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The act of breathing, which we take for granted, has become the focal point in how we deal with racism, the COVID-19 pandemic and the air our modern society pollutes, killing millions every year.
Lawmakers are withdrawing their support from the high-speed rail project as many become skeptical of the plans and costs. “I personally have lost all confidence in this group to develop and deliver what they promised.”
As Wyoming faces its largest revenue decline in state history, Gov. Gordon asks departments to plan for a 20 percent cut to budgets while some lawmakers are worried the stimulus money isn’t being used fast enough.
President Trump continues to attack mail voting without any substantiated evidence that is actually true. Here are some facts about what a vote-by-mail election may mean in November.
Around the country, more than two-dozen top public health officials have left their jobs in recent weeks. If combating coronavirus wasn't stressful enough, several have received death threats or seen protests outside their homes.
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John Wetzel uses decades of experience and an unyielding determination to serve Pennsylvania as the secretary of corrections. But he knows that the true value of leadership comes from data, creativity and good people.
In the 2010 Census, nearly 9 percent of minority groups were uncounted, resulting in lost funding for communities of color. But officials and advocates are determined to ensure that doesn’t happen in the count for 2020.
As workers stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, companies are having to establish new rules to keep their employees safe and accountable. But if remote work continues after the pandemic, guidelines are essential.
In 2016 Columbus, Ohio, won a national competition to become America’s Smart City. But four years and an extension later, the city still has several projects to complete before the upcoming 2021 deadline.
The Broadband Internet Service law creates the Florida Office of Broadband and approves $5 million in annual spending to expand Internet access. But the state still has a ways to go before all residents are connected.
White blue-collar families and their racial fears defined the urban landscape of 50 years ago, as Black Americans struggled through destabilizing change. The cities of today are very different places.
Thanks to better video technology and the expansion of social media, citizens now have the means to monitor, disseminate and expose acts of police brutality. They are forcing the country to rethink policing practices.
Democrats introduced a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill this week to help states, including Massachusetts, develop public transit and renewable energy. The bill would also devote $100 billion to broadband expansion.
Charter schools in New Orleans have applied for federal loans through the Payroll Protection Program, receiving anywhere from $97,000 to $5.1 million. Public schools are ineligible for the same loans.
The state’s daily coronavirus count rose to 18 cases, but, while the spike was unexpected, officials don’t believe it has reached a threshold that would delay reopenings. The state now has a total of 762 cases.
Trump wants to cut $127 million from the Biological Threat Reduction Program and redirect the funding toward “more pressing defense initiatives.” Bipartisan concerns have been raised about the proposal.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's collection of trip data for shared e-scooters and similar on-demand devices is being challenged as a government overreach in federal district court.
They must feel for themselves — and act on — the suppressed anger and heartache that the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police have brought to the surface.
This will be the first year that demand for lithium-ion batteries has declined as electric vehicle sales have slowed during the pandemic. But the EV industry is confident that numbers will increase again soon.
The number of residents applying for unemployment aid has slowed down, but more than 2 million Floridians have applied for assistance overall. Many applicants are also still experiencing delayed or missing payments.
Sacramento approved a $2.5 million contract extension for the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. For many of the anti-police movement, the action feels like a betrayal. The mayor believes the tech can help.
Officials reported that the issues experienced during the March primary were partially the result of the new $300 million voting system. “The Registrar-Recorder has a lot of work to do regaining the confidence of the public.”
The parks, trails and other outdoor amenities that make up our civic commons are crucial to building stronger, more equitable communities. Transforming them calls for a collaborative effort.
The program, a cluster of tax loopholes, is making fat cats fatter without doing much about racial inequities and urban joblessness. There are ways to reform it to benefit those it was touted to help.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission unanimously voted to replace 492 human workers with all-electronic systems. The commission says the layoffs will save nearly $100 million over the next two years.
COVID-19 has transformed telemedicine into a widely utilized option for patients to receive safe health services. However, if patients don’t have computers, Internet or don’t speak English, it doesn’t work.
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown thousands of new applicants into the state’s unemployment system, overwhelming claims processing and phone calls. But these issues have been happening for years.
A study by Vanderbilt University has found that the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased 30 percent since early June. Between June 15 and June 16, 448 coronavirus patients were hospitalized across the state.
Dramatic increases in suicide rates had attracted attention well before the unprecedented stresses of the pandemic. Legislators are proposing measures to keep a bad situation from getting worse.
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