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Residents of a Louisiana city finally figured out a way to get rid of entrenched incumbents. At the state level, high turnover among party chairs is happening naturally.
The state has grown by about 2.4 million people since 2003 and yet the DMV says it’s only been authorized to open three new driver’s license offices. The Legislature sets the number of staff for the DMV, which is capped at 568.
A year ago, state Democrats blocked efforts to combat and prevent retail theft, but now the Legislature has created a select committee to study its cause. Last month, lawmakers sent 10 retail-theft-related bills to Gov. Newsom’s desk.
San Francisco residents will vote in November on whether they want to permanently close two miles of coastline road from cars, which, if passed, will become a historic pedestrian project. But the city is deeply divided on the project’s impacts.
Trump-era politics have made the New Hampshire governor's race a guessing game. In nearly every other state with an election for governor, there's a pretty predictable outcome.
California is one of seven states that fund schools based on average daily attendance instead of how many students are registered for the year. But that could change if proposed legislation gets Gov. Newsom’s signature.
Vice President Kamala Harris proposed a $40 billion “housing innovation fund” to help local governments build more affordable housing. It could be a potential break from most federal housing assistance programs, which are tightly defined.
There are no statewide candidates in South Carolina this year, allowing the state’s two major parties to focus on local races. Seventeen of the 170 legislative district races will be especially competitive.
The state’s power grid produced abundant solar power during school hours this August and scarcity is primarily an issue after students have been dismissed for the day. But state Rep. Jared Patterson thinks a delayed start could have benefits.
Deepfake images and videos are just one way AI could disrupt the upcoming election. Experts are highlighting risks that could cause bigger problems and helping election officials prepare for them.
The city’s Solid Waste Management estimates that it receives thousands of complaints about missed trash pickups. But officials have a $6 million plan that could fix the problem.
Despite the forces working against fair elections, coalitions and grassroots organizations in several states have achieved a lot for democracy.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of “sacrifices that will be made” to account for the multimillion-dollar spending gap. City officials have cited declining state revenues and rising pension and personnel costs as the cause.
Presidents who used to run states sometimes stiff them when it comes to making policy.
The last time the federal minimum wage was increased, to its current rate of $7.25 an hour, was 2007. Since then, cumulative inflation has increased 46.6 percent. Nevada’s state minimum wage reached $12 hourly on July 1.
Since the state has adopted its ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores, grocery stores just adopted thicker, multi-use plastic bags and the waste worsened. Now, lawmakers are proposing to block large grocery stores from offering plastic bags at all.
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