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Henderson City Manager Richard Derrick has focused on improving city services in Nevada’s second-largest city. Community surveys suggest residents are reaping the benefits.
The view of the federal department as a source of malign leftist influence is backwards. Good ideas are out there, and there needs to be a central authority to disseminate best practices and insist on results.
Mayors and other local leaders have an important role to play in the psychological well-being of their constituents, protecting them from harmful policies and helping them handle new uncertainties.
There are an estimated 1 million people in Louisiana that have the skills and experience to qualify for higher wage jobs, but are being restricted due to not having a college degree. But the state is working to eliminate unnecessary degree requirements.
Only $599 million of the record $1.3 billion homelessness budget last year was actually spent. City Controller Kenneth Mejia blamed “a sluggish, inefficient approach” for the underspending.
A proposed bill claims to provide disaster relief to those suffering the impacts of Hurricane Helene but in actuality focuses on obstructing power from the newly elected Democratic governor, attorney general and state schools superintendent.
Rising minorities in big cities are increasingly concerned about order and security. Political parties need to pay attention.
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Author Fern Tiger discusses how genuinely connecting with communities before launching projects can drive progress by ensuring feedback is more than surface-level. Tailoring engagement can shape more accurate policies.
Outlining rural health issues and priorities is the latest step in combating rural health disparities, according to leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Participation for Washingtonians 18-24 dropped 8.5 points from the 2020 election, but improved compared to 2016.
The governor’s office has proposed creating a Texas Nuclear Power Fund to incentivize nuclear growth as well as passing pro-nuclear legislation, creating a university research network and bolstering the nuclear supply chain.
The state’s 30th annual Measures of Growth Report found that Maine was performing well in environmental stewardship, Internet connectivity and transportation infrastructure, but needed to improve other areas to boost its economy.
Innovation must come with transparency, safeguards and human oversight. We need to deploy the technology in ways that enhance rather than erode public confidence in the justice system.
A new state law will require public schools to incorporate Native American mistreatment into the Spanish Colonization and California Gold Rush curricula. The state Department of Education will consult with local tribes to make the updates.
Municipalities across the state have challenged the legality of the state’s processing of permitting requests for large-scale solar and wind energy facilities. The controversial law passed last year and diminishes local control.
Officials hope the effort to restore passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City will be unaffected by federal leadership changes. A 2023 study estimated the line would generate $84 million in new economic activity annually.
The new law will guarantee small business employees 40 hours of paid sick leave and 56 hours per year for people working at businesses with more than 20 employees. But business owners are concerned about the financial burden of the new rule.
A new report from Brookings shows how state departments of transportation have a free hand to spend on highway projects, but don’t keep good track of progress toward specific goals.
His second presidency could recolor the landscape for federal spending, with ramifications for states, local governments, schools and public pensions. Governors and mayors will need to try to discern where the political wind is blowing — and what to watch out for.
New consumer spending patterns fuel investment in entertainment venues.
Properly trained and integrated into the school leadership team, they can be helpful in some ways, but they cannot fix societal problems and their presence can make students feel less safe.
More than half of California renters spend at least 30 percent of their income on housing, making it the fifth-highest rate in the country. But a measure that would have lifted restrictions on local rent control failed this month by 22 points.
Weeks after hurricanes Milton and Helene, businesses across the state are still feeling the financial impacts of the disasters. As of Nov. 1, storm damage had forced about 2,300 people across two counties out of work temporarily.
A new Brookings analysis of counties' 2024 presidential vote shows that lower-output, small town, and rural areas still comprise the foundation of the GOP base. But they've been joined by numerous new Republican-leaning places in the Sun Belt and elsewhere.
In Maryland and several other states, many of the reductions have come thanks to the retirement of coal-fired power plants.
The increase of energy demand across the country is growing to rates that haven’t been seen since the end of World War II.
Seasonal retail and health-care hires did not offset the loss of jobs in the professional services and construction sectors in October, resulting in a net loss of 1,000 jobs in Minnesota.
Voters in five states rejected the voting system, while D.C. voters approved it.
The Mississippi River Delta region is ripe for on-farm solar production, but must overcome hurdles.
Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive despite a shift to urban and suburban counties, but it will take investments.
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