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Oregon’s Clackamas County Clerk did not react quickly to the news of a printing error on thousands of ballots just a week before the primary election. But this year’s error is just one of many for the clerk.
A statement from nine members of Axon’s ethics board, regarding their resignation due to their loss of faith in the company’s ability to be a responsible partner in policing technology after the company, which is best known for developing the Taser, announced that it was developing a Taser drone. Axon halted its drone plans on Monday, June 6, in response to the ethics board’s rebuke. (Associated Press — June 6, 2022)
The amount that Delaware-based blockchain software development company Regen Network Development bought in carbon credits that were generated by...
Competing political narratives about gun violence have not satisfied the yearning for justice after the Uvalde tragedy. Our resident humanities scholar offers four propositions to help us think through a uniquely American and polarizing problem.
The Biden administration has taken its first steps toward releasing $45 billion of federal funding for broadband and digital equity, with the money going first to state governments tasked with executing the vision.
Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.
Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from Texas, after winning the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night in a dramatic, unprecedented spell-off. Harini, who was competing in the bee for the fourth time, correctly spelled 21 words in a rapid-fire 90-second burst, outlasting runner-up Vikram Raju, 12, of Colorado, who correctly spelled 15. The spell-off followed several heart-stopping rounds during which neither contestant was able to prevail. Some of the words she had to spell included: “ikebana,” “meunière,” “wiliwili” and “obvertend.” (Washington Post — June 3, 2022)
The length in miles of the New Orleans storm shield just completed by the Army Corps of Engineers, 17 years after...
MARTA spent more than half of its sales tax proceeds on bus service and other operations, a rate that critics fear will imperil future plans for 29 miles of light rail, 13 miles of bus rapid transit and other improvements.
New admissions rose 38 percent, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which reported 225 people were hospitalized this week, a significant increase compared to mid-April.
Forty-eight recreation centers in Philadelphia have just one full-time worker. Labor leaders and supporters of the city's parks and libraries are calling for more than $15 million in new funding to address staffing problems.
A report found water and sewer bills for the state’s poorest residents have skyrocketed since the mid-1980s, rising twice as fast as wages for low-income workers and faster than any other basic need except health care.
The state Legislature also passed a package of bills aimed at reducing the likelihood of mass shootings by tightening rules to purchase firearms and other military equipment. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the bills into law.
Alexandria, Va., went fare free in 2020 and has seen ridership remain close to pre-pandemic levels. With frequent service and plenty of money to fund the buses, the transit experiment appears to be working, for now.
The small Illinois town of 6,000 has a giant statue, a museum and an annual celebration linking the Man of Steel with the namesake fictional city where he battled for truth, justice and the American way.
The new position is part of the elections security and public information campaign run by the secretary of state. Republicans are calling it a partisan move. The specialist will earn an annual salary of $150,000.
The Assembly postponed voting on legislation that includes a process for removing a mayor in instances of a “breach of the public trust” after public testimony vehemently opposed the measure.
The county wants to require employers to disclose minimum and maximum pay for job listings. Currently, more than half a dozen states have pay transparency laws, including jurisdictions in New York.
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.
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