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Brian Renfroe, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, referring to what may be the country’s most unusual U.S. Postal Service (USPS) route — the use of mules to deliver mail to Supai, Ariz., the Havasupai tribal village located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of privatizing the USPS, which might involve outsourcing delivery to companies such as FedEx and Amazon. (The Atlantic)
The amount of money the House approved in its budget reconciliation bill to reimburse states like Texas for border spending ...
They’re tearing through communities just about everywhere between the Rockies and the Appalachians. The U.S. has seen a broad shift in tornadoes to the east, to earlier in the year and clustered into larger outbreaks.
The rejected bills included tax credits for the parents of young children, a provision for a state-funded scientific research institute, and legislation exempting service workers’ tips from state income tax.
The proposal, which cleared the Texas House over the weekend, would increase state oversight of universities and place restrictions on what professors can teach.
Conflicting mandates chill innovation and create a compliance nightmare while putting national security at risk. A federal moratorium on state regulation would be a good step toward developing a coherent national strategy.
Washington and the states don’t run the program. Contractors do.
Utah Republicans have sometimes been critical of President Donald Trump, but the state has already enacted several laws that advance “Make America Healthy Again” goals.
We don't just need to fix America's streets and crosswalks and storm drains. We need to think about what — and who — they're for, and bring ethics into the equation.
In Los Angeles, as in other parts of the state, the city and county are failing to cooperate in effective ways.
The size of the budget approved by the Los Angeles City Council last week...
Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. She’s running for governor and some of her opponents are using her decision not to run for a second term as mayor of Atlanta in 2021 to question her qualifications for the top state job. Bottoms said it was the right decision for her at the time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
By working closely with industry, clean energy training programs are enjoying 100 percent placement rates.
On a bipartisan basis, governors are rolling out new initiatives and facilities. Workforce remains a challenge.
They must soon decide whether tariffs will push money market rates above or below market expectations — and place their bets. But shrinking tax receipts and federal cost shifting are likely to have a bigger budgetary impact.
The number of non-existent books on a “summer reading list” published by the Chicago Sun-Times ...
Katie Brennan, a housing advocate and Democratic candidate for New Jersey Assembly. Brennan has released an extensive housing platform that calls for zoning changes, permit streamlining and reducing requirements that make it difficult to build affordable housing. (Candidate statement)
The Democratic governor of New Mexico and Utah’s GOP governor shared examples of cooperation and emphasized the need to turn down the heat on partisan conflict.
In New York, Cuomo's bid for mayor has gone from unlikely to almost inevitable. In other states, more new parties are forming.
A tie vote, with Justice Barrett recusing, upholds an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision blocking state funding for a Catholic-run school.
The plug was pulled five years ago on a Google plan to build a digitally connected neighborhood in Toronto. The innovative opportunities it suggested — and the privacy questions it raised — have not gone away.
A number of states, including Oklahoma, have passed tax cuts that only take effect if future budget numbers are met. That may sound sensible but it hides their true costs.
Many rural districts have adopted shorter weeks, which has been a boon in recruiting teachers. But studies suggest students are missing out.
Gabe Evans, a Republican member of Congress from Colorado. Evans, a freshman, served in the military and police before entering politics. He said wearing a body camera prepared him for the scrutiny of being in Congress and that the skill of being able to talk people into doing things rather than having to fight them has translated well into politics. (Roll Call)
Twenty GOP governors have endorsed the congressional budget package, praising its sizable tax cuts and funding for the military and border security.
Corey O’Connor, a longtime local official and son of a former mayor, pummeled Mayor Ed Gainey with a million-dollar barrage of negative ads.
A congressional proposal would put colleges and universities on the hook when students fail to repay loans. Some experts say that would end up hurting the students themselves.
Taxing sodas and taking them off SNAP will reduce intake — which in turn will cut down on diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
We should bring housing, drug treatment and research together under one roof to meet affected people where they are.
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