For public officials who support equal opportunity, recent court rulings and other developments provide reasons for a little optimism.
The administration’s framework could jeopardize broadband grants and spark legal battles, but lawmakers in states like Colorado and California say they’ll continue regulating artificial intelligence.
President Trump’s desire to place his party in charge of national elections is a tactic that collides with 250 years of constitutional history.
Operation Metro Surge, the largest federal enforcement effort in state history, will transition to routine operations under border czar Tom Homan’s oversight.
Some mayors openly challenge federal actions while others pursue quiet cooperation to protect resources for their constituents.
As the president calls for federal control of voting, administrators who endured bomb threats and burnout warn that long-standing guardrails are fraying.
Laws targeting the practice have been a mess. It benefits both businesses and consumers, and pricing decisions should be left to market forces.
A statewide strike aims to halt normal economic activity in response to recent enforcement actions and a fatal shooting.
They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.
Small schools with minimal staff face hundreds of hours of work to satisfy the Education Department’s new reporting requirement tied to post-affirmative-action scrutiny.
Billions of dollars are at stake. With new federal rules, it’s up to state lawmakers to ensure that programs like food stamps serve those in need without wasting taxpayer dollars.
A national repository of personal information the federal government is seeking poses serious dangers. Americans should be free to speak out without fear that their data will be used to target them for retaliation.
It could signal major changes in compliance, grants and oversight for state and local governments. That’s happened in the past.
In short, more clarity with less spectacle. Last year’s federal tax cuts won’t have much of an impact on state and local revenues, but tariff refund politics could be a fiscal wild card. And AI’s effects will be felt on several fronts.
Federal Medicaid cuts could shift millions in health-care expenses back to local governments.
The Trump administration is holding federal grants hostage to its priorities.
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