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Despite Americans’ pessimism about the state of our democracy, Democrats and Republicans agree on policies to protect election workers, expand voting access and strengthen election integrity.
The law goes into effect on Sept. 1 but it’s still unclear how officials will respond or how many local government laws will become illegal. Dallas has declined to say whether the city is preparing a lawsuit against the state.
Fourteen organizations across the state will receive part of $2.5 million in grant funding to help former inmates get back into the workforce. Two of the organizations are based in Lowell.
The provision went into effect on July 1 and prohibits those attempting to sell consumer goods and services by phone and text from calling numbers on the list. But there are several exceptions to the law.
The study of more than 6 million cases found that 46 percent of traffic stops were of Black or Hispanic motorists, far more than their share of the state’s population. Officials called the findings “deeply troubling.”
North Carolina state Sen. Mike Woodard, regarding his filing on Wednesday, July 12, to become a candidate for mayor of Durham. At least three candidates have formally joined the mayoral race since filing opened last week. (Associated Press — July 12, 2023)
Sometimes they work, producing public revenue and neighborhood development. But some of them turn out to be civic disasters. Is there a formula for mixed-use magic?
Court officials are slowly moving away from the belief that abstinence is the only path to addiction recovery. However, a study found that while more than 90 percent of drug courts allowed medication treatments, 1 in 4 still overruled medication decisions.
Black people and other minorities already fare far worse than white people across a range of health measures and some medical professionals are worried that the court’s decision will only further widen the health equity gap.
Despite low-wage workers receiving the largest pay increases in most states between 2019 and last year, more than 40 percent of U.S. households still struggle to afford basic expenses, such as health care and housing.
A mineral exploration company hopes to discover lithium, a necessary component of rechargeable batteries, on a small patch of land in Nye County, Nev. But the operation could decimate a neighboring wildlife refuge with one miscalculation.
Karyn Lewis, director of the Center for School and Student Progress at NWEA, regarding the findings of a new study that highlights how students across the U.S. are falling behind academically even further last year despite extensive efforts to catch students up to pre-pandemic levels. The report found that students are making gains at rates below pre-pandemic levels, which is further widening achievement gaps. The average student will need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of schooling to catch up their reading levels and 4.5 months for math; the gap is even greater for Black and Hispanic students. (Associated Press — July 10, 2023)
Attractive investment returns could accompany economic development if local public pension systems join forces with angel investors to capitalize on a marketplace void.
Even before the Supreme Court's decision striking it down, Black students didn’t have equitable access to elite public higher education. We need to find better ways to extend true educational opportunities to all Americans.
Wage theft, which can include not paying workers minimum wage, misclassifying workers to avoid paying overtime and taking tips meant for employees, is a $50 billion problem in the U.S.
Just 19 percent of the Dallas Police Department’s sworn officers are women, but they hope to establish a support system for each other and to fight the industry’s culture of harassment and sexism.
Commercial and residential buildings produce 13 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, nationwide, and consume 28 percent of energy. Several states are requiring large buildings to track their energy use to improve efficiency.
An elite group of wildland firefighters trained to parachute out of planes and into remote areas to fight blazes, in hopes of quickly stopping fires at their source and preventing further damage.
Public health authorities and major dairy industry groups oppose selling unpasteurized milk from cows, goats and sheep, because of a heightened risk of dangerous bacteria, while federal experts say there’s no proof that pasteurized milk is less healthy.
The license plate of a Nevada vehicle that was recalled by the state Department of Motor Vehicles after receiving a complaint about the plate that aims to “drive away” Californians from the state. A section of the Nevada Administrative Code used in the recall prohibits defamatory references to a person or group and DMV spokesperson Eli Rohl explained that “in this case, the defamed group is Californians.” (Associated Press — July 8, 2023)
A freshman Virginia delegate has jump-started the Legislature’s technology and innovation caucus. Her inclusive way of dealing with AI and facial recognition policies has drawn positive attention from both sides of the aisle.
The computer shutdown has delayed the issuance of permits. Dallas officials say 97 percent of their online services have been restored, but the city won’t publicly disclose all the services still impacted.
For Chicago and other cities hit by gun violence, a massive injection of federal grant money will help more programs offer an alternative to law enforcement that, supporters say, gets at the root drivers of violence.
The $277 million bill would have required all state and local governments, colleges and universities to buy vehicles based on their lowest lifetime costs. Current law requires such purchases to be based on fuel efficiency.
After years of consideration, the city council has voted to fund a feasibility study to create a public bank that would offer opportunities for affordable housing, green energy and wealth creation that private banks overlook.
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