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The reforms expand grants for fireproofing homes, require higher advance payments after wildfires, and give the state’s last-resort insurance plan more financial stability.
Deployments of National Guard troops across states without full gubernatorial consent signal a shift in domestic military operations and threaten to erode state control over their forces.
With up to 50 million residents projected by 2070, researchers say the state must invest as much as $154 billion in reuse systems, desalination and aquifer recharge to avoid future shortages.
Jessica Mackler, president of EMILY’s List, on how Democratic women like Arizona congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza are helping reshape the party’s working-class appeal. As Democrats chart a course out of the wilderness following steep 2024 losses, the party is turning to candidates from blue-collar backgrounds to win back voters frustrated by rising costs and a political class they see as out of touch. Mendoza and other Democratic female candidates are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories and blue-collar lives. (Roll Call)
China's share of all global patent applications for clean energy technologies increased from around 5 percent in 2000 to around 75 percent in 2022 ...
Los Angeles CIO Ted Ross faces many challenges, including a substantially reduced staff, but manages to revamp entire city functions nonetheless.
Sandy Stimpson is retiring as mayor of Mobile, Ala., after 12 years. He has helped stabilize the city’s finances and coordinate major infrastructure and economic development projects.
More industries are showing interest in this age-old pathway to well-paying, high-demand jobs. States have a role to play in accelerating its expansion.
The cost per pen for California’s new state-branded insulin, available to residents starting Jan. 1 under the CalRx initiative to lower prescription drug prices ...
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson. In a Newsweek opinion piece, Wilson argued that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland has become a “workplace disaster waiting to happen,” citing unsafe conditions he observed during an October visit with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Donald Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski. A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration could legally deploy National Guard troops to the city, after a previous judge had blocked the move. In a statement Monday, Wilson said the city would “use every lawful tool to prevent this overreach.” (Newsweek)
A new ICE hiring drive with big signing bonuses is pulling state and local talent into federal jobs, straining departments already struggling to retain staff.
After reaching a record high in fiscal 2024, state reserve capacity fell to a median of 46.9 days of spending in FY 2025 as revenue slackens and spending demands rise.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener and a group of advocates spent seven years pushing a bill to promote dense housing near transit stops. It finally became law.
The number of bids the Bureau of Land Management received for a coal mining lease covering millions of acres in eastern Montana ...
Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor, during the first general election debate. Asked whether he had ever purchased cannabis from a legal dispensary, Sliwa said he had used medical marijuana after being shot in a 1992 taxi ambush. The remark came during one of the debate’s few light moments amid fierce exchanges between Sliwa, Democrat Zohran Mamdani and independent Andrew Cuomo over the Israel-Hamas war, public safety and their ties to President Trump. (New York Times)
A newly approved energy package could help nursing homes and assisted-living facilities weather heat waves and cold snaps by bolstering backup power and infrastructure.
Despite national praise for the affordability of metro-area homes, aging housing stock, rising debt and out-of-town corporate buyers are hindering ownership.
With the CDC’s dashboards and analysis paused, states are forced into DIY surveillance just as respiratory illness season begins.
When police or other agencies face major lawsuits, figuring out how to fund settlements can be difficult.
Clear, consistent planning and messaging helped New Rochelle, N.Y., build thousands of housing units with minimal blowback.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Pritzker reported $1.4 million in gambling winnings from a trip to Las Vegas last year, according to tax summaries released by his campaign. Pritzker, a billionaire whose family owns the Hyatt hotel chain and who reported taxable income of $10.7 million for 2024, said he won the money when he was on vacation with his wife and some friends, adding that he was “incredibly lucky.” (Washington Post)
Approximate number of flood-prone homes that have been purchased and razed ...
The campaign challenges policymakers to experience the city’s transportation inequities firsthand — where one in five serious crashes involves a pedestrian.
The initiative offers GPS-enabled smartwatches and radio transmitters to help locate missing residents with dementia, autism or other conditions.
After removing 136 malfunctioning cameras, state transportation officials are rebuilding their surveillance network to improve safety and visibility.
The commonwealth was recognized on Forbes’ list of best employers, a sign that efforts may be paying off.
Taxpayers must be protected from unchecked growth in local government spending. Statewide limits on tax increases would do that while forcing local governments to live within their means.
Sarah Zajic, an occupational therapist at Omaha’s Remington Heights senior community, on the unexpected rise of a Taylor Swift fan club among residents. It began when 95-year-old Frank Uryasz became a Swiftie after hearing “Timeless (Taylor’s Version)” during therapy — a song that reminded him of his late wife. Soon, residents were decorating walkers and dancing to “Shake It Off” during group sessions, creating what Zajic calls a rare and joyful sense of connection among the community’s seniors. (Washington Post)
San Anselmo’s new adaptive system at Marin’s busiest intersection is saving an estimated 90 hours a day in driver wait time.
The state remains the only one in the nation where governors are explicitly barred from vetoing electoral maps — a legacy of 1990s reforms and now shaping partisan battles.
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