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The proposed American Jobs bill will award $80 billion across eight years for Amtrak improvements, and the railway would use some of the funding to add up to 30 new routes by 2035.
Several bills have been proposed by the state Legislature that would restrict voting times, discourage absentee voting and may deter poll workers from volunteering, which could significantly impact voter participation.
We've had plenty already, yet we react the same way to every new attack. The question is, are we awake? We need to do a better job of learning from our failures and preparing for the attacks to come.
Just about everybody agrees that we need more affordable housing, and there are lots of ideas for making it happen. So far, though, none of them have come to much.
Coca-Cola Chief Executive Officer James Quincey, regarding Georgia’s new election law that has been criticized as a threat to the democratic process. Coca-Cola is one of several major companies in the state, including Delta Airlines, that have come out in opposition to the bill. (Associated Press — April 1, 2021)
The amount of Biden’s $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan that would be allocated towards supporting community-based violence prevention programs.
Californians aged 50 years and older are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, and in two weeks the eligibility will expand again to everyone 16 years and older. Officials worry the demand will outpace the supply.
The multitrillion-dollar plan addresses infrastructure, education and health care and could reduce poverty rates and income inequality. But many expect it will face heavy challenges in Congress.
The Stillwater Police Department and the Payne County Sheriff’s Office would like to equip more of their officers with body cameras, but the costs of storing the devices and updating the software may be prohibitive.
COVID-19 has underscored the value of parks and public spaces. A new survey shows that US mayors have gotten the message, but post-pandemic plans for public spaces remain largely undefined.
In too many places, law enforcement can still seize cash or property without proving a crime. States have begun to enact protections, but there's more that policymakers can do to rein in policing for profit.
A new book chronicles the stories of sometimes broken, often desperate men who ventured to the northern plains in service of an industry that exemplifies late-stage capitalism.
Moses Doe, a freshman at Downtown Burlington High School, commenting on attending a school that is housed in a former Macy’s department store, which underwent a $3.5 million retrofitting to ensure the building would be able to hold classes. The former school building was closed due to the presence of toxic chemicals. (Associated Press — March 31, 2021)
The amount that President Biden’s infrastructure plan would allocate toward boosting the electric vehicle and renewable power markets. The $2 trillion infrastructure plan also promises to spend $165 billion on public transit, Amtrak and other rail programs.
Congress has filed a bill that would provide $205 billion for high-speed rail projects across the nation. But skeptics don’t think a bullet train will ever come to Texas after a decade of empty promises.
To achieve the 2040 goal of powering all electricity from zero-carbon sources, the state will need to more than double their 2030 goals. Currently, about 65 percent of Connecticut’s electricity comes from zero-emission sources.
The CDC recently warned of an impending fourth wave of coronavirus cases; the next day California announced further reopenings. Some are worried that the state will slide backward while others are cautiously optimistic.
A decade ago, Williston, N.D., became a magnet for desperate men, thanks to oil in the Bakken Formation. In an interview, author Michael Smith talks about life in an oil patch and the human cost of fueling the nation.
These powerful tools of artificial intelligence can reflect a history of systemic bias. But they could be used to promote equity and help close the nation's yawning racial wealth gap.
Chad Marlow, the ACLU’s senior policy counsel on privacy, surveillance and technology, regarding a Virginia bill that bans facial recognition purchases and usage from all local law enforcement agencies and campus police departments unless individually approved by the state Legislature. (Associated Press — March 29, 2021)
The consumer confidence index in March, an increase of 19.3 points, which is the highest increase since April 2003. The index is at its highest level since the pandemic began a year ago; however, consumer confidence is still down nearly 23 points from pre-pandemic levels.
The Boston transit authority will give free passes to 1,000 city workers in five neighborhoods in a pilot program that aims to boost economic recovery through reliable transportation.
The Spokane County Commission approved the purchase and has proposed a cost-sharing deal with Spokane Valley, a city that contracts with the county for its law enforcement, to equip 242 officers.
With adaptive design, infrastructure is ready to be expanded in the future. It’s working for the Dutch.
A new report analyzes the states’ tax burdens as officials begin post-pandemic planning. While Democratic states typically tax their residents at greater rates, there are exceptions to the trend.
The stimulus increases the federal matching rate and offers other incentives to encourage holdout states to expand Medicaid. Most of the holdouts will still take a pass.
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The American Rescue Plan will bring more than $130 billion to K-12 schools to help them reopen safely, make up for lost learning and address inequities made worse by the pandemic.
Shamus Roller, executive director for the National Housing Law Project, commenting on the CDC’s extension of the eviction moratorium through June without addressing the loopholes that landlords and lawyers have found to evict people despite the moratorium. (NPR — March 19, 2021)
The year when Massachusetts will have net-zero carbon emissions, according to a new climate law that Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law last week. Experts believe the state will achieve the net-zero goal by adopting new building codes, establishing new targets for electric vehicles, charging stations and energy storage, as well as planting trees and other forms of direct air capture of carbon dioxide.
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