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The loss this year in public equity investments among the top 25 state and local pension funds. Over the four trading days between April 3 and 8, the funds lost $169 billion. The funds may face cash flow problems if the economy heads into recession.
Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, referring to felony charges against Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson. Fernandes Anderson agreed to plead guilty to two of the six federal corruption charges against her. She also agreed to resign her seat on the City Council. A formerly undocumented immigrant, she is now a citizen but her plea deal states that her conviction could lead to her deportation. (Boston Herald)
The city is 20 percent short of its full contingent of officers. That's causing problems for everything from 911 response to addressing cold cases.
Diverting young people who commit low-level offenses to community support programs can help them avoid incarceration down the line. Girls in particular may benefit from these tactics.
The SAVE Act threatens to block millions of Americans from voting while also imposing significant burdens on state and local election officials.
Cities and states battling the measles outbreak feel undermined by federal health spending cuts.
For now, AI is helping plant operators scan through thousands of pages of compliance documents. Its uses could expand.
Cubans have been granted special status since the Cold War. That's suddenly changed, leading to a sense of betrayal among a staunchly Republican group.
The share of Pennsylvania school districts that report they have teacher slots open. The number represents a decline from the previous school year...
California state Sen. Scott Wiener. The Democrat’s AI safety bill was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year but he said he’s fine with using AI at the state’s sole nuclear power plant. Currently, AI is being used there only to scan millions of pages of federal regulations and compliance documents. But Wiener is concerned about the possible growing use of AI in such a sensitive facility.
Legal challenges, economic factors and Trump administration policies are all creating problems for commercial wind farms.
Los Angeles County has long been a governance mess. Have voters fixed it?
The median balance increased by 7 percent last year, a big comedown from 31 percent growth in 2023. Still, half the states could operate solely on rainy-day accounts for longer periods of time.
Amount a diner paid for a reservation for four via a third-party reservation website at Antoine’s restaurant in New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend. Republican state Rep. Troy Hebert has introduced legislation to ban companies such as Appointment Trader, Dorsia and Wuw Wuw from offering or arranging reservations at restaurants that have not agreed to the service through a contract. Proponents of the practice say that when done properly it benefits both diners and restaurants.
David Fleming, chair of the advisory committee to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty percent of the personnel at CDC are being let go. Fleming suggests the fallout could be larger than that number suggests because among those being let go are a disproportionate number of leaders. Some programs are being wiped out entirely. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The field is now set for the governor's race, with both Democrats and Republicans nominating women. GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin is term-limited.
The jury found the oil giant liable for environmental damages from decades ago. Business groups said the decision could have a chilling effect on the state's oil and gas industry.
The New Hampshire legislature is considering dozens of policies aimed at making housing more affordable, a priority for first-year Gov. Kelly Ayotte. Some policies are gaining bipartisan support, but debates over local control still rage.
Making tips tax-free would not only lower revenues but distort the tax code.
Outdated transmission infrastructure can’t deliver the power that’s being generated. State policymakers can make it easier to build new lines and make older ones much more efficient.
The approximate number of tornadoes reported in the U.S. during the first three months of the year. That is nearly double the 164 that were reported during the same period last year.
Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh. During a radio interview, Walsh praised Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for saying he would reject legislative budget proposals that rely too heavily on tax increases, including a tax on wealth. Walsh, who chairs the state GOP, welcomed Ferguson’s stance but warned that Democrats might still push to raise taxes. (KIRO)
Dr. Edward Simmer emphasized that the state never mandated COVID-19 vaccines, but senators were concerned his promotion of them during the pandemic undermined public trust.
Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leaders are working on a package to require 100 percent clean energy in the state by 2040, 10 years earlier than current plans.
Devastated by fire, then shut down by COVID-19, the school district in Paradise, Calif., has emerged as a leader in keeping homeless students in classrooms.
Atlanta is achieving notable success with its data-driven efforts to build and preserve housing, which the city sees as key to revitalizing distressed neighborhoods and confronting social challenges.
The state is losing its youthful energy, with more than 4 million people leaving for other states since the start of the century.
Baltimore’s budget shortfall. Mayor Brandon Scott unveiled a budget plan that would address the shortfall ...
New York Mayor Eric Adams. On Thursday, Adams announced he would run for re-election as an independent. He said corruption charges against him, which the Department of Justice has sought to drop in exchange for his help promoting Trump administration policies, are “bogus” but made it impossible for him to mount a successful campaign in time for the June primary. (New York Post)
With the state facing a shortfall, the move is expected to save $20 million.
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