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On a bipartisan basis, governors are rolling out new initiatives and facilities. Workforce remains a challenge.
They must soon decide whether tariffs will push money market rates above or below market expectations — and place their bets. But shrinking tax receipts and federal cost shifting are likely to have a bigger budgetary impact.
The number of non-existent books on a “summer reading list” published by the Chicago Sun-Times ...
Katie Brennan, a housing advocate and Democratic candidate for New Jersey Assembly. Brennan has released an extensive housing platform that calls for zoning changes, permit streamlining and reducing requirements that make it difficult to build affordable housing. (Candidate statement)
The Democratic governor of New Mexico and Utah’s GOP governor shared examples of cooperation and emphasized the need to turn down the heat on partisan conflict.
In New York, Cuomo's bid for mayor has gone from unlikely to almost inevitable. In other states, more new parties are forming.
A tie vote, with Justice Barrett recusing, upholds an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision blocking state funding for a Catholic-run school.
The plug was pulled five years ago on a Google plan to build a digitally connected neighborhood in Toronto. The innovative opportunities it suggested — and the privacy questions it raised — have not gone away.
A number of states, including Oklahoma, have passed tax cuts that only take effect if future budget numbers are met. That may sound sensible but it hides their true costs.
Many rural districts have adopted shorter weeks, which has been a boon in recruiting teachers. But studies suggest students are missing out.
Gabe Evans, a Republican member of Congress from Colorado. Evans, a freshman, served in the military and police before entering politics. He said wearing a body camera prepared him for the scrutiny of being in Congress and that the skill of being able to talk people into doing things rather than having to fight them has translated well into politics. (Roll Call)
Twenty GOP governors have endorsed the congressional budget package, praising its sizable tax cuts and funding for the military and border security.
Corey O’Connor, a longtime local official and son of a former mayor, pummeled Mayor Ed Gainey with a million-dollar barrage of negative ads.
A congressional proposal would put colleges and universities on the hook when students fail to repay loans. Some experts say that would end up hurting the students themselves.
We should bring housing, drug treatment and research together under one roof to meet affected people where they are.
Taxing sodas and taking them off SNAP will reduce intake — which in turn will cut down on diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
The vast expansion of private school subsidies is costing states billions of dollars.
Georgia Tech Police Chief Robert Connolly As part of its safety efforts, the university maintains a list of individuals it’s concerned about. Viewership is extremely restrictive, but parents and students worry about privacy. Georgia law allows them to petition for removal from such lists. Georgia Tech retains names for five years but that period can be shortened based on student conduct. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The cities contend that new laws and an executive order meant to encourage housing development take away local control.
Overloaded with cases, public defenders often cannot give enough time to each client, and defendants may face long waits to get an attorney.
With so much federal funding going away, states and localities need to identify what’s most important before they decide what to keep. Across-the-board cuts are not the answer.
Maryland has seen its credit rating drop for the first time in decades. It's the latest in a string of challenges for the state's Democratic governor.
The age of the Yamaki Pine, a bonsai tree known as the Peace Tree. The tree survived the 1945 atomic ...
Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy director with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Since 2023, New Orleans police have secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects, a surveillance method without a known precedent in any major American city. The policy may violate an ordinance limiting police to facial recognition only for searches of specific suspects in violent crime cases. (Washington Post)
The transit agency, which serves 350,000 riders daily, reached an agreement with union leaders. The contract still needs formal approval.
Climate models aren't generally specific enough to capture the reasons some urban neighborhoods are prone to flooding. A study in Chicago is examining both causes and remedies.
Most of the people who show up are there to say no to any kind of denser development. Is it worth trying to get broader public participation?
There are lessons for other states in Colorado, where policymakers are struggling to walk back legislation that would do more harm than good.
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