Public Safety
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City leaders ultimately rejected a National Guard cybersecurity partnership as concerns mounted over data access and federal involvement.
An investigation found that suicides in 2025 were tied to isolation, substance use and inconsistent clinical care.
Innovative programs make them safer while enhancing opportunities for success after release. Some states are showing the way.
Proponents say California's major AI legislation offers essential guardrails on a quickly developing technology. But detractors — including the president — say it's burdensome, unnecessary and unfair.
Critical infrastructure that holds up the state’s foster care system is quietly collapsing, leaving children at risk. A well-meaning reform for sexual abuse survivors is contributing to the crisis.
Proposed legislation would allow schools to check immigration status and potentially deny enrollment or charge tuition, challenging the Supreme Court’s long-standing guarantee of public education for all children.
Officials from both parties have halted proposed warehouse conversions in several states, even as federal officials continue exploring a 1,500-detainee processing facility near Orlando.
The U.S. homeland is out of range of military strikes, but state and local governments could see cyber attacks, cloud service disruptions and rising supply costs.
Lawmakers halted a proposal to bar unvaccinated children from schools as the state faces its largest measles outbreak in two decades.
A sharp increase in federal-local partnerships could reshape local policing across the country.
It's not a question of if or when: State and local governments are already putting artificial intelligence to work.
Inmates and families say costly per-minute fees and limited services under a widely adopted system have turned a communication tool into a financial burden.
It’s a core public safety issue: Researchers need access to agency data, but it can be difficult or impossible to come by. You can’t solve a problem you can’t measure. Model state legislation offers a framework for expanding access.
Construction regulations have evolved through a rigorous process guided by professional expertise. But safety and housing affordability shouldn’t be seen as competing goals.
With the number of residents over 65 growing four times faster than the rest of the population, legislators are advancing more than 20 bills and a long-term plan to reshape aging services.
Compounds far more potent than fentanyl are emerging faster than ever. State and local overdose tracking systems should be built to detect them.
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