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A recent study found that the state’s investment to connect 238,000 households by 2026 would raise worker wages, help bridge digital divides and boost the state’s labor income by $843 million annually.
Through a partnership with ReVision Energy and Central Maine Power, the city of Belfast installed two new electric vehicle chargers. Though the state has 368 public charging stations, only 27 are owned by municipal governments.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, regarding the water restrictions that impact 6 million Southern California residents. The restrictions, which went into place on June 1, are a part of the Emergency Water Conservation program, which aims to reduce non-essential water use. The program will end on June 30, 2023. (NPR — June 2, 2022)
The number of mass shootings in the U.S. so far in 2022, including the latest in Tulsa, Okla., where a gunman...
There’s increasing evidence that low-density zoning codes can restrict the nation’s housing supply, but it’s not easy to see how this plays out in every community. A national atlas of zoning codes could help change that.
The city approved $1.2 billion in bond money for street repairs, affordable housing developments, a new police station and other projects. But some officials wonder if increasing inflation will force the city to revise its plans.
Bipartisan House legislation would allow the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to declare a company responsible for contaminating drinking water with hazardous, long-lasting chemicals.
The $8.5 billion tax increase would help fund county infrastructure projects for the next 40 years. But a regional planning agency claims it conflicts with a climate law, risking funding and progress on emissions reduction.
The state continues to push back against “environmental, social and governance” reporting requirements, claiming that the federal efforts are overlooking the state’s sound financial management in favor of political priorities.
Wendell Porter, emeritus professor of building professions at the University of Florida, regarding a new federal initiative to modernize building codes so that communities may better withstand natural disasters, like hurricanes, flooding, wildfires and other extreme weather events. However, some people, like Porter, believe that updating building methods is not enough to overcome the natural vulnerability of certain locations. (Associated Press — June 1, 2022)
The peak demand in megawatts on the Texas electric grid on Tuesday, May 31, the highest...
Conservatives have targeted District Attorney Chesa Boudin, blaming him for the city's theft and murder rates. It's a sign that a public weary of crime may be growing dubious about reform.
A proposed bill would institute a sales tax rebate for the purchase of new electric vehicles. However, it may also allow companies to charge customers for the costs of building charging stations.
Last week, the Maryland governor made decisions on hundreds of remaining bills the General Assembly had passed in the 2022 session, including legislation on abortion access, early vote counting and absentee ballot signatures.
The federal government has allotted millions of dollars to bridge the digital divide in Indigenous communities through infrastructure development and offsetting Internet costs to increase accessibility.
Dianne Murray, a Georgia Democrat, regarding her decision to cast her ballot in the state’s Republican primary for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to prevent a Trump-backed candidate winning the primary. An analysis of early voting records in the state found that 37,000 people who voted in Georgia’s Democratic primary two years ago cast ballots in the Republican primary two weeks ago. The analysis found that the crossover votes were consequential in defeating Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state. (Associated Press — May 31, 2022)
The estimated number of robots that will be used to help New York seniors through...
Mayfield was devastated last December when a tornado ripped through Western Kentucky. New homes are starting to spring up, though, and the city's got big plans for reshaping itself.
One year after the Colonial Pipeline hack — and the IST Ransomware Task Force's report — attacks remain frequent. But government is making strides and recognizing the issue as a national security matter.
With primary season underway, our resident historian examines the origins and role of primary elections in American politics and the intensification of American partisanship.
Watchers of micromobility are seeing closer partnerships and collaborations between scooter and bike-share operators and other providers of mobility services such as public transit and ride-hailing.
To meet the daily benchmark set by the Oregon secretary of state, election officials would have needed to hand-copy 8,000 ballots on Wednesday; they only processed 2,400. The county estimates it still has 35,000 ballots to duplicate.
The California county’s Board of Supervisors approved millions in federal pandemic funding for 27 local projects that aimed to uplift communities that were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Members of the Senate budget committee have proposed a resolution that combines and strengthens several of the GOP proposals from recent months. The plan would include tax relief payments of up to $1,500.
The state’s Employment Development Department says that it was flooded with 47,000 suspicious claims in early May, which would have amounted to as much as $560 million. There has not yet been word who is behind the fraudulent claims.
The state Senate passed a bill that would require the state to protect an additional 11 percent of its land and waters by 2030; 19 percent is already conserved. The land would be conserved through conservation easements.
Rafael Goyeneche, president of New Orleans-based watchdog group Metropolitan Crime Commission, regarding the fact that Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers saw body-camera footage of Black motorist Ronald Greene’s violent and deadly arrest six months before prosecutors, detectives and medical examiners found out the video existed. (Associated Press — May 27, 2022)
The proportion of Republicans who support moderate or strong regulations of gun ownership, according to...
Ken Paxton shows how it's done. Meanwhile, five Michigan candidates for governor are disqualified for submitting forged signatures and a reminder why it's so hard to beat incumbents.
The most devastating school shooting in decades is prompting calls for Congress to act on gun control. State leaders don’t have to wait.
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