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The emergency response agency argues that the city improperly rolled back public health orders while the city thinks that the shelters it built for homeless populations should be covered by federal disaster aid.
Alexis Knox-Miller, the Colorado Springs, Colo., school district’s equity director, regarding the recent disbandment of an equity leadership team after conservative school board members voiced doubts about the team’s work. In school districts across the nation, issues of diversity, equity and inclusion are being challenged by residents who believe that schools are manipulating curriculums to shame white children. (Associated Press — Feb. 20, 2022)
The median rent increase across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas from December 2020 to December 2021 for properties with two or fewer bedrooms. But some areas experienced much larger increases, such as the Miami metro area where rent increased 49.8 percent.
Scores of bills have been introduced to limit or forbid classroom discussion of topics at the heart of modern civic life, including race and gender. Even if most won’t become law, they’re putting educators on edge.
Multifactor authentication is a key part of zero-trust security, and a method promoted by the likes of CISA. It aims to block out hackers who — in this age of data breaches — manage to steal users’ passwords.
People with criminal records just want to work, and they can be good employees. There’s a lot that governments could do to enable this untapped workforce.
Without Henry, there might not have been a United States. But the central role this sometimes forgotten Founding Father played in America’s Revolution and design of the young republic has been largely overlooked.
The governor’s budget and a bill by a Democratic lawmaker would stop the state from charging more than 500,000 Californians a monthly premium for their Medi-Cal health coverage.
A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts.
As states develop electric vehicle public charging plans for federal approval, expect to see more collaborations among data analysts, utilities, transportation equity groups and neighboring states.
The state’s $40 million fund will likely be spent ahead of the Feb. 28 deadline due to the high number of applications. In fact, if all 13,900 applications are approved, the funds will be encumbered.
By focusing too much on innovative transportation options, like Zipcars, ride-sharing and scooters, the city has failed to meet the needs of its low-income residents who rely on public transit the most.
A bill introduced by the state Senate would require CalPERS and CalSTRS to divest a combined $9.9 billion and prevent future investment in companies considered to have the greatest potential for future emissions.
Studies show that communities of color inhale disproportionate amounts of vehicle pollution compared to white communities. Equitable development of electric vehicle charging stations could change that.
Dr. Bridget Melson, a family therapist and conservative activist who moved from Riverside County, Calif., to Texas six years ago, regarding her belief that Republicans moving from blue states are the most determined to stop incoming liberalism. Melson sits on the Bartonville Town Council and is running for mayor. (NPR — Feb. 18, 2022)
The number of children who are in poverty since the monthly Child Tax Credit payments expired at the end of 2021, an increase of nearly 5 percent between December 2021 to January 2022, with an even higher growth in poverty for Black and Latino children.
The city is no longer America’s steeltown. But how did it become a leader in health care? Author Gabriel Winant explains how economic realities allowed this service industry to emerge from the region’s old labor movement.
Ohio’s largest city has never attracted much national attention, but that is beginning to change.
The department will dispose of all records and data collected from the now-defunct spy plane program. It is unclear if there are any criminal prosecutions using the collected data or when the police will begin the expunging.
Just days into early voting for the March 1 primary, voters will need to go in-person to the office to resolve the questioned status of their ballots. The confusion is a direct result of the new election law.
The funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure bill and will be used to clean nine “areas of concern” across the state that have damage from industrial pollution, development and agricultural runoff.
Ilse Knecht, director of policy and advocacy at the Joyful Heart Foundation, regarding the San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin’s claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault reports to investigate unrelated crimes. It is unclear if this practice is widespread. (Associated Press — Feb. 17, 2022)
One model’s estimate of how many Americans who are, for now, immune to the omicron variant of COVID-19, with predictions that the immunity rate could rise to 80 percent by mid-March.
Too often local governments aren’t prepared, with well-trained staff in place around the clock. That has big implications for emergency management and homeland security.
An unlucky generation is coming into its own — getting married, having kids and buying homes. The nation’s fastest-growing Sun Belt metros, with their strong job markets and affordability, stand to reap the rewards.
State leaders have yet to apply for millions in funding for mental health services made available through the American Rescue Plan Act. 2020 saw a 37 percent increase in statewide opioid overdoses.
The industry overhaul hopes to make city-regulated taxis viable competitors to ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft. But some worry about the ordinance’s potential data-sharing and wage depression risks.
There are approximately 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida but there are only 954 public-access charging stations. As the network grows, utilities and gas stations are competing for charging station rights.
The Maryland governor and his staff have been using the messaging app Wickr, which allows users to automatically delete messages. Democratic lawmakers have expressed concerns about a lack of transparency.
Amnesty International artificial intelligence and human rights researcher Matt Mahmoudi, regarding a report from the company that found nonwhite neighborhoods in New York are subject to greater surveillance than white neighborhoods. (The Hill — Feb. 15, 2022)
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