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In a heavily Republican area of Missouri, residents credit him for changing the country’s direction.
The Assembly postponed voting on legislation that includes a process for removing a mayor in instances of a “breach of the public trust” after public testimony vehemently opposed the measure.
Through a partnership with ReVision Energy and Central Maine Power, the city of Belfast installed two new electric vehicle chargers. Though the state has 368 public charging stations, only 27 are owned by municipal governments.
The city approved $1.2 billion in bond money for street repairs, affordable housing developments, a new police station and other projects. But some officials wonder if increasing inflation will force the city to revise its plans.
Bipartisan House legislation would allow the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to declare a company responsible for contaminating drinking water with hazardous, long-lasting chemicals.
The $8.5 billion tax increase would help fund county infrastructure projects for the next 40 years. But a regional planning agency claims it conflicts with a climate law, risking funding and progress on emissions reduction.
The state continues to push back against “environmental, social and governance” reporting requirements, claiming that the federal efforts are overlooking the state’s sound financial management in favor of political priorities.
Conservatives have targeted District Attorney Chesa Boudin, blaming him for the city's theft and murder rates. It's a sign that a public weary of crime may be growing dubious about reform.
A proposed bill would institute a sales tax rebate for the purchase of new electric vehicles. However, it may also allow companies to charge customers for the costs of building charging stations.
Last week, the Maryland governor made decisions on hundreds of remaining bills the General Assembly had passed in the 2022 session, including legislation on abortion access, early vote counting and absentee ballot signatures.
The federal government has allotted millions of dollars to bridge the digital divide in Indigenous communities through infrastructure development and offsetting Internet costs to increase accessibility.
With primary season underway, our resident historian examines the origins and role of primary elections in American politics and the intensification of American partisanship.
To meet the daily benchmark set by the Oregon secretary of state, election officials would have needed to hand-copy 8,000 ballots on Wednesday; they only processed 2,400. The county estimates it still has 35,000 ballots to duplicate.
The California county’s Board of Supervisors approved millions in federal pandemic funding for 27 local projects that aimed to uplift communities that were disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Members of the Senate budget committee have proposed a resolution that combines and strengthens several of the GOP proposals from recent months. The plan would include tax relief payments of up to $1,500.
The state Senate passed a bill that would require the state to protect an additional 11 percent of its land and waters by 2030; 19 percent is already conserved. The land would be conserved through conservation easements.
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