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It’s happening more and more. But while the initiative process could use some reforms, it's a legitimate element of the democratic process.
State policymakers must ask: Is our system creating real value for students? A growing number of states are pointing the way.
With $29 billion in AI funding in the first half of 2025, San Francisco is seeing office space fill, tech events multiply and public debate intensify over AI’s risks and rewards.
From new state parks to expanded public access, Gov. Jared Polis has made conservation and recreation a signature focus as he enters his final year in office.
A 2024 state law aimed to double accessory dwelling units, but Honolulu has added only 1,320, about half the anticipated pace. Residents cite permitting delays, sewer constraints and construction burdens.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The Democrat pushed back on President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, comparing the idea to actions taken by the Nazi Party in 1930s Germany and warning against federal overreach into local governance. (Chicago Tribune)
Increase in the share of New York City public school students meeting the state’s proficiency bar in reading after two years of major curriculum reforms ...
A wave of downtown streetcars took to the streets in recent years to spur economic development. Many are struggling to prove their usefulness.
The decline in tourism to Las Vegas this year, with visitor numbers, convention attendance and hotel occupancy all down ...
Los Angeles City Council member Katy Yaroslavsky. Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games, the host city is embroiled in a showdown between labor unions and the travel industry. Hotel companies and airlines have been trying to repeal approved wage hikes for tourism workers, which prompted retaliatory ballot initiatives from unions targeting the travel industry. (Politico)
After 30 years patrolling the city’s toughest neighborhoods, Louie Wong now leads the San Francisco Police Officers Association with promises to pursue better pay and earlier retirement benefits.
Municipalities are investing in small-business corridors to combat closures, rebuild after disaster and boost local economies.
Invoking the 1973 Home Rule Act, the president put MPD under federal control, activated National Guard troops and vowed to “take our capital back.”
Cities like Holyoke, Springfield and Fitchburg struggle to attract developers amid weak housing markets and costly environmental cleanup.
Despite their obvious differences, legislators are able to work across the aisle on issues of shared concern such as transportation and housing, says the head of NCSL.
Former Indiana Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels. He said he doesn’t “see the point” of a fresh round of redistricting in the state, pushing back on calls from Vice President JD Vance and others to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. (Politico)
After a strike slashed staffing by up to 60 percent, prisoners report 21-hour lockdowns in overheated cells
Once seen as a strong favorite, Bruce Harrell now faces an uphill general election fight against Katie Wilson, his highly progressive challenger.
This would be the first coal leasing application accelerated thanks to the new federal law, which aims to cut red tape for energy production.
State data reveals that 70 percent of infants live in areas without sufficient licensed care.
Local government jobs weren’t a focus for career technical education at a Central Texas school district until a new human resources director came to Cedar Park.
There’s much to applaud in the ways Columbia now celebrates its Black heritage. But too much of that celebration is limited to Black residents.
Amount Honolulu City Council member Esther Kiaʻāina’s office spent on lei over the past year ...
Robyn Lowe of Ban Carriage Tours Savannah. As Savannah prepares to update its horse tour ordinance for the first time since 2017, Lowe and other advocates are pushing for stricter heat protections, including suspending tours when temperatures exceed 85 degrees. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A recent survey found over half of rural ERs in the Dakotas lack 24/7 attending physician coverage, prompting reliance on physician assistants, nurse practitioners and remote consultant support.
With city agencies citing budget and compliance hurdles, some Los Angeles residents are responding to infrastructure inaction by painting their own paths.
Officers report clearer records, better training and more accountability, though budget and privacy questions remain.
A dozen years after bankruptcy, Detroit is in better shape than almost anyone could have imagined. But too much of the city remains poor, says Mary Sheffield, the probable next mayor.
We could save billions by transforming these shuttered monuments to mass incarceration into something far more useful, humane and fiscally responsible. What the military did decades ago offers a proven blueprint.
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