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We should bring housing, drug treatment and research together under one roof to meet affected people where they are.
Taxing sodas and taking them off SNAP will reduce intake — which in turn will cut down on diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
The vast expansion of private school subsidies is costing states billions of dollars.
Georgia Tech Police Chief Robert Connolly As part of its safety efforts, the university maintains a list of individuals it’s concerned about. Viewership is extremely restrictive, but parents and students worry about privacy. Georgia law allows them to petition for removal from such lists. Georgia Tech retains names for five years but that period can be shortened based on student conduct. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The cities contend that new laws and an executive order meant to encourage housing development take away local control.
Overloaded with cases, public defenders often cannot give enough time to each client, and defendants may face long waits to get an attorney.
Maryland has seen its credit rating drop for the first time in decades. It's the latest in a string of challenges for the state's Democratic governor.
With so much federal funding going away, states and localities need to identify what’s most important before they decide what to keep. Across-the-board cuts are not the answer.
The age of the Yamaki Pine, a bonsai tree known as the Peace Tree. The tree survived the 1945 atomic ...
Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Since 2023, New Orleans police have secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects, a surveillance method without a known precedent in any major American city. The policy may violate an ordinance limiting police to facial recognition only for searches of specific suspects in violent crime cases. (Washington Post)
The transit agency, which serves 350,000 riders daily, reached an agreement with union leaders. The contract still needs formal approval.
Climate models aren't generally specific enough to capture the reasons some urban neighborhoods are prone to flooding. A study in Chicago is examining both causes and remedies.
Most of the people who show up are there to say no to any kind of denser development. Is it worth trying to get broader public participation?
There are lessons for other states in Colorado, where policymakers are struggling to walk back legislation that would do more harm than good.
Population growth in Princeton, Texas, between 2023 and 2024, making it the fastest-growing city or town in the country, according to new Census Bureau estimates...
Kris Johnson, president of the Association of Washington Business. As head of the state chamber of commerce, Johnson wrote an editorial calling on Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto portions of the state budget, notably increases in business taxes, including imposition of sales taxes on services such as advertising. (Kitsap Sun)
Larry Krasner has endorsed three candidates for municipal courts appearing on Tuesday’s ballot alongside him. Those candidates in turn have donated to Krasner’s reelection campaign.
The governor is calling for closure of an unspecified prison as a cost-saving measure. The state’s inmate population is down 45 percent from its peak in 2006.
Private equity firms have acquired more than 1,000 disability and elder care providers in recent years. Some have been accused of patient harm.
The Montana Legislature passed housing policies that have eluded other jurisdictions, including increasing height limits, reducing parking requirements and permitting single-stair apartment buildings.
By protecting union labor, it prevents transit agencies from making their workforces more efficient. Privatizing and automating operations would save a lot of money and allow for better service.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. The Texas Republican has unveiled a plan that would create a $1,000 investment account for every American newborn, to which families could add up to $5,000 per year. Cruz said this will help individuals get in the investing habit. He said the idea is supported by President Donald Trump. A pilot version is included in the larger tax bill currently moving through Congress. (Dallas Morning News)
The study is meant to answer doubts about the expensive proposal, which has already been rejected by voters. Separately, Gov. Jared Polis also signed bills guaranteeing access to emergency care.
To take effect, the city would need a green light from state lawmakers. A statewide RCV measure failed in Massachusetts in 2020.
The city is short by $31 million for the fiscal year ending next month. Tapping reserves will make balancing next year’s budget that much harder.
The Yorba Linda, Calif., water district has the country’s largest PFAS treatment facility of its kind. The drinking water it delivers to customers is free of these unwanted “forever chemicals.”
Police departments use these techniques to help determine where they should concentrate their resources. Artificial intelligence is raising new questions of privacy and transparency.
On Tuesday, John Ewing Jr. was elected as the first African American mayor of Omaha, Neb...
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