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California Attorney General Rob Bonta comments in announcing a $50 million settlement with oil trading companies accused of manipulating California gasoline prices. The settlement brings a lawsuit filed in 2020 regarding conduct in 2015 to a conclusion. (Office of the California Attorney General — July 10, 2024)
Tom Perez, the White House intergovernmental affairs director, looks to states and localities to carry out much of the administration’s agenda.
The swing states of Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania are changing — and fast.
Talk instead of fight: It’s a crucial tool for police officers confronting people in crisis. But too often when it isn’t working, a reluctance to use non-lethal force leads to a shooting. Better training and a cultural shift are needed.
A study by Rand Corp. found that homeless encampment cleanups across Los Angeles saw immediate reductions but within a month or two, the numbers went back to the former level.
Companies sometimes set “personalized” prices online based on a customer’s ability or willingness to pay, using algorithms and artificial intelligence to sort through data. The FTC is investigating how widespread it is.
Texas ranked 10th in the nation for auto thefts per capita last year and Dallas had the fifth-highest number of car thefts among U.S. cities. But early data from this year reports that thefts are down by about 7.25 percent so far.
U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, responding to remarks by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is among those reportedly being considered as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, taking issue with Vance’s assertion that he considers his grandparents’ native Breathitt County, Ky., to be “home” despite having been born in Ohio. (News from the States — July 24, 2024)
Joe Biden’s letter announcing his departure from the presidential race is just the latest example of a form of discourse that’s been shaping our politics and society since before our revolution. It still can.
A year after the controversial project’s completion, the Douglas County Youth Center remains empty. Even with that, there are more kids in custody than beds in the county’s controversial detention center.
Few states have laws and guidelines for such an apparent conflict of interest. A new report provides a framework for decision-making and legislation.
The company behind ChatGPT funded a three-year research program on the impacts of universal basic income. It found that the extra income allowed participants to be more selective about career choices and have more time for leisure.
At the current pace of development, the number of public electric vehicle chargers across the nation will outnumber gas stations in about eight years. Many even expect charger momentum to increase, shortening the predicted timeline.
Under a new mandate, city workers returned to the office full time last week. However, about a dozen workers described the chaotic transition that included animal droppings, missing desks and ongoing construction.
Houston Police Department Interim Police Chief Larry Satterwhite, regarding comments by Council Member Edward Pollard that lives could have been saved if the city had been more prepared ahead of Hurricane Beryl. Pollard said that his comments were “solely focused on the logistics of mobilizing our officers a day earlier to ensure their safety and readiness.” Houston Mayor John Whitmire also defended his city’s response and has previously chided CenterPoint energy for their slow restoration of power to thousands of residents. (Houston Chronicle — July 22, 2024)
The movement to protect historic buildings seemed unbeatable for decades, but it has spawned sophisticated, well-funded critics — and critics of the critics. Is it really “a good idea that has gone too far”?
A new law extends the state’s sexual assault evidence protections to cover DNA samples. But getting justice in hundreds of cold cases will require more than just testing, survivors say.
Budgeting sets the course for what government will and will not do. An initiative from the Government Finance Officers Association is designed to help long-term planning and foster public trust in a “new normal” of uncertainty.
Some experts believe that active shooter drills that aim to simulate a real-life situation can often traumatize participants. But the chief of the Miami-Dade Schools police says they’re helpful for officers to learn.
If approved, the changes would be the first major amendments to the city’s general plan since 2008. Blueprint SD would change zoning across the city to reverse decades of racial and ethnic segregation.
Advocates say that artificial intelligence has the potential to streamline agriculture tasks and help make farming greener. But there are still concerns about wasting time sorting through data and protection of privacy.
U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert, regarding her July 12 decision to grant a preliminary injunction that was sought by The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that aids thousands of low-income people behind bars. Calvert ruled that a new Georgia state law that limited people and organizations from posting more than three cash bonds in a year unless they met extensive requirements to become bail bond companies is essentially arbitrary. After Calvert’s ruling, The Bail Project reopened its doors in Atlanta on Monday, July 22. (Associated Press — July 22, 2024)
Audits in a number of states have found that tax incentive programs for film and TV end up as money losers. Although some states are considering capping their programs, more are expanding theirs.
Florida’s once crime-ridden metropolis has forged a new identity in the 21st century.
Red states are leaving the long-established Electronic Registration Information Center for a new system launched by Alabama. It’s about voter suppression, not election integrity.
After President Biden's withdrawal over the weekend, the vice president may tap a state executive as her vice presidential pick.
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