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California has the nation’s strictest gun control laws, yet the state’s capital city experienced its deadliest shooting ever this weekend, leaving six dead and 12 wounded. Gun control activists wonder what more can be done.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, regarding New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s address at the Gridiron Club’s spring dinner on Saturday, in which he poked fun at former President Donald Trump, Democrats and himself. The dinner is an annual Washington gathering that features skits and speeches from political leaders and journalists that “singe” but “not burn” the political elite. (Associated Press — April 4, 2022)
The amount that the offshore wind industry could bring to New Jersey in private investments over the next 15 years, according to the Wind Institute Development at New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
The familiar grid has its detractors, but it also has strengths. Could an eccentric Spanish architect from the 1840s teach us how to do it right?
Recipients of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers awards include county CIOs, agency leaders, state CISOs, diversity advocates and technologists.
Defending an "unteachable" classic of American literature has become the life’s work of a Twain scholar, costing him professionally and personally.
Arizona Could Force U.S. Supreme Court to Again Consider Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that requires Arizona election officials to verify the citizenship status of registered voters and it could go into effect before the state's primaries in August. But Arizona isn't the only state requiring proof of citizenship.
California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations for African Americans voted Tuesday to limit eligibility to those who can trace their lineage.
Digital redlining shares many things in common with traditional redlining, the deliberate withholding of loans and other key resources from residents of certain neighborhoods, largely along racial divides.
The ruling found that the restriction of drop boxes, creating new requirements for voter applications and banning interactions with voters in line were unconstitutional and unenforceable.
While the language is not a mandate, officials hope that it will set a standard and reaffirm how imminent the climate crisis is. Currently just 1.3 percent of cars on state roads are electric powered.
The city will make available prepaid gas and transit cards, worth $150 each, for as many as 50,000 drivers and $50 for up to 100,000 transit riders. The announcement follows a possible mayoral candidate’s free gas giveaways.
Starting April 11, the State Department will allow citizens to elect the “X” gender marker on passports, and other forms of documentation in 2023. The “X” is for unspecified or other gender identities besides male or female.
Washington state Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American lawmaker currently serving in the Legislature, regarding a new law that will create a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, similar to Amber Alerts and so-called silver alerts which are used for missing children and vulnerable adults. The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people, particularly women, across the state and nation. (Associated Press — April 1, 2022)
The average miles per gallon that passenger cars and light trucks will be required to have by 2026, under new fuel economy standards. Currently, vehicle fleets are required to get an average of just over 28 miles per gallon.
An enthusiasm gap among young voters has Democrats worried about the upcoming midterms. Plus, Andrew Cuomo wants his old job back, the South Dakota AG dodges impeachment and life imitates art in Indiana as candidate takes advantage of “the name you know.”
The national 988 service can be a big improvement over the current system. But it will need adequate call center staffing and more care providers across the country, along with a strong communications rollout.
In some states, Uber and Lyft don’t have to pay if passengers are hurt by a hit-and-run. There are moves in a number of states to increase protections for riders and drivers in the case of accidents with uninsured motorists.
Mayor Ted Wheeler suggested that the Committee on Community-Engaged Policing “take a breather” to allow the city to hire more support staff, provide more training and find facilitators. The group only has seven of 13 seats filled.
As a reprieve from high inflation and gas prices, and to hopefully spur ridership back toward pre-pandemic levels, Connecticut will use $8.1 million of ARPA funds to cover public bus fares for the next three months.
The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented number of jobless aid applications, creating a deep backlog which the state says is impossible to quickly clear; a group of residents has filed a lawsuit in complaint of the delays.
As the risk of cyber attacks increases amid the Russian war on Ukraine, many companies are finding that filling open cybersecurity positions is not easy; job openings have increased 29 percent since last year.
Barbara Rothbaum, a psychologist at Emory University School of Medicine, regarding the impacts that the coronavirus pandemic will have on health-care workers. A recent study found that more than 70 percent of health-care workers across the U.S. experience symptoms of anxiety and depression, 38 percent have symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and 15 percent have had thoughts of suicide or self-harm recently. (NPR — March 31, 2022)
The inflation increase in February as compared to a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982. Not including volatile prices for food and energy, core inflation rose 5.4 percent in February from the year prior. Consumer spending only increased by 0.2 percent, a significant drop from the 2.7 percent spending gain in January.
After a stormy confirmation process characterized by partisan recriminations in the U.S. Senate, Ketanji Brown Jackson appears to be set to take her seat on the Supreme Court. More than three dozen others have been denied over the last 235 years.
The city of Elk Grove uses an app that pushes citizens who participate in citywide housing density discussions to craft their own solutions, not just object to what has been proposed.
West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection will have regulatory oversight of geothermal energy and will create a permitting system within the department and allow the DEP to issue civil penalties up to $500.
The state will direct federal funds to investments such as state and local parks, improving drinking water and water infrastructure, roads and bridges, mortgage assistance and expanding broadband access.
A report from the American Lung Association found that New Hampshire could save $3.9 billion in public health benefits and prevent 356 premature deaths by switching to EVs and clean energy by 2050.
Richard Painter, a professor at the University of Minnesota who also served as ethics counsel for the George W. Bush White House, regarding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ failure to recuse himself from cases regarding the 2020 presidential election despite his wife’s involvements in attempting to get the results overturned. Many legal experts agree that Thomas must recuse himself from future cases regarding the 2020 election, though there is no way to force his recusal. (NPR — March 30, 2022)
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