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Older, sick prisoners cost far more to incarcerate. Since they pose little or no risk to public safety, states should ease the path to medical parole.
The increase in the number of homeless families in Atlanta over the past year...
Cory Simon, a Florida state senator who represents the Tallahassee area. A proposed state budget would lift salaries for state employees by 2 percent as well as additional support for their health insurance plans. Simon noted that Florida has among the lowest per capita numbers of state workers and it’s important to invest in retaining top talent. (Florida Phoenix)
Citizens Union, a good government group dating back to the 19th century, called for Andrew Cuomo to resign as governor four years ago. It’s just endorsed him for NYC mayor.
The administration will end protections for roughly half the 23-million-acre reserve, reopening the area for possible oil and gas drilling.
Chicago-area transit agencies face a $771 million budget gap. Absent state action, they’re warning about a 40 percent reduction in service and 3,000 layoffs.
Hundreds of Alabama church leaders are being certified as substance use support specialists, gaining insight into the nature of these disorders and connections with professionals who treat them.
A new cost-cutting law will move the system toward managed care, likely over a period of about four years.
The number of federal judges threatened during the first five months of the year...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He noted that New York state spends about $235 billion a year while the larger state of Florida spends about $125 billion. He also pointed out that Florida doesn't have an income tax. “And I can tell you, having lived in both," Bessent added, "it’s better not to have an income tax, and Florida gives better services." (Florida Voice)
Minnesota is one of a dozen states establishing programs that use recent college graduates to provide support to students in schools.
The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate rates and collections.
The plan is to provide more public transportation to move people out of private vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Critics call the approach heavily restrictive.
In recent years, conservatives have championed family-friendly workplace policies as “pro-life” measures.
Funding for a half-dozen tech hubs has been canceled in a setback for promising industrial policies. Local and regional actors must continue the work these valuable projects have begun.
The winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Texas, describing to a reporter how he may decide to enter the math olympiad, too. (Washington Post)
The number of immigrants who could face deportation after a divided Supreme Court ruled on Friday ...
On April 15, the Trump administration announced the transfer of this swath of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the military. That has effectively made the 180-mile border New Mexico shares with Mexico into an extended military base tied to Fort Huachuca in Arizona.
Hoping to spur more progress toward his 35,000 starter home goal, Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled a dashboard that highlights where affordable homes are — and aren’t — being built.
The legislative session was a mixed bag for Gov. Kevin Stitt, who got everything he wanted — including an income tax cut and a ban on cellphones in schools — until the very last day.
Short for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” a tongue-in-cheek term coined by the Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong to describe the pattern of markets rebounding when the president relents on harsh tariff policies. “I chicken out? I never heard that,” the president said to a reporter who asked him about the term on Thursday. “Don’t ever say what you said … That’s a nasty question,” he told the reporter. (NYT)
The number of people forced to evacuate as a result of wildfires in Manitoba, Canada ...
The mayor declared a city emergency on homelessness, granting herself certain powers to address the crisis. Now, some members of the City Council want to reassert their authority and end the emergency declaration.
The Oregon state legislature is hoping to raise billions for transportation projects from new sources as gas tax revenue dwindles. Democrats are pushing for a focus on maintenance.
Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.
President Donald Trump has terminated funding for programs ranging from broadband access to digital literacy. Public officials need to step up to help Americans still trapped on the wrong side of the digital divide.
No sector stands to lose more from trade wars than agriculture. With the economies of rural communities at stake, states should call for trade policy that supports long-term growth.
The number of federal jobs D.C. could lose as a result of cuts to the federal workforce...
A resident of Kennett, Mo., speaking about beloved local resident Carol (legal name Ming Li Hui) who was detained by federal immigration officials for allegedly overstaying her visa. The small town voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, and residents are broadly in favor of an immigration crackdown. “But no one voted to deport moms,” a friend of Hui’s told the New York Times. “We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.”
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing a growth-oriented budget for the center of a region on the brink of recession.
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