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Governments are planning for seismic changes in the way employees do their jobs.
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, regarding President Trump’s border strategy which resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents. There are still ongoing efforts to reunite more than 500 children with their parents. (Reuters — March 3, 2021)
The estimated amount that it would cost the U.S. to repair its roads, bridges and airports to a safe and sustainable level over the next decade, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. The ASCE gave America a C- on its infrastructure score, only a slight improvement from the D+ it received in 2017.
California’s Future of Work Commission issued a report on how the state can eliminate work poverty through programs that guarantee work opportunities and a million new jobs in clean energy.
While some states want to prohibit the use of natural gas to curb the impact of climate change, Indiana lawmakers have proposed a precautionary bill that would prevent any specific fuel-source ban.
State legislators are developing a plan to spend the state’s nearly $4.2 billion in federal COVID-19 funding while stripping emergency powers from Gov. Whitmer and the health department’s director.
A study found that businesses in majority white areas received more money from the Paycheck Protection Program than those in mostly Latino areas, only exacerbating California’s racial and financial disparities.
Government organizations should proactively support and lead with good cybersecurity practices, and they can help the public by spreading the word about how to spot dangerous lies.
When presidents take the oath of office, they are expected to protect America against attack. But what about pandemics and economic depressions? Here’s a brief history of how presidents have handled different threats.
C-SPAN and its state-level equivalents have been around for decades, quietly transmitting the minutia of government. But with statehouses still in lockdown, public affairs television is more significant than ever.
Millions of worn-out K-12 educators and workers are wondering if their compensation is enough to justify the risk they are taking to teach kids during the pandemic. Vaccines will help, but it may not be enough.
New York State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, regarding the apology that Gov. Andrew Cuomo provided in response to three allegations of sexual harassment. (Associated Press — March 2, 2021)
The proportional revenue increase Zoom experienced last year as opposed to the year prior. In just the fourth quarter, the video communication company experienced a revenue increase of $882.5 million.
While officials hope to see 940,000 EVs on roads by 2030, it is estimated that 1 million drivers will need to switch to EVs to achieve the state’s greenhouse reduction goals. Currently there are 33,654 EVs on Colorado’s roads.
Many COVID vaccine websites across the nation violate disability rights laws, blocking blind people from signing up or receiving information. In at least seven states, blind residents were unable to register without assistance.
State legislatures and Congress are ill-suited — and too partisan — for the task of weighing evidence when elections are contested. Judicial supervision of these disputes is the norm in most democracies.
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In this episode, John Barkett and Marianne Steger navigate their way through the Medicare alphabet soup in a way that’s easy to understand.
It's premised on a highly selective interpretation of lagging data, along with narrow assumptions of need.
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson, stating that the federal government promised money for state governments, and the promise hasn’t been fulfilled. (Associated Press — Feb. 27, 2021)
The amount of a bill that Texas’ Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc. received from ERCOT after the mass power outages caused by the winter storm last month. Brazos is the state’s largest and oldest electric power co-op and has filed for bankruptcy.
GOP lawmakers want to use the estimated $1.6 billion that the state will receive from the federal relief package to fund $500 million in tax cuts, the unemployment insurance fund and teacher bonuses.
Cybercriminals have stolen billions in fraudulent unemployment benefit claims, have crashed websites and stolen personal data. Now, states are fighting back with greater protections.
For years, the state’s Department of Health had urged lawmakers and Gov. Inslee to increase funding for public health programs. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for better fiscal support.
What began locally a year ago, has grabbed the attention and support of the national Republican Party, national conservative leaders, and according to state records, more than 240 people from outside California.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration continue to claim complete transparency when it comes to the state’s COVID data and response, but many researchers are unable to get any kind of robust look at the state’s numbers.
They’ve been in the spotlight over the last 12 months as Washington bucked responsibility to the states. Now many of them are facing harsh critics and challenges to their power.
After years of leading through intimidation, New York's Democratic governor faces sexual harassment allegations and charges of covering up thousands of deaths.
Henniker, N.H., town moderator Cordell Johnstone, regarding the uncertain future of town hall meetings. Many towns temporarily suspended their meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic while others resorted to pre-printed ballots to decide issues. Some residents fear the pandemic workaround may become permanent. (Associated Press — Feb. 26, 2021)
The number of new EV school buses that the Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools Board of Education has ordered, the largest single order of EV buses by any school district in the nation. The new buses will be implemented across the next four years.
The unanimously approved bill will implement a “de facto ban” where local police departments will need approval from the General Assembly before use and they will need to maintain full control of the technology.
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