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Since 2020, more than 100 hospitals in a majority of states have shut down their labor and delivery units.
The net cost to state and local governments in 2023 from the surge in immigration that began in 2021 ...
Missouri GOP state Sen. Kurtis Gregory. He’s sponsoring a bill to fund stadiums in Kansas City in a bid to keep the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and MLB’s Kansas City Royals from moving several miles away into neighboring Kansas. (Stateline)
A proposal under the state budget would end the need for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to qualify annually. Instead, they would be considered permanently eligible unless their circumstances or conditions change.
The proposal would shake up the finances of hundreds of institutions that use race as a factor in admissions, scholarships or other ways.
States are taking a look at tax credits, cost-sharing, regulation reductions and more as they look to support families and their economies.
There are places we shouldn’t be living. With federal disaster aid uncertain, states and localities should build voluntary buyout programs to relocate residents from floodplains.
A statue in Times Square depicting an ordinary Black woman has held up a mirror to people's attitudes about race and celebration.
The new hourly wage for engineers working for NJ Transit, along with a signing bonus...
Mike DuHaime, a Republican political strategist. Despite New Jersey’s long record as a Democratic stronghold, coming out of Tuesday’s primaries Republicans believe they have a real shot at winning the governor’s race this year behind GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli, who will face Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. Republicans nearly upset Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago and President Donald Trump substantially improved his margin in the state last year. (New York Times)
High schools are looking into “learning studios” that can be quickly adapted for different kinds of instruction. Not all teachers are buying into the idea.
The state is devoting $50 million to a research consortium looking into the effects of ibogaine, an illegal drug being touted by surprising psychedelics champion Rick Perry, a former governor.
Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard against anti-deportation protesters is sadly familiar after other attacks on the First Amendment.
The share of Michigan State Police troopers expressing a lack of confidence in the top police leadership...
Jen Miller, executive director of Ohio’s League of Women Voters. She objects to proposed legislation that will make it more difficult to organize ballot initiatives through additional hurdles such as paperwork requirements and mandating that signature gatherers wear badges identifying themselves as paid. Aside from changes to the initiative process, the bill would block ballot drop boxes and require voters to show proof of citizenship. (Ohio Capital Journal)
Over the past two years, the city has reduced the average wait time by two-thirds. Ninety percent of calls are answered within 20 seconds.
The Legislature is poised to put a constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot that would make thousands of state jobs “unclassified,” allowing at-will firing of employees.
The city faces a $250 million shortfall. It’s hired 4,000 more workers over the past decade and expanded services, but post-pandemic spending patterns have led sales tax collections to flatten.
Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party. A group called Our Republican Legacy is seeking to recruit GOP candidates to run in next year’s midterms who will present an alternative to Trump-style populism. Its supporters include some prominent former Republican officeholders and party figures, such as former Vice President Mike Pence, but because some of them have worked in Democratic administrations, officials such as Fleischman question whether the GOP primary electorate will buy what they’re selling. (Orange County Register)
The latest technology revolution will eventually eliminate some of the public funds’ internal staff. To avoid being AI roadkill, pension systems and key employees need to take the initiative collectively.
Abbott has won a number of major legislative victories over the past couple of sessions, including a long-awaited expansion of school choice this year. His re-election next year is all but assured.
Rather than pulling special education kids out for separate instruction, it’s putting special ed teachers in classrooms with the general student population. Test scores are improving.
Nearly 20 states have created borrowers’ bill of rights and ombudsman offices to help borrowers figure out confusing paperwork and avoid default.
The office, established just six months ago, had asked for a 40 percent funding increase but came away with its budget cut by 20 percent.
Cities are banning landlords from setting rental prices based on algorithms and non-public data, which tenants complain have led to drastic spikes.
Like other states, North Dakota urgently needs more teachers. It’s among the first to adopt a model other sectors have used for decades.
As part of the city’s new $7 billion budget, the City Council approved bonding authority for Mayor Cherelle Parker's plan to create or preserve 30,000 housing units.
Work requirements through welfare have helped recipients find meaningful jobs. America has a vast workforce network at the ready to provide job placement services.
Local governments must review their risks and detection strategies and be better prepared for attacks. A state bill was prompted by a wave of cyber attacks against local agencies.
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