustments to more than just where staff are located.
An eight-week pilot program will deliver fresh produce and school supplies to 50 students in Miami-Dade County. The program will help prepare for more self-driving services to begin in 2022.
In the 2010 Census, Alaska Natives and Native Americans were the most undercounted group. This year, if they wanted to increase the accuracy of the count, they had to risk the spread of COVID-19.
If California AG Xavier Becerra is confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Gov. Newsom will have an opportunity to fill two influential political offices.
Most methods of determining whether electoral maps are fair require a lot of math and some tough computation. But there is an easier way.
Nearly every great modern crisis has led to an expansion of federal power, but President Trump left the pandemic response largely to the states. This year, federalism was a boon both to health and election management.
As 2020 comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the numerous books that government officials from across the nation have recommended over the past several years.
The state’s 200 contact tracers can’t keep up with the growing numbers of coronavirus cases. Residents continue to push back against virus precautions, leading many to worry the situation will get worse.
San Francisco Assemblymember David Chiu proposed a bill that would require tenants to pay at least 25 percent of their total rent but would also extend the eviction moratorium through Dec. 2021.
The Statehouse has closed for the indeterminable future as COVID-19 cases increase, leaving state lawmakers to debate how to safely conduct the legislative session while also providing public access.
Due to the high level of paper ballots, this was the first year that the state conducted a post-election audit. Despite success at ballot counting, it is unclear whether vote by mail is here to stay.
A new survey shows that public-sector employees are adapting to remote work and that many like it. It also reveals concerns that state and local government employers need to keep in mind.
Just before Thanksgiving, Baltimore County Public Schools were hit by a ransomware attack, worrying school districts across the state. But state audits have routinely found vulnerabilities officials ignored.
The California Dream Index aggregates indicators of equity to determine how the state is faring in its fight against economic inequity, and according to the numbers, there hasn’t been any improvement since 2010.
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New data shows that nearly 4,000 businesses received Paycheck Protection Program loans of $1 million or more, which accounts for 38 percent of the total money spent statewide.
As energy officials prepare for the normal winter disruptions, the coronavirus pandemic adds another layer of complication. Some residents are being asked to prepare for the possibility of staying home without heat.
For more than two centuries, the vice president has held little power, despite the position’s prominence. That may be changing, but the story of the No. 2 job in America is full of historical quirks.
By defining the downtown Loop more than a century ago, elevated trains and tracks gave the city a vibrant economic and cultural center. It's a core element that other cities don't have.
Without reinvigorating our tattered intergovernmental partnership, his administration will be doomed as it tries to tackle enormous, urgent and inescapable challenges.
The 2020 Menino Survey of Mayors examined the social, public health and economic impacts of COVID on American cities, and the ways it has changed the future of work, transit and racial inequities.
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