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Mayor Dave Bronson has launched an inquiry into the municipal election that occurred last month, in part based upon security complaints from conservative candidates. Critics see the move as an attempt to undermine the election process.
More than a dozen lawyers reported that the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in South Carolina has made visiting and providing legal information to clients extremely difficult or impossible.
Last month, the national jobless rate fell to the lowest it has been since the 1960s, but the intense labor demand could spark even faster wage growth. Currently, inflation is at its highest in four decades.
On Wednesday, the public school association changed its bylaws to require school athletes to compete in sports teams associated with the sex listed on their birth certificate. The measure passed in a 62-0 vote.
Levi Strauss & Co., in a statement on Wednesday, May 4, regarding its assurance that it would help employees cover the cost of traveling out of state to seek health services, including abortions. Strauss is not the only company to assist workers' in their access to reproductive services; Amazon, Yelp, Uber and Lyft have also announced similar assistance efforts. (NPR — May 4, 2022)
The number of high-hazard dams within the National Inventory of Dams where the conditions are unknown, including the status of the Hoover Dam and the Oroville Dam, two of the country's largest. Experts have become concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding the dams, because if they were to fail, they could cause life-threatening flooding.
A trigger law making abortion illegal would go into effect within 30 days after the repeal of Roe v. Wade. An older law could hold people who get abortions criminally liable — but it’s unclear whether it would still apply.
Billions of dollars will soon begin to flow to state, local and tribal governments. It should be used in ways that reflect each community's needs, and we need systems of accountability.
County Manager Bonnie Hammersley has proposed raising the property tax by 1.25 cents to 83.12 cents per $100 in assessed property value to fund the $312.3 million proposed budget and to help pay the county’s debt.
State and local officials have promised the electric vehicle maker free land, a state-owned training center, a new interchange along I-20 and tax breaks in exchange for a local factory that would create 7,500 jobs.
Two lawsuits, one wrongful death and the other emotional distress, have been filed against Amazon for the company’s actions before and after a tornado hit one of its warehouses in Edwardsville, Ill., in December, killing six.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is expecting a high demand for energy this weekend as weather forecasts predict potentially record-breaking temperatures this weekend in regions across the state.
Karina Gould, the Canadian minister of families, children and social development, regarding the availability of abortions to Americans who are able to travel across the northern border if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses federal abortion protections. Gould also expressed concern over the reduced access to abortions for Canadian women who don’t live near a major city in Canada so would cross the border to access services in the United States, if Roe v. Wade is overturned. (NPR — May 4, 2022)
The rate per hour that Hawaii could raise its minimum wage to by 2028, which, if signed by the governor, would become the highest in the nation. Currently, the state’s minimum wage is $10.10 an hour; the legislation would raise the rate in increments over the next several years, starting by increasing it to $12 an hour on Oct. 1. A study found that 42 percent of Hawaii households struggle to make ends meet.
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The Supreme Court's expected decision to overturn Roe is both the payoff from a decadeslong push by conservative activists and a signal for action on further fronts of the culture war.
The success of investments in broadband equity depends on pinpointing where gaps exist. New maps from Utah State University’s Center for Growth and Opportunity aim to bring them into better focus.
Despite declining COVID numbers, the state’s unemployment numbers remain well above the national average. Businesses are still cautious about hiring and thousands of workers are quitting their jobs.
AI can map fire perimeters in minutes, rather than hours, and can predict a wildfire’s speed and direction. But emphasis on preventative instead of reactive efforts would be more impactful, say fire experts.
The legislation to allow direct sales of electric vehicles is unlikely to pass as this session comes to a close. The bill had bipartisan support but faced pushback from car dealerships and auto worker unions.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, indirectly calling for an investigation into the leak of the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion protections. (Reuters — May 3, 2022)
The number of states that have no minimum age for prosecuting children. Florida has the lowest established minimum age for juvenile prosecution at 7 years old; the age was raised a year after a 6-year-old was arrested at her school for kicking and punching staff members while throwing a tantrum in 2019. New Hampshire has the oldest minimum age set at 13 years old.
Only 17 percent of state supreme court justices are people of color.
Cities are looking to ensure privacy is considered when weighing surveillance technology procurements and data handling procedures. Oakland, Calif., introduced a privacy advisory commission, but it’s not the only model at play.
A statewide ballot measure, headed by a startup investor and former Google executive, would tax California’s richest residents to pay for public health initiatives to prevent future pandemics.
Grundy Center has one of the first large-scale cryptocurrency mining sites in Iowa and uses more electricity than all the residential customers combined. State officials say the high-energy demand should be a red flag.
The state has poured $500 million into expanding Internet connectivity in rural areas but many residents are still experiencing extremely slow speeds, impacting their ability to do their jobs.
Critics claim that wind and solar are unreliable sources of renewable energy, but state officials seem uninterested in pursuing nuclear power, unlike other states and the Biden administration.
To combat the continuing labor shortage, many companies are reconsidering hiring requirements and are “downcredentialing” their job openings. Many expect this reclassification to continue beyond the pandemic.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, commenting on the upcoming primary elections in which several Trump-backed candidates are running for office. Hogan, a Trump critic, has defended incumbent GOP governors in Georgia, Ohio and Idaho. Thirteen states have primaries in May. (Associated Press — May 2, 2022)
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