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The Supreme Court recently dealt defeat to Florida in its 20-year legal battle with Georgia over river water. Other interstate water contests loom, but there are no sure winners in these lawsuits.
As Congress debates the massive investment in American infrastructure, President Biden announces the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
The end of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's State of the State address, which is a quote from the Bible.
Florida’s proposed election reform bill has been watered down after pushback from voting rights groups, but there are many county election officials who oppose the changes and wonder why changes are necessary at all.
Several Congressional lawmakers are lobbying to secure funding for a high-speed train that would travel from Boston to New York City in 100 minutes or less, as well as other rail improvements.
Mayor London Breed announced that the city will aim to be carbon neutral by 2045 and the municipal electric program CleanPowerSF will provide carbon-free electricity by 2025, both are five years earlier than previously outlined.
The amount that former Wall Street executive and Democratic candidate for New York mayor Ray McGuire will receive as part of a bonus program, in four installments between 2022 and 2025. When he worked on Wall Street, McGuire was one of the senior-most Black executives.
Dwight David Eisenhower, who had a notable military career, spoke out against the rising costs of war during his presidency. The quote from 1953 carries significance today as President Biden has announced the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Some refer to it as America’s “longest war.” It certainly has been costly, according to Governing Editor-at-Large Clay Jenkinson. (Governing—April 25, 2021)
Two federal departments are dropping Trump-era mandates which restricted states’ abilities to set their own vehicle emission standards. It is expected California will again lead the charge against climate pollution.
Gov. Kristi Noem has signed an executive order that preemptively bans any federally-mandated vaccine passports within the state. The Biden administration has said it would not implement such a system.
Advocates for disadvantaged communities want lawmakers to increase spending on transit projects in areas where driving alternatives are scarce. Paying for the proposals would require increases in taxes and fees.
While the plunge in ridership has left some wondering if commuter rail is dying, others see a rare opportunity to reinvent the suburb-to-city service into something very different. But it won’t be cheap or easy.
State lawmakers will begin using the latest census data to redraw legislative and congressional district lines in an attempt to help the majority party maintain control. New district lines will be used in 2022.
A small company in Franklinton is trying to convert old tires into oil, syngas and other commodities that could be used to power a variety of things. The company’s first aim is to use it to mine cryptocurrencies.
From 2010 to 2018, Black and Latino people accounted for 7 and 47 percent, respectively, of jail bookings in Orange County, despite being just 2 and 35 percent of the county’s population.
State Sen. Mona Das has proposed a bill that would increase the requirements of post-consumer-use recycled contents, limit the use of plastic utensils and straws and ban the use of plastic foam.
Jodie Guest, a public health researcher at Emory University, regarding the 80 percent decline in COVID-related hospitalizations of older Americans as vaccinations increase. Senior citizens have accounted for 8 in 10 COVID-related deaths since the virus arrived in the U.S. Officials are now hoping that widespread vaccination will continue among other age groups. (Associated Press — April 22, 2021)
The number of House Republicans who have pledged to reject donations from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple and Twitter.
Many of them are more interested in pandering to hungry corporations than they are in making investments in their citizens.
While conservatives favor blunt language, progressives are more attuned to its potential harm, sometimes to the point of denying words their simple meaning.
An unexpected resignation has forced the Pennsylvania city to fill two IT department lead positions. The city has enacted an emergency declaration to contract directly with Bedrock Technology, which will cover IT services in the meantime.
The pandemic put thousands of employees out of work, but Amazon doubled its workforce in California’s capital city to accommodate increased delivery demands. It is now the fourth leading nongovernment employer in the area.
To maintain the revenue from the gas tax even as vehicles transition away from gasoline, a bill would require fuel-efficient vehicles to pay a fee for every mile they drive starting in 2026.
Lawmakers expected to have to make drastic cuts and enact furloughs when the session began in January. But with the $1.35 billion bailout from federal relief funds, the Legislature could approve the $31.2 billion budget.
The amount that Democratic lawmakers have proposed to convert America's fleet of school buses to electric vehicles as a way to improve children’s health. School buses carry approximately 25 million children each day.
Tim Marema, editor of the Daily Yonder, a news website produced by the Center for Rural Strategies, regarding the fact that urban counties vaccination rates are much greater than the rates of rural counties, especially among those who are 65 years or older. (NPR — April 20, 2021)
Jessica Benham has faced disadvantages that would keep most people out of politics. She hasn’t let that stop her from getting elected to the state Legislature.
Alfarena McGinty, of the Marion County, Ind., Coroner’s Office, commenting on the emotional toll that the recent mass shooting has taken on the staff. Coroners are the ones who must identify the victims, complete the death certificates and notify the families of the loss. (Reuters — April 20, 2021)
The Internet law may be the first of its kind and aims to connect the 40 percent of households that have incomes of less than $30,000 a year and the 34 percent of Black households that don’t have Internet at home.
The bill would allow consumers to sue big companies for data privacy violations and has received bipartisan support. Big businesses are those with at least $50 million in revenue and collect data from more than 50,000 residents.
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