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In a report released on Tuesday, Vermont state Auditor Douglas Hoffer concluded that the city continues to struggle to properly administer the infrastructure financing system. Burlington’s mayor contested one of the key findings.
From 2019 to 2022, the region added more than 20,000 housing units per year, including nearly 3,800 affordable units built in 2022. But high interest rates last year have stunted that growth.
Arizona state Rep. David Cook, regarding new rules from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration that will prohibit electronic signs with obscure meanings, including references to pop culture or those intended to be funny, such as "Use Yah Blinkah" in Massachusetts, "Visiting in-laws? Slow down, get there late" in Ohio and "Seatbelts always pass a vibe check" in Arizona. (Associated Press — Jan. 14, 2024)
The amount Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is requesting from the state Legislature to use for...
Better pay for legislators is on the table in several states. It’s a sticky subject, even when their work is compensated below the minimum wage.
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80 percent male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women.
Legislation draws objections from abortion rights proponents and opponents.
To compete for winning investment performance in capital markets, the plans need to build stronger internal bench depth. Compensation is part of the picture, but they also need to beef up their training camps.
Artificial intelligence platforms have flaws with serious class, gender and race implications. Public officials need to pay more attention to those biases and do what they can to prevent harm.
Due to an expected $1 billion shortfall, the Healey administration has wiped out $1.7 million in fire-fighting earmarks this week. Some towns will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding.
Although refugees typically experience significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress than U.S. natives, they are often unable to access mental health care. A new program aims to boost accessibility.
Ted Henifin, interim water manager for Jackson, Miss., regarding state health officials' premature announcement that dangerous bacteria could be in their tap water without confirming results. A round of tests did not find E. coli in the Jackson water supply, the city announced on Friday. (Associated Press — Jan. 12, 2024)
Last year, New York state lawmakers considered a package of mandates with a goal of 800,000 more units. After that deal fell apart, this year's model will be less ambitious.
In a time of disinvestment and other budget pressures, these programs are too often the first to be cut. But they are where students learn to have difficult conversations in an atmosphere of free inquiry and expression.
The state House voted 65-28 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that aims to restrict both medical care for trans youth and transgender athletes. The bill will now move to the Senate, where it will need a three-fifths majority to complete the override.
State lawmakers approved their own salary increases, including for future governors, and expanded the voting age to include some 17-year-olds. But they deferred a casino smoking ban, expanded family leave, book bans and more.
“Severe repetitive loss properties” are homes that have flooded twice, with damage totaling the property, or flooded four times with at least $5,000 in damages each time. But residents aren’t allowed to know where those properties are exactly.
Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, regarding the proposal by Assembly Republicans to have state-run dispensaries sell medical marijuana. The bill would limit medical marijuana only to severely ill people with chronic diseases and would allow sales at just five state-run locations. Smokable marijuana would not be allowed. (Associated Press — Jan. 11, 2024)
The approximate amount that Abigail Kawānanakoa, a descendant of the Hawaiian royal family, left to...
The GOP has usurped Democrats among working class voters, increasingly including those who aren't white. Also: Several states will have new maps due to redistricting court fights, while Joe Arpaio decides to run for another office at 91.
Is crime out of control? The homicide rate went down 12 percent last year. Still, there’s more than one kind of crime, more than one data set and more than one way to spin things.
In a large majority of states, low- and middle-income residents pay an effective tax rate that's higher than top earners, a think tank finds.
Gov. Jeff Landry wants to end Louisiana’s jungle primary as early as next week. The change is opposed by some other top Republicans.
The laws target low-income and minority renters for eviction, violate their civil rights and fail to reduce crime.
The grant will go to a local nonprofit that was selected last year as the city’s route to low-cost, citywide broadband. The organization aims to have every Cleveland household connected to fast Internet by mid-2025.
The retail giant will partner with Wing and Zipline to make drone deliveries accessible for 75 percent of the area. Of the 120,000 items in a Walmart Supercenter, three-quarters are deliverable by drone.
Missouri state Rep. Sarah Unsicker, announcing her campaign for governor. Unsicker was removed from her committee assignments and expelled from the House Democratic caucus because of social media posts and her association with an accused Holocaust denier. (St. Louis Public Radio — Jan. 8, 2024)
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