This Land Is the Only Land There Is
Here are seven ways of understanding the IPCC’s newest climate warning.
Why Speed Kills Cities
U.S. cities are dropping urban speed limits in an effort to boost safety and lower crash rates. But the benefits of less-rapid urban mobility don’t end there.
At Hearing on Financial Aid Scandal, Lawmakers Grill Officials and Look to Close a Loophole
Illinois politicians considered denying admission to students whose families exploited the guardianship law to qualify for aid they wouldn’t otherwise receive, saying it was an “injustice.”
A State Lawmaker Wants to Allow Only Government Flags to Fly Over Government Buildings
A measure to ban "social issue flags" on public buildings came after the Michigan governor flew rainbow flags on her office building to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month.
Conservative Journalists Sue Democratic Wisconsin Governor Over Press Access
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trump considers commuting the sentence of incarcerated former Illinois governor … Baltimore mayor signs executive order for immigrant protection … Missouri bans county-level livestock regulations.
A Local Government Strategy to Reduce Smoking: Refuse to Hire Smokers
Across the country, cities and counties have instituted policies that bar people who use any nicotine products from applying to government jobs.
3 myths of modernizing legacy IT systems
Understanding of the benefits of modernization and having support along the journey can help agencies successfully transition to a modern IT infrastructure.
Real ID, real problems: States cope with changing rules, late rollouts
Technical glitches, delays and miscommunication are roiling the Real ID implementation in some states, calling into question whether residents will have the secure driver’s license needed to travel by air or enter government restricted areas after October 2020.
At Annual Summit, State Republicans Balk at New Gun Control Laws
Advocates renew cry for checks on guns after Texas and Ohio shootings.
The New West: Smoke In The Sky, A Purifier At Home
Amid forecasts for increasingly unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke, residents in Western states are snatching up home air purifiers. With good reason.
How Best to Save a Struggling City? Agency by Agency
COMMENTARY | Flint, Michigan, offered a devastating lesson in how state takeover of a city can fail. Agency control—“de-municipalization”—is a better idea.
Some Fish Are Still Full of Mercury, for a Worrying Reason
Emissions of mercury have declined, but levels in fish could still increase thanks to overfishing and a changing climate.
California Department of Education Develops First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Atlanta city council considers e-scooter ban … Opioid crisis causing special education rates to surge in Kentucky… Appeals court in Mississippi upholds new voting districts that give African Americans more power.
City Will Try Keeping Public Toilets Open Overnight to Help Curb Poop Problems
San Francisco will launch the pilot program next week.
An Experimental Housing Assistance Program Produces a Striking Result
Providing customized help to housing voucher recipients in the Seattle area raised the odds participants moved to neighborhoods where kids have better economic outcomes.
Appeals Court Sides with Texas in Criminal Background Check Case
Texas, which does not allow felons to be hired for certain state jobs, had sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over guidance that advised employers to curtail use of criminal background checks.
How Libraries are Embracing Artificial Intelligence
A humanoid robot named Pepper helps teach coding at Roanoke County Public Libraries, one of many branches across the country embracing the emerging technology.
Researchers tap LiDAR-enabled indoor mapping for responders
Two of the Global City Teams Challenge projects are testing light detection and ranging technology to map building interiors so first responders can more safety and efficiency respond to emergencies.
Getting to real-time responder communications
The public safety community must solve data sharing interoperability issues to take advantage of the nationwide public safety broadband network, NIST says.
Trump Shift, Backed by States, Fuels Fear of Too Few Medicaid Docs
Seventy-two million Americans rely on Medicaid for health care.
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