How College Towns Could Benefit More From Throngs of Student Volunteers
In college towns, student volunteers may make up a disproportionate percentage of the total volunteers.
Getting Older, Going Broke: Who’s Going to Pay for Long-Term Care?
Washington is the first state with public long-term care insurance.
No Climate Event in 2,000 Years Compares to What’s Happening Now
While parts of the world have warmed or cooled in the past, modern climate change is happening just about everywhere at the same time.
A Mayor Proposes Major Changes to How a City Collects Fines and Fees
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Police officers in New York doused while making arrests … Calls for Puerto Rican governor to step down … Portland, Maine struggles to house asylum seekers.
Watchdog Warns Census 'Short on Time' While Using Untested New Methods
The 2020 Census will for the first time allow respondents to answer surveys online, but the Census Bureau hasn’t been able to test to ensure all new innovative methods will function correctly when deployed, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Sixteen States Support Indiana's Push to License Abortion Clinics
Advocates for the clinic said the licensing mandate was not about safety, but to prevent clinics from opening. The states argue that regulating medical facilities is commonplace and necessary to protect women’s health.
Virtual reality helps police train for active-shooter scenarios
Law enforcement officers learn critical decision-making skills in training scenarios that can be changed with the click of a mouse.
Immigrant Families Interrupt Daily Routines Due to Fear of Immigration Policies, Report Says
A new report found that many immigrant families are abstaining from everyday activities in which they could be asked about their citizenship status.
Massachusetts taps Verizon for public-safety wireless services
The commonwealth will use both the Verizon network and FirstNet for public-safety-grade wireless data services and devices.
NCI to enlist chatbots for genetic testing counseling
The National Cancer Institute wants to make it easier for family members to be tested for genetic diseases.
Web browsing in a zero-trust world
Remote browser isolation protects users by moving all web-based activity to a disposable cloud container.
Why It’s So Hard To Predict How Much Funding 9/11 First Responders Need
The Senate voted 97-to-2 to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund for decades to come. It was a long, slow road to passage.
Should Electric Vehicle Drivers Pay Per Mile?
Since EV drivers zip past gas taxes, they don’t contribute to the federal fund for road maintenance. A new working paper tries to determine whether plug-ins should pay up.
With Trump’s Blessing, Some States Aim to Cap Medicaid Rolls
Medicaid would no longer be an entitlement program.
Why it’s so hard to predict how much funding 9/11 first responders need
"Connecting 9/11 exposures and health conditions is an extremely challenging task, in part because this was a unique exposure and because some health conditions may not occur for many years following the event," said Dr. John Howard, the director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Amid Rat Crises Overwhelming California Cities, the State Considers Pesticide Ban
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Equifax to pay up to $700 million over data breach … Calls for Tennessee House Speaker to step down amid bribery scandal … Seattle debates how to use soda tax revenue.
Marijuana Banking Legislation Gets Attention in U.S. Senate
Meanwhile, Democrats have introduced bills in both chambers of Congress that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.
A Trump Administration Proposal to Cut Food Stamps Would Cost States
The proposal would cut 3.1 million people off of food stamps.
States Are Making Periods Easier with Free Menstrual Products in School Bathrooms
New Hampshire just became the fourth state to ensure bathrooms in public middle and high schools will offer free pads and tampons.
Why Are Atlantic and Gulf Coast Property Owners Building Back Bigger After Hurricanes?
Despite forward-looking environmental management and land-use planning intended to reduce future risk, development trends in many coastal locations are running in the opposite direction.
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