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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.
An estimated 9 million water service lines that still carry drinking water to homes and businesses are made of lead throughout the country. Yet an October deadline and a November election could delay replacement.
On Monday, July 15, Chicago issued 16 tornado warnings, the most sent on a single day since 2004. In an average year, the state only experiences 50 tornadoes annually. But as the air becomes more humid, tornadoes will become more common.
The merger will combine departments that oversee zoning and permitting, the 311, non-emergency line, real estate deals and workforce challenges. At least one office is eliminating 5 positions.
The area’s three largest cities set all-time highs for vacancy rates in the downtown districts during the second quarter, with San Francisco at 36.8 percent, Oakland at 31.8 and San Jose at 31.5. Office vacancies in Silicon Valley overall was 19.5 percent.
Brian Davis, general manger of the Linda County Water District in Yuba County, Calif., regarding the state’s next phase of water conservation. Of a dozen water systems projected to face cuts of 40 percent or more over the next 15 years, seven are located in the state’s Central Valley. Linda County Water District will need to cut an estimated 43 percent by 2040. (CalMatters — July 29, 2024)
Amount that Florida is slated to receive over five years under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure law to support...
The proposal would increase property taxes to fund new sidewalks, bike lanes, and other transportation infrastructure. It would replace a $930 million levy expiring this year.
The federal government has deployed the National Guard to Texas’ border with Mexico for years, but a number of states have dug into their own budgets to send more military and law enforcement personnel. Some states have spent millions.
In a post-pandemic world, public health has become more politicized than ever. And as state surgeons general take on more political roles, some worry about bias in the health care decisions they oversee.
The water was being siphoned at the top of an old coal ash pond for reuse at the Boswell Energy Center in Cohasset, Minn., but escaped after an underground pipe broke. Experts say the risk is low to local drinking water.
A lack of awareness, limited hours and a shortage of teachers are among the hurdles.
Atlanta limits e-bike motors to 20 miles per hour on shared-use paths, but there have been several reports of bikes traveling at speeds up to 70 mph.
Michael Webber, an energy resources professor at the University of Texas at Austin, on a derecho that slammed the Houston region in May with 100 mph winds, knocking out power for nearly 1 million customers. City officials, residents and utility companies were still trying to recover from the damage from that storm when Hurricane Beryl hit in July, knocking out power to more than 2.6 million customers and showing how vulnerable the Southeast Texas grid’s infrastructure is to high winds. (Texas Tribune — July 18, 2024)
The number of deaths during the week of July 7-13 that Maricopa County health officials are investigating...
The pandemic led to a spike in violent crime that brought the issue back to the political fore. However, homicides are dropping by double digits in many major cities.
When it comes to public-sector jobs and elective office, age discrimination is real. Governments would do well to tap into the experience and the particular type of intelligence that people of a certain age can bring to bear.
Larger departments struggle to hire, despite big salaries and bonuses, while smaller agencies are seeing their incentives yield more hires.
If a presidential nominee drops out, there are wildly different answers to what happens across the nation. Experts say it’s likely the Supreme Court would settle the resulting mess.
Heavy rains on Tuesday threatened failure of the 89-year-old Nashville, Mo., City Reservoir Dam, forcing about 200 people to evacuate their homes. More rain is expected across the region.
The Maryland county’s Board of Education unanimously approved the updated coursework this week following hours of public comments. The elective course will be offered next year to juniors and seniors at six schools.
The state now has signs that welcome visitors to “The Free State of Florida” at 24 locations along highways and two welcome centers. The slogan has been used in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign since at least 2022.
Stanford University professor Bruce Cain, regarding the likelihood that California will meet its 2030 electric vehicle transition targets. The state would need one million public chargers by the end of 2030, almost 10 times more than the number available to drivers in December, to meet the target, and 129,000 new stations would need to be built every year for the next seven years, which is more than seven times the current pace. (Associated Press — July 16, 2024)
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