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The state has two community coalitions as finalists in the “Build Back Better Regional Challenge,” which would spur economic growth and job creation in the Middle Rio Grande Corridor.
Filibusters do occur in some state legislatures, but they rarely succeed in blocking legislation. Unlike the U.S. Senate, most state legislatures still operate on the Founders’ majoritarian principles.
It’s important to provide efficient services and develop sustainable-wage economies, but it’s crucial to bring residents together in a common bond.
Located in upstate New York with a population of less than 4,000, Lake Placid was not an obvious choice for the 1932 Winter Olympics. But one man used his political savvy – with a little help from a future president – to turn the town into a two-time Olympic host.
In the two weeks following a cyber attack against the state’s Department of Health servers, more than 28,500 residents have tested positive. The system was taken offline as a precaution but not all data was restored immediately.
While the majority of a utility bill was once composed of energy costs, it now includes other charges, like network expansion, investment in pipes and distribution charges. Even as energy costs fall, bill prices continue to grow.
James Armstrong, president of Builders of Hope, an organization that builds affordable housing in Dallas, Texas, regarding the significance that having Black people portraying Santa Claus can have on children from communities of color. Finding a Black Santa is becoming increasingly common, but it has been a slow change. The Mall of America didn’t have its first Black Santa until 2016. (NPR — Dec. 18, 2021)
The least amount that the U.S. is predicted to spend on holiday retail sales in 2021; some estimates put this year’s holiday season spending up to $859 billion. Holiday retail spending has continued to rise – the nation only spent $416 billion in 2002.
Confusion and misinformation have made it difficult to gauge the impact of the omicron variant on the economy and work. Data that tracks unemployment rates since the start of the pandemic provides a rough guide.
We can’t move millions of people back to the center of cities. But we can make our suburbs friendlier to urban values.
Preliminary CDC data shows that more than 1 in 4 COVID-related deaths in the state occurred since the start of July, when vaccines were easily available. The grand majority of those deaths were of unvaccinated residents.
Election observers would receive city-provided training and a tour of the election center. Mayor Dave Bronson has criticized the proposals, claiming it would reduce election transparency.
Council member Edward Pollard said road construction that emphasizes cyclists can be detrimental to those driving vehicles. This week Pollard walked back his earlier statement, but only slightly.
Kristie Wilder, a Census Bureau demographer, regarding the dip in U.S. population growth in the last year, the slowest growth rate since 1937. (Associated Press — Dec. 21, 2021)
The amount that the Department of Health and Human Services will dedicate to transitioning the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the three-digit phone number 988 in July 2022.
With their economies built on mineral extraction, the sister cities envision a future together without coal. A partnership to share resources is underway, but a merger is off the table, at least for now.
Newly released research points to the need to both electrify the transportation sector and make cities less car dependent if there’s any hope of curtailing the worst effects of climate change.
This year taught us to humbly expect the unexpected, from hundreds of billions in federal “helicopter money” to $35,000 bonuses to lure back retired transit workers. And how is your public pension fund doing on something called ESG?
After the murder of George Floyd last May, Democrats across the state called for immediate police reform. Now as crime rates increase, many of those same lawmakers are calling for more officers. Can the state have both?
A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that the city had 28 issues, including insufficient oversight, conflicts of interest and inaccurate documentation, in its administration of federal grants.
Millions in Washington state still do not have reliable access to high-speed Internet, making online life nearly inaccessible. Local and tribal governments will soon be able to apply for federal grants to expand broadband services.
The state’s Corrections Department says it has stopped placing women in solitary confinement and now caps all stays at a maximum of 30 days. Advocates are excited by the news, but uncertain if the policy is true.
Leading California cannabis companies, in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing that the state’s legal industry is on the verge of collapse. A spokesperson for the governor has said that Newsom is open to working with the state Legislature to create reform. (Associated Press — Dec. 17. 2021)
The number of charges – five felony and three misdemeanor – against Oklahoma House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell for allegedly misusing his power to change state law to allow his wife to become a tag agent. O’Donnell and his wife, Teresa, who also faces three felony and one misdemeanor charges, were indicted by a grand jury last week. The most severe offense against the couple is conspiracy against the state.
The job of a legislator is for most a time-consuming one with little chance to shape policy, and the pay isn't great. So why do so many of them run for re-election over and over?
Once numbering over 2 million in the U.S., an estimated 100,000 remain. But they are getting hard to find. Especially ones that work.
Historian H. W. Brands’ new book draws out the complexities of the country’s original great struggle and what it can tell us about where we are today.
Armed with three years of grocery shopping data, researchers found that total sugar sales are down by almost 20 percent, driven largely by falling soda purchases.
The Valencia lab, a public-private venture between the state and PerkinElmer, processed only 1 to 8 percent of all Californians’ COVID tests in the first 10 months of the contract. And the lab was riddled with dozens of problems, according to an inspection report.
The city’s Department of Public Health will use more than $1 million to develop its own sequencing lab to more quickly determine the infecting variant of COVID, but it won’t open until June.
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