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Not much for now, with next year’s insurance premiums jumping far more than general inflation and tax revenues. Employers’ only hope to begin stemming these costs long term is a stronger, unified front at the state and national levels. There also could be an important role for public pensions.
Rev. Rodney Hudson. The pastor of Ames Memorial Church in Sandtown-Winchester and Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Harlem Park explained why he openly carries a firearm during church services. After being mugged in his church parking lot and attacked while giving a eulogy, Hudson said he now employs an armed guard for all church activities. “It’s sad to say — we all believe in God as our protector,” he said, “but the other harsh reality is that there are so many people who have absolutely no respect for God and the church nowadays.” (Baltimore Sun)
Mayor Katrina Thompson says she refuses to govern her small town outside Chicago from a position of fear.
The city’s first-in-the-nation “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores” ordinance requires major retailers to hire more employees and limit self-checkout, drawing praise from unions and pushback from grocers.
The police department in Columbus, Ohio, has overhauled its management structure and the way it seeks to disrupt violence, helping bring homicides down significantly.
The new federal rules will stress-test our systems. It’s a chance to stop rewarding routine over improvement.
The share of U.S. flight delays now caused by air traffic control staffing shortages, according to the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey. Ciattarelli, who faces Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the November election, says that while he gets a warm reception from prospective voters when he promises to lower property taxes and fix NJ Transit, there’s one topic that “brings down the house every single time” — his pledge to rescind the state’s five-year-old ban on grocery stores, restaurants and other businesses handing out single-use plastic and paper bags. (New Jersey Monitor)
As Trump’s influence looms large over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, the outcomes may determine who leads the Republican Party into the post-2028 era.
Not enough instructors and limited hospital placements are throttling capacity, despite surging interest and urgent workforce needs.
Lawmakers want to prevent chatbots capable of human-like conversations from encouraging teens to hurt themselves or engaging in sexual interactions with kids.
State and local governments are considering how they can help federal workers and how long they can afford to continue social safety net programs and infrastructure projects.
The Center for Digital Government and Governing are cataloging practical, actionable ways to improve government efficiency.
States and localities rely on the regularity and reliability of federal data. Disrupting it undermines everything from pensions to budgets and threatens public trust in government.
Fueled by explosive growth in population and industry, Texas’ total energy use has risen 21 percent since 2007 even as the nation’s overall consumption declined.
That’s the new wholesale tax on marijuana in Michigan, signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as part of a budget deal to boost road funding ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. The Republican governor and chair of the National Governors Association broke ranks with his party Thursday, criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois without consent. Stitt said the move undermines federalism and sets a dangerous precedent. “We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,” he said, warning that such deployments could easily be turned against Republican-led states under a different administration. (New York Times)
People get the kind of politics they demand, if not what they deserve.
Felecia Alston Green, a tech leader for DeKalb County, Ga., has modernized many of its most important internal and public-facing functions.
Primary and preventive care have been shown to reduce negative health outcomes. A new report outlines strategies for reverting a primary-care shortage.
While understandably feeling under the gun, there are many ways states can continue to grow both their economies and revenues.
Federal import duties may squeeze state budgets over time, particularly in manufacturing and trade-heavy jurisdictions, a new Pew analysis found.
Universities may trade policy flexibility and self-governance for federal favors in this ambitious — but problematic — plan.
The Boston organizers of the upcoming “No Kings” protest, set for Oct. 18, 2025, on Boston Common. The event, headlined by Mayor Michelle Wu, is part of a nationwide day of action opposing what organizers call the Trump administration’s “authoritarian abuses.” Boston’s demonstration comes a month after the city was sued by the administration over its sanctuary policies. (Boston Herald)
The size of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ new Neighborhood Reinvestment Plan ...
Democratic Attorney General William Tong has earned bipartisan admiration from his peers even as he takes on the Trump administration and major corporate interests.
Trillions of dollars of wealth, much of it in homes and other property, will be moving from baby boomers to millennials. Local governments should begin preparing for dealing with that generation’s values.
A new national study finds that people believe state and local governments can make their communities better — and they want to help.
That’s the share of U.S. adults who believe artificial intelligence will make people less creative ...
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