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In the week leading up to the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade on June 24, Kansas and Missouri saw bumps of 1,038 percent and 627 percent, respectively, in voter registrations. The spike comes just ahead of both state primaries.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced the federally funded program on Tuesday, July 5, that could develop thousands of new housing units and will begin accepting applications on Monday, July 11.
Dozens of city workers failed to comply with the weekly COVID-19 testing requirement and, therefore, could be at risk of termination. City officials said workers were given multiple opportunities to comply.
Jessica Beard, a trauma surgeon and a fellow at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, responding to comments that Highland Park, Ill., is the last place one might expect a mass shooting. The shooting in the wealthy, predominantly white suburb of Chicago was just one of five shootings that took place across the country on July 4. (NPR — July 7, 2022)
They once numbered in the thousands. Now, only a fraction are left, mostly abandoned and falling apart. But Kathy Wilner is determined to find every remaining one-room school in her state.
Overly broad “reform” jeopardizes the public and disadvantages hardworking professionals. There is a better path toward balanced, rational and methodical licensing.
Amanda Litman, a millennial and the CEO of Run for Something, an organization that supports first-time Democratic candidates, commenting on why so many young candidates are running for office. Three 25-year-olds are running for Congress this cycle, the youngest age eligible for election; all three candidates are members of Gen Z. The average age of leadership in the U.S. House is 55 years old for Republicans and 71 for Democrats. (NPR — July 6, 2022)
Despite election officials across the nation confirming that there was no evidence of election fraud, county GOP members recently screened an election denier documentary to educate voters.
For the first time since 1951, Nebraska has had to have a special election to replace Rep. Jeff Fortenberry after he resigned. But in conjunction with a redistricting year, the election has left some voters unrepresented.
As the list of companies pledging to cover their employees’ abortion-related expenses continues to grow, some wonder if the employee will have to sacrifice privacy to access the financial benefits.
The decrease in job openings on the last day of May, bringing the number of openings down to...
What seems like a narrow point of law could have profound consequences for American elections — including the race for the White House in 2024.
On indicator after indicator, health care lags in the states that ban abortion or are likely to in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Will the abortion-ban states be able to catch up?
There are just 450 postal police officers left in the U.S. That’s down 130 in the past three years, just half as many as in 2008, and one-sixth the number who patrolled the mail system in the 1970s.
Between redistricting and an especially late election day, there have been a few ballot-related issues ahead of the Maryland primary on July 19, but officials are hopeful the problems have been resolved.
Several cities across the state are considering pilot scooter programs. Ensuring the safe use of micromobile vehicles requires analysis of driver behaviors, road infrastructure and local regulation.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, regarding his constant worry while running the city. He later apologized for how he expressed himself, emphasizing that he deeply cares about his role and the city. (CBS Philly via Twitter —July 4, 2022)
The number of mentors and tutors the Biden administration is attempting to recruit to help students who have...
Neighborhood change is unsettling. Whose fault is that? Maybe nobody’s.
If stocks keep declining, the outlook for pension obligation bonds improves. State and local financial teams should prepare now for a cyclical opportunity.
Highly detailed data around cycling and pedestrian activity has not always been easy to come by. Public officials and micromobility advocates stress the need for better data to make the case for more and better infrastructure.
Our resident humanities scholar is spending July leading tour groups that retrace the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is an annual summer ritual, and one that has him questioning where the trail actually begins.
During extreme weather events, renewable energy alone will not be enough to meet the state’s rising power demand. The state’s solution: Keep Diablo Canyon open as a failsafe for electricity generation.
Cities could offer to absorb 100 percent of the purchase and installation costs of micro-irrigation systems in exchange for a percentage of the water that farmers would save by making the switch.
Florida is among several Republican states that are reducing abortion access, including mailing medication and telehealth abortions. But it is unclear how, or if, state health officials can enforce laws on out-of-state physicians.
The Department of Environmental Conservation rejected an air permit to the power plant near Seneca Lake that used most of its electricity generation to mine the cryptocurrency. Many see it as an environmental win.
Companies across the nation have vowed to support access to abortion for their employees, sometimes offering as much as $10,000 to cover abortion-related expenses, but plans are unclear for how the coverage would play out.
The median age in Maine dropped to 44.7 in 2021, a slight drop from 44.8 the year prior, marking the first time in more than two decades that the median age has dropped. Still, the state ranks as the oldest in the nation.
Sen. Bob Casey, regarding the fact that it has been 10 years since the Department of Justice has filed a report on the federal government’s compliance with accessibility standards for information technology. While 26 percent of Americans live with a disability, a 2021 report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation found that 30 percent of the most popular federal websites did not pass an automated accessibility test; 48 percent failed the test on one of their three most popular pages. (NPR — June 30, 2022)
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