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The nine-station, 11-mile route that runs from East Kapolei to Halawa ran its first trip on Friday and, though it was not a perfect launch, many residents were impressed by the elevated rail system.
The Lamont administration will investigate opportunities to sell some of its government properties and consolidate agencies into existing buildings with so many workers still working remotely.
The White House has announced the single largest infusion of funds into the Continuum of Care program, while also including grants for legal services and job training for veterans and “boot camps” for VA medical centers and public housing agencies.
Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Ciresi, regarding his proposed legislation to change the state song from “Pennsylvania,” by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner, which was adopted in 1990. The resolution passed the House of Representatives last week and has been sent to the Senate for concurrence. (Associated Press — June 29, 2023)
The number of mass shootings that have occurred already this month and among the 346 mass shootings since the beginning of this year. Several mass shootings occurred over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
California legislators agreed to provide additional operating support for transit agencies facing big budget gaps. San Francisco area lawmakers are looking to raise bridge tolls to make up some of the difference.
"Nonstandard" workers keep growing as a percentage of the workforce, but the technology we use to determine benefits eligibility is decades behind. It’s about designing systems around the recipients themselves, and the tools are available.
Elias Fretwell, a 14-year-old self-taught coder, has discovered that government data, together with APIs, can be a fun and useful way to make bureaucracy more accessible.
A recent poll found that 52 percent of city residents were optimistic that the city would reduce its homeless population over the next four years, despite the crisis having worsened recently.
The Regional Transit Authority will utilize the $71.4 million grant to purchase 20 new electric buses as well as charging stations. Of the RTA’s current fleet of 129 buses, none are electric.
Artificial intelligence allows teachers to create virtual reality spaces to help further their students’ education in a protected environment. Many expect to see the region’s businesses soon adopt the tech as well.
Maria Hernandez, a representative from the UNITE HERE Local 11 union, regarding the failed contract negotiation between the union and 61 hotels in Los Angeles that has resulted in thousands of hotel workers walking off the job during an especially impactful weekend as it’s the Fourth of July holiday as well as the Anime Expo in downtown L.A. (LAist — July 2, 2023)
A year ago, six jurisdictions were selected as the first participants in an incubator project designed to help them harness the economic power of publicly owned land and buildings. Atlanta is ready to use what it learned.
The response to COVID-19 led to problems in schools, mental health and urban life. That doesn't mean it was all a mistake.
Putting the First Amendment, national security and America’s most (in)famous leakers — Daniel Ellsberg, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning — in context.
Networks of thousands of home-based batteries could be key to a cleaner, more reliable electricity system.
A legal scholar explains why federal agencies are purchasing so much of the data on the open market and what it means for privacy in the age of AI.
The handful of new laws include a ban on non-compete clauses, a requirement to address increasing violence against health-care workers and an expansion of voting allowances for incarcerated individuals.
A team of researchers has developed a plan for helping the state achieve its ambitious climate goals, which includes increasing EV purchases, a reduction in driving, switching more buildings to electricity and generating more renewable energy.
The $380 million plan will turn a portion of the Marin County, Calif., prison into a Scandinavian-inspired rehabilitation center, including a new education and vocation space. However, the plan does not commit to a set number of prison closures.
A new audit found that there is a “high likelihood” that hundreds of state troopers collectively falsified tens of thousands of traffic ticket records over the last decade. The state has launched an investigation into the matter.
Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, regarding the National Weather Service’s decision to end “Alaska Weather,” a program designed for those living in rural and largely roadless Alaska, after 47 years of daily broadcasting. Moving forward, the program will only be available on YouTube, which some residents worry about accessing due to unreliable Internet service. (Associated Press — June 28, 2023)
California leads the country in electrifying its transportation sector, according to a new scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. States can pursue a range of strategies to support greater adoption of electric vehicles.
After a decade, the state’s open, nonpartisan primaries still have their critics, but it’s clear that they have steadily reduced polarization. The system could do the same for other states.
Mayor Matt Mahan recently held a press conference to further stress the city’s “zero tolerance policy” for public drug crimes and reinforced the need for arrests and treatments. But it remains unclear if the crackdown will make a meaningful impact.
Nearly one million residents get their drinking water from municipal wells contaminated with toxic forever chemicals. For the 1.4 million that depend on private wells, individual well owners must take on the onus of testing their water.
The $24.3 billion school budget, which largely invests in the state’s K-12 schools, will include $90.9 million for a state-funded preschool program, $140 million in one-time grant funding for literacy instruction and $204.5 million for at-risk students.
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan, regarding a potential 2024 run for governor. Morgan, who is a Democrat, announced he won’t seek re-election to the court next year and has said that many within the party are asking him to consider a gubernatorial candidacy. (Associated Press — June 29, 2023)
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