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A majority of departments rely on volunteer help but the number of people willing to devote time has dropped substantially over the past decade.
The amount of responsibility two drug companies shared for Baltimore’s opioid problems, according to a jury verdict ...
Brevard County, Fla., Sheriff Wayne Ivey. At a news conference last week, he said that peaceful protests are part of American democracy but warned that anyone who was violent or interfered with law enforcement would be met with force. Ivey shared a podium with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the officials standing behind a sign that read, “Florida: The anti-riot state.” (Orlando Sentinel)
The state’s school funding formula is normally sacrosanct but Gov. Mike Dunleavy made the move due to declining revenue forecasts. The Legislature won’t attempt to override him until next year.
Madigan, 83, who for years was widely hailed as the most powerful politician in the state, was convicted on bribery conspiracy and other corruption charges.
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was shot and killed on Saturday. She had previously spoken with Governing about the challenges of leading in difficult times.
It could slow growth in crucial sectors and cost states jobs across industries, according to a new report.
Millions are likely to lose health insurance, and there is no credible data that imposing such rules would save money. They would hurt rural communities and red states as much as blue ones.
Since 2020, more than 100 hospitals in a majority of states have shut down their labor and delivery units.
The net cost to state and local governments in 2023 from the surge in immigration that began in 2021 ...
Missouri GOP state Sen. Kurtis Gregory. He’s sponsoring a bill to fund stadiums in Kansas City in a bid to keep the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and MLB’s Kansas City Royals from moving several miles away into neighboring Kansas. (Stateline)
A proposal under the state budget would end the need for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to qualify annually. Instead, they would be considered permanently eligible unless their circumstances or conditions change.
The proposal would shake up the finances of hundreds of institutions that use race as a factor in admissions, scholarships or other ways.
States are taking a look at tax credits, cost-sharing, regulation reductions and more as they look to support families and their economies.
There are places we shouldn’t be living. With federal disaster aid uncertain, states and localities should build voluntary buyout programs to relocate residents from floodplains.
A statue in Times Square depicting an ordinary Black woman has held up a mirror to people's attitudes about race and celebration.
The new hourly wage for engineers working for NJ Transit, along with a signing bonus...
Mike DuHaime, a Republican political strategist. Despite New Jersey’s long record as a Democratic stronghold, coming out of Tuesday’s primaries Republicans believe they have a real shot at winning the governor’s race this year behind GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli, who will face Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill. Republicans nearly upset Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago and President Donald Trump substantially improved his margin in the state last year. (New York Times)
High schools are looking into “learning studios” that can be quickly adapted for different kinds of instruction. Not all teachers are buying into the idea.
The state is devoting $50 million to a research consortium looking into the effects of ibogaine, an illegal drug being touted by surprising psychedelics champion Rick Perry, a former governor.
Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard against anti-deportation protesters is sadly familiar after other attacks on the First Amendment.
The share of Michigan State Police troopers expressing a lack of confidence in the top police leadership...
Jen Miller, executive director of Ohio’s League of Women Voters. She objects to proposed legislation that will make it more difficult to organize ballot initiatives through additional hurdles such as paperwork requirements and mandating that signature gatherers wear badges identifying themselves as paid. Aside from changes to the initiative process, the bill would block ballot drop boxes and require voters to show proof of citizenship. (Ohio Capital Journal)
Over the past two years, the city has reduced the average wait time by two-thirds. Ninety percent of calls are answered within 20 seconds.
The Legislature is poised to put a constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot that would make thousands of state jobs “unclassified,” allowing at-will firing of employees.
The city faces a $250 million shortfall. It’s hired 4,000 more workers over the past decade and expanded services, but post-pandemic spending patterns have led sales tax collections to flatten.
Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party. A group called Our Republican Legacy is seeking to recruit GOP candidates to run in next year’s midterms who will present an alternative to Trump-style populism. Its supporters include some prominent former Republican officeholders and party figures, such as former Vice President Mike Pence, but because some of them have worked in Democratic administrations, officials such as Fleischman question whether the GOP primary electorate will buy what they’re selling. (Orange County Register)
The latest technology revolution will eventually eliminate some of the public funds’ internal staff. To avoid being AI roadkill, pension systems and key employees need to take the initiative collectively.
Abbott has won a number of major legislative victories over the past couple of sessions, including a long-awaited expansion of school choice this year. His re-election next year is all but assured.
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