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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.
Rather than pulling special education kids out for separate instruction, it’s putting special ed teachers in classrooms with the general student population. Test scores are improving.
Nearly 20 states have created borrowers’ bill of rights and ombudsman offices to help borrowers figure out confusing paperwork and avoid default.
The office, established just six months ago, had asked for a 40 percent funding increase but came away with its budget cut by 20 percent.
Cities are banning landlords from setting rental prices based on algorithms and non-public data, which tenants complain have led to drastic spikes.
Like other states, North Dakota urgently needs more teachers. It’s among the first to adopt a model other sectors have used for decades.
As part of the city’s new $7 billion budget, the City Council approved bonding authority for Mayor Cherelle Parker's plan to create or preserve 30,000 housing units.
Work requirements through welfare have helped recipients find meaningful jobs. America has a vast workforce network at the ready to provide job placement services.
Local governments must review their risks and detection strategies and be better prepared for attacks. A state bill was prompted by a wave of cyber attacks against local agencies.
Tony Chicotel, a senior staff attorney with the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. He was questioning a provision in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget that would block a law passed last year requiring nursing homes to have capacity to supply 96 hours of power using their own generators or other sources. The current standard is six hours. Nursing homes say they need more time to prepare for a $1 billion capital investment to meet such rules. (KFF Health News)
More than 5 million teenagers take care of older adults as part of their day, including nearly a third of high school students in at least one state. Their numbers may grow if Medicaid gets cuts.
Homer Pompa, a landowner in the newly created city of Starbase, Texas, which is the home of the launch site for Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company. Pompa recently received a letter from the city informing him that he is at risk of losing the “right to continue using your property for its current use” as the city reviews its zoning. The disabled Vietnam War veteran's property falls within a proposed mixed-use district, which according to the city's letter “allows for a blend of residential, office, retail and small-scale service uses.” (Washington Post)
A survey shows that more than half of manufactured homeowners on rented land have no lease.
Because reporting practices and requirements vary so much, extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery. There are several ways to get better numbers.
Texas offered the benefit for 24 years. The move came in response to a federal lawsuit, but state leaders hailed it as a win.
Florida reopened schools earlier than some states but faces the same challenges of large shares of students missing a lot of school.
History suggests Republicans have a real shot, despite the state's blue leanings. In San Antonio, the mayoral election is also turning on partisan concerns.
A community foundation chose to take a chance on downtown rebirth.
Not everyone who wants to live in a dense walkable neighborhood is able to do so. A morass of regulations stands in the way.
While efforts to address climate change have faced a setback in Congress, state agencies, communities and citizens continue to plan and initiate projects that implement the state’s Climate Action Framework.
The share of students receiving vouchers from North Carolina who previously attended public school.
Congressman Mike Bost, an Illinois Republican. On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear his case challenging the state law that allows mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted up to 14 days later. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia allow mail ballots to arrive after Election Day, but Bost argues that violates the legal meaning of the term “Election Day.” (Capitol News Illinois)
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