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Enthusiasm for the space industry has grown during the Trump Administration, but it is uncertain if that momentum will continue into the Biden Administration.
While the first round of stimulus checks encouraged spending as workers were adjusting to life at home, many expect the second round of payments will mostly go towards bill payments and savings.
Due to its size and generosity, the state’s unemployment agency has been inundated with fraudulent COVID-19 benefits claims, which amount to $750 million in false filings each week. Some have come from as far as Russia.
An analysis of the most recent Annual Survey of School Systems Finances data reveals where public elementary-secondary school systems get their funding from and where they spend it.
Inciting an insurrection against the United States government clearly constitutes criminal activity.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio regarding the city’s decision to terminate all contracts with the Trump Organization due to the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week. The Trump Organization earns about $17 million a year from its profits with the city, De Blasio reported. (AP News — Jan. 13, 2021)
The amount that Google will be donating to cover the costs of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program applications for 500 immigrants.
The city’s office market in 2020 reached its lowest levels since 1990 as the pandemic forced companies to send workers home and some, like Twitter and Dropbox, downsized their office footprint.
A federal judge is now considering a lawsuit alleging widespread voter suppression that was filed after Stacey Abram’s loss to Gov. Brian Kemp. The state is arguing that the claims of voter suppression are as unsubstantiated as Trump’s claims of fraud.
Rules for COVID vaccine distribution lack consistency between states and as health officials change distribution recommendations. With case numbers continuing to rise, the nation scrambles towards widespread inoculations.
Former Gov. Rick Snyder, one of his top aides and his health director are all expected to soon face criminal charges over the alleged cover-up of the Flint water crisis.
The attack on Congress has led to impeachment and increased security in Washington and state capitols. Governing spoke with historian Jonathan Earle about political violence in the nation's past.
Working together to create their own alternative to Bitcoin and its copycats could be a way to generate value, at no initial cost, for struggling pension funds. Madisons, anyone?
Just under 10 percent of the nearly 7,500 legislators serving in America’s state houses are Black, and only 13 are Republicans.
Children and teenagers need particularly specialized treatment, but what residential programs that exist help only a tiny fraction of victims. Interstate cooperation could make a difference.
The shipment of goods to suppliers has become technologically sophisticated. Delays in getting out the COVID-19 vaccine to people show that the breakdowns come down to something more basic.
The FBI, in a statement regarding nationwide armed protests in the days leading up to Inauguration Day. (AP News — Jan. 11, 2021)
The amount of Google’s COVID-19 Vaccine Counter-Misinformation Fund that will be used to fight misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine.
One of the top contractors claims construction of the California bullet train project is riddled with problems that have exacerbated delays and predicts it will only get worse.
The violence at the U.S. Capitol last week has drawn attention to the range of security measures in place at state capitols. About 30 buildings use metal detectors while about 20 allow carrying legal firearms inside.
To install the detectors and screening equipment necessary for a firearms ban, the state would need to spend $1.5 million, which is more than the Capitol Commission’s annual maintenance budget.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, speaking about the risk of more violence and riots in the days surrounding Inauguration Day and the need to ensure safety. Several pro-Trump extremists made threats on Parler to return to the U.S. Capitol the day before the inauguration with weapons. The Parler app has since been suspended by Amazon, Apple and Google. (NPR — Jan. 9, 2021)
The estimated number of Americans who have received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, which amounts to two percent of the nation’s population. Experts estimate as many as 85 percent need to be inoculated to achieve “herd immunity.”
A Bay Area startup aims to revolutionize housing with faster-built, cheaper and greener homes using 3-D printing technology. But the company has a long way to go before it can meet the state’s needs.
Pinellas County will use the multi-million-dollar grant to implement more connected-vehicle and traffic-light synchronization technology in an effort to continue improving its roadways’ safety and efficiency.
Preventing political violence, similar to what happened in the U.S. Capitol last week, will require active, collective efforts in combating conspiracy theories.
The first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been slow in some states and has resulted in confusion on the part of residents, causing concern among officials about the rest of the process.
His appointments are set to break barriers and establish new precedents when it comes to diversity. A look back at past cabinets shows how norms and customs have been slow to change.
The left loves it, and it has proponents nationally and in state legislatures around the country. But soaking the rich is a way to drive the wealthy out and curb entrepreneurship.
A white-supremacist mob's attack on the Capitol diverted attention from some dramatic electoral victories, a rejection of authoritarianism and the continuing need to confront racism and inequality.
Disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, commenting on the thousands of Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol last week, incited in large part by misinformation and conspiracy theories about the presidential election having been “stolen” from President Trump. (AP News — Jan. 7, 2021)
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