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Despite Trump’s continued downplaying of the massive cyberattack, several experts and senators are speaking up to warn of its severity and the worrisome response from the president.
Pasadena and Long Beach, Calif., police have been adamant that their license plate data would not be sent to ICE, but now records suggest that they are sending the info directly to Homeland Security Investigations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is beginning preparations to support a large increase in electric vehicles over the next eight years. Currently, there are just 14,000 EVs in the utility’s region.
After months of COVID-19 spikes and suffering economies, many Californians are fed up with restrictions and have launched a recall petition that could yield a special statewide election if Gov. Newsom doesn’t fight back.
Still with a few weeks to go, the campaigning for Georgia’s congressional Senate runoffs has already exceeded $370 million. Overall, nine of the 10 most expensive Senate races occurred this year.
The Wisconsin state senator has set a record of service that is unlikely to be broken. The 93-year-old lawmaker started his career when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House and Alaska and Hawaii were still territories.
The new congressional stimulus package does not include direct aid for states and localities. Only a few states have seen revenues increase from last year, meaning cutbacks are coming due to COVID spending pressures.
The company will provide financial support to the state’s economic recovery initiative that will fund local nonprofits, cover worker wages and help bring students back to classrooms.
The state is one of several to receive federal notice that there will be less doses of the vaccine delivered than originally estimated. It is unclear as to why there have been cutbacks.
Biden has promised to ban new oil, gas leases and maybe hydraulic fracking, which would be a big win for environmental groups. But for states, like New Mexico, the bans could worsen the economy.
Thanks to a major storm in mid-December, New York City has already seen more snowfall than in all of last year. Governing was on the ground as a similar storm descended a few years earlier.
Transfers of power, a hallmark of our constitutional system, often come with shocks to the system. Trump’s refusal to concede may seem unprecedented, but it’s not the first time this has happened.
When a small bump in salary costs more in needed social services than the pay hike brings in, something's wrong. Using broad partnerships, state and federal policymakers are beginning to address the issue.
To maintain productivity and safety, some jobs are installing robot coworkers. Labor unions worry that the robots will continue to occupy jobs after the pandemic ends while others say they will free up workers for other positions.
North Carolina accidentally “overpaid” thousands of residents in unemployment benefits and now asks that the claimants give some back. The total overpayment is estimated at $61.5 million.
Lawmakers in much of the country will be doing their work next year by remote control. That will make a tough job even tougher.
Faced with a cascade of unprecedented and overwhelming challenges, legislators still found time to acknowledge the simple pleasures of life, including onions, country music and a hound dog named Jo Jo.
Recent data shows that while overall spending has increased, there is great variation among states on public education expenditures per student. The average is $12,612, but New York spends nearly double that amount.
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For many citizens, their first — and sometimes only — interaction with their government is a call to a citizen engagement center.
New records reveal that the New Orleans Police Department has been partnering with state police to use facial recognition software since, at least, 2018. The city did not admit use of the technology until last month.
The data shows that while many households didn’t respond, those who did mostly used the Internet. The low response rate sets the county at 63rd out of Florida’s 67 counties.
The Municipal Transit Agency acknowledged its racist history and pledged to make meaningful progress against anti-Black racism, including bias analysis and reporting.
The voting equipment company assured Michigan lawmakers that the many conspiracy theories surrounding the election night error in Antrim County were baseless, dangerous disinformation.
The COVID-19 pandemic recession has revealed major cracks in our systems of public finance, from the way we tax to the limits of fiscal federalism. We need to get to work on repairs.
Officials at all levels of government are receiving increased threats. They're not getting as much support as they should from officials at the highest levels or, in some cases, from law enforcement.
Rendered in wood, steel or cement, the classic picnic table is an ever-present part of America. We explore the many places you can find them.
The continuing problems with COVID-19 data illustrate why we need to do a better job. Initiatives by some states and local governments are showing how to make that happen and derive greater value.
When you zip into a space and don’t pay for it, somebody is still footing the bill. It’s not just somebody else – it’s you. You’re paying for the traffic jams and pollution you’re getting stuck with.
Social media posts are a new contribution to the archive of political discourse. A historian discusses how they affect the current moment and how it will be remembered.
Without Congressional and statewide extensions to worker benefit programs, millions of workers could be left with just three days of paid sick leave and eight weeks of paid family leave per year.
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