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Police are working taxing overtime hours as calls over ICE-related activity soar. The police chief is trying to keep everyone safe, maintain community trust and prevent stressed-out officers from quitting.
The state will need to reform its antiquated tax code, warily approach bond measures that tie the hands of policymakers, and get serious about spending oversight.
That’s the estimated number of hospital workers in Minnesota who suffered violent, work-related injuries in 2023 and 2024 severe enough to force time off, restricted duties or job changes ...
Juan Pagan, president of the Florida Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce, reacting to a decision by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to stop offering driver license exams in any language other than English beginning Feb. 6. The change eliminates translated and oral exams in other languages across all license types. While acknowledging the importance of drivers understanding English, Pagan said the policy reflects what he called an “adversarial approach to assimilation” that sends an exclusionary message to immigrants. (Sun Sentinel)
In communities where agriculture is central to local identity and economy, opposition to wind and solar projects is reshaping the pace and location of energy investments.
States that had historically high immunization coverage are seeing rising exemption rates and declining vaccine uptake, posing new public health challenges for legislators.
Despite fears they’d shift Idaho left, newcomers from California are reinforcing the state’s conservative tilt.
Oklahoma puts its tobacco settlement funds in a trust, spending only the interest. The strategy has had long-term public health benefits.
Experiments show that extracting rare earths from acid mine drainage can turn something harmful into a useful resource. But states will need to sort out who owns that mine waste.
Legislators aim to reward localities that ease land-use barriers and expand housing supply amid a statewide shortage.
Researchers say better modeling of multi-ignition fires could help protect firefighters and guide smarter deployments.
Local leaders lay out practical steps to stabilize funding and streamline assistance before the next crisis hits.
That’s the share of Utah now facing drought, as statewide snowpack falls to record lows ...
President Donald Trump during a podcast appearance with former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, arguing that the federal government should take control of elections. Repeating unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, he said Republicans should “take over the voting” in multiple states, a proposal that would run headlong into the Constitution’s framework granting states primary authority over election administration and signals Trump’s continued push to reshape voting rules ahead of the midterm elections. (Washington Post)
Gov. Bob Ferguson supports a proposed nearly 10 percent tax on incomes over $1 million.
Laws targeting the practice have been a mess. It benefits both businesses and consumers, and pricing decisions should be left to market forces.
Municipal bond sales by state and local governments in 2025, a 13 percent increase over issuance in 2024 that broke the $498 billion record set that year ...
Despite more than $543 million in bets in December, heavy promotional deductions left the state with roughly $521,000 in tax receipts.
Districts that once celebrated a historic funding increase now face deficits driven by rising costs and falling enrollment.
Democrats and Republicans disagree over whether a special election upset in Tarrant County points to broader shifts ahead of November.
Lori Wolff, Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s budget director, in response to Idaho lawmakers weighing deeper budget cuts beyond those already proposed by Gov. Little. She warned that additional reductions on top of planned 3 percent cuts could cause long-term damage to public safety and essential services, citing potential impacts such as the elimination of the Idaho State Police’s only SWAT team and widespread furloughs of prison staff. (The Idaho Statesman)
An Urban Institute analysis tracked growth in median household income between 1970 and 2023. State rates range from negative to nearly 80 percent.
That’s the family income cutoff under which Yale University will offer free tuition, beginning with the 2026–27 academic year ...
Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes, who made the comment after a Washington state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis County man who voted in both Washington and Oregon in November 2022. The court ruled, 2–1, that because the ballots contained different candidates and issues, they constituted separate elections, even though they were cast on the same day. Calling the ruling “flabbergasting,” Cortes is sponsoring legislation to clarify state law by defining an election based on the election date, not the ballot content. The bill would make explicit that a person may not vote more than once on the same election date, closing what lawmakers say is a dangerous loophole in election law. (Washington State Standard)
Traffic speeds averaged just 12.6 mph last year, pushing the city to third place nationally for congestion as downtown activity rebounds.
Enhancements and weatherization efforts mean this year’s freezing weather did not overwhelm the state’s electric system. But policymakers face tough decisions as future load projections grow.
A dramatic drop in paroles reflects 2024 changes that tightened eligibility and eliminated discretionary release for many incarcerated people.
A massive fraud scandal on Gov. Tim Walz’s watch gave Republicans an opening in Minnesota. The recent immigration enforcement surge has made things more complicated.
A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support. It merits national attention.
Growth of the U.S. population between June 30, 2024, and July 1, 2025, a rate of about 0.5 percent — a decrease of more than 50 percent from the previous year, ...
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