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The amount that Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has spent on his first television ad for his re-election campaign.
A new study finds that many transit boardmembers are not representative of their constituents who ride bus, subway or rail. Too often members are old, white and male and don’t use transit much or at all.
Conserving 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 depends on private landowners.
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Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter roiled the Internet despite his claims to be acting in the interests of free speech and transparency. An author argues that crowd-sourcing wisdom is a poor substitute for old-school expertise in the search for truth.
The largest category of power plants applying to connect to the U.S. grid are now solar, and over a third of those are hybrids that include battery storage.
Following an announcement from Twitter that the long awaited “edit” feature is currently in the testing process, and news about Elon Musk taking on ownership, what do government social media managers need to know?
Three Wall Street firms will commit $3 million each for the next 10 years for the “Investing in Black Futures” initiative, which will recruit, train and mentor students from four historically Black colleges and universities for finance careers.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that Danish company Ørsted will lease the Lower Alloways Creek Township port for two years beginning in 2024 to build wind farm parts, which will create at least 200 jobs for the region.
The House approved a bill that will speed up juvenile arraignments, extend hold times for youths and allow GPS monitoring for repeat offenders. But some worry the tough-on-crime approach is ineffective.
The two Texas cities will vote on abolishing low-level marijuana charges in elections this spring and fall. Sixty percent of state residents believe marijauna possession should be legal, at least for low amounts.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, said in a hearing on Thursday, April 28, regarding his opposition to federal tax credits for electric vehicles. This is not the first time Manchin has expressed his opposition to EV policies; in November 2021 he called the incentives “wrong” and “not American” and in March 2022 he said he was “very reluctant to go down the path of electric vehicles.” Manchin makes millions of dollars annually from the coal industry. (Ars Technica — April 29, 2022)
The number of states that are suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop the purchase of thousands of gas-powered vehicles in an attempt to have the Service electrify its mail delivery fleet; 14 of the states have Democratic governors. Two more separate, but similar, lawsuits were filed, one by the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice, CleanAirNow KC and Sierra Club and the other by the Natural Resources Defense Council and United Auto Workers in New York. The Postal Service plans to purchase up to 165,000 delivery vehicles over the next decade.
Plus a look at missed opportunities for Democrats; a redistricting roundup; and, courage under pressure.
Too often they suffer for disclosing uncomfortable truths. Steps could be taken to make what they do more effective, including strengthening state laws purporting to protect them.
Some lawmakers believe that the Colorado Open Records Act has failed due to high fees and outdated technology. Although a fresh reform bill failed to pass into law, lawmakers hope they’ve laid a foundation for the next session.
Hearings regarding allegations of bid rigging and a formal City Council investigation into the city’s “smart city” program began on Wednesday. The initiative would have installed “city-directed” broadband and infrastructure.
Landlords filed 771 eviction cases in Denver County in March, the largest single-month total since the pandemic began. City officials report allotting a bit more than $49 million for emergency rental assistance.
The Minnesota city has received more than $1 million from the state to help prepare individuals for new careers, particularly in the health care, construction, IT and manufacturing fields.
Tennessee state Rep. Jerry Sexton, regarding what he would do with books that are removed from school libraries. The comment came amid a contentious debate about a House bill that would require public school librarians to submit lists of books for state approval. The House passed the bill on Wednesday. (Washington Post — April 27, 2022)
The rate at which the U.S. economy shrank last quarter, the first decline since the pandemic recession hit two years ago. However, consumers and businesses continue to spend.
With a housing market unable to meet demand and rents spiking, Minneapolis and St. Paul are turning to a practice many have scorned as bad housing policy.
A Pew analysis finds that a third of states lost residents in 2021. Analysts are debating whether these shifts and slowing population growth rates throughout the country really are signs of “demographic doom.”
In distributing rental assistance funds to prevent evictions, Indianapolis found a creative alternative model, working across departments to get the money out to vulnerable families.
The agency will create a “Fareness” panel which will analyze and recommend ways to discourage fare evasion through education, equity and enforcement to mitigate revenue loss, which is expected to reach $500 million in 2022.
The $2.45 million app, which launched on Monday, arrived nearly a month later than promised and after much of the state’s pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Just 1,425 people had registered by 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Legislative efforts to shut down offshore oil rigs along California’s coast were reignited after a major oil spill last October. But the costs of shutting down oil production may end up determining the legislation’s fate.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California spokesperson Rebecca Kimitch, regarding the district board’s declaration of a water shortage emergency and requirement that cities and water agencies implement a water cutback on June 1 or face hefty fines. The Metropolitan Water District uses water from the Colorado River and the State Water Project to provide water to about 40 percent of the state’s population; the State Water Project estimates it will only be able to deliver about 5 percent of its usual allocation due to dry conditions. (Associated Press — April 27, 2022)
The median existing home price for all housing types in March, an increase of 15 percent from the year prior. The increase marks 121 consecutive months of year-over-year increases, the longest streak on record.
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