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Wichita, Kan., has been reeling since a flight carrying residents crashed outside Washington last month. Mayor Lily Wu talks about leading her city during this difficult time.
In the wake of recent wildfires, L.A. officials are exploring a self-certification program for building permits to accelerate the reconstruction of homes, aiming to streamline bureaucracy and cut down on approval wait times.
Important federal deposit insurance rules and possibly its entire regulatory apparatus could come into play in Washington this year. State and local treasurers need to focus on vital public and fiduciary interests.
They just might be. They’re doing a lot of things that don’t have much to do with books but do have a lot to do with community. And you don’t hear “Shhh” much anymore.
Georgia’s prison system sees a spike in violent deaths and severe staffing shortages, prompting urgent calls for reform and funding to address the escalating crisis.
Governor Josh Shapiro pushes for recreational marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania, estimating over $1 billion in revenue within five years to help address the state's budget shortfall.
The estimated amount a judge has ordered Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to seek from the federal government in unemployment benefits. Like other Republican governors, DeWine opted out of a federal pandemic program that provided enhanced unemployment payments before it ended in 2021. A judge has ordered DeWine to obtain those funds, which would be distributed to about 300,000 people. The state intends to appeal the ruling.
Wichita Mayor Lily Wu. Wu leans libertarian and notes that there are always going to be more demands on government than it can provide. With her city facing a structural deficit, Wu says the city must prioritize its most urgent needs before it can consider funding programs that would be nice but not necessary to have. (Governing Feb. 18, 2025)
Mandatory processes and detailed rules have increasingly constrained officials’ discretion, leading to endless lawsuits, decadeslong project delays and multibillion-dollar cost overruns. There’s a better way.
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on immigration enforcement.
The proposed measures include a bill allowing incarcerated individuals to register and another that would require ID verification.
Republicans are exploring cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for the president’s priorities. But public opinion, a divided Senate, and state governors worried about the impact to their budgets could dash those efforts.
Sen. Patty Murray after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his post as Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday. The final vote was 52-48, with Sen. Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, becoming the only Republican to vote against Kennedy. Sen. Murray cautioned Republicans that accepting Kennedy's nomination could lead to compromising their principles. (TNS — Feb. 13, 2025)
The amount the U.S. House GOP raised the U.S. debt limit in their budget resolution, released Wednesday. The resolution, if adopted, would extend Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and boost border security spending.
GOP legislators and governors around the country are borrowing Trump's ideas and language on a host of issues. Separately, red states are looking to put up barriers against ballot initiatives.
Tools are available to not only count people experiencing homelessness more accurately but also to provide them with individualized services. More municipalities should use them.
If it remains in place, the president’s order will add deep uncertainty to the future of a nascent industry that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and significant clean energy that the grid requires.
Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House speaker – this session.
State lawmakers have introduced bills to limit SNAP benefits, change vaccine policies and ban fluoride in public water.
It’s a battle of state vs. state and calls for the federal government to restrict Democratic state policies.
Wyoming state Rep. Jacob Wasserburger, who sponsored a bill that would exclude unhealthy food items like soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). He argues that SNAP should be used for nutritious foods, not items that contribute to health problems like obesity. (Stateline — Feb. 12, 2025)
Across Florida, and the nation, the high cost of child care — on average more than $12,600 a year for an infant in the Sunshine State.
Mike Madigan, a former state Democratic Party chair, had been the longest-serving chamber leader in U.S. history. A jury has found him guilty of multiple counts in a wide-ranging bribery scandal.
We should hold students to higher expectations and give them the support they need, and we need to give teachers the resources to do their job well. Two state lawmakers who started out as teachers have some insights.
Local officials should go on the offense to protect important initiatives that have benefited all of us. In particular, they can enlist businesses that see the benefits of their own diversity initiatives.
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