With Texas Schools Struggling to Find Lost Students, State Offers Temporary Financial Reprieve
The state parcels out school funding based on attendance, but many districts have seen sharp declines this fall. Local school officials are worried that they'll run out of money to pay for staff, facilities and other fixed expenses.
Conservatives Are Challenging Private Grants to Help Local Officials Run Elections
An initiative backed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is giving grants to local election offices that face funding shortages as a result of the pandemic. Conservative groups in several states have sued, saying the efforts are meant to boost the Democratic vote.
NY, NJ launch COVID exposure apps
New York and New Jersey are joining Pennsylvania and Delaware in a regional COVID Alert app network that supplements public health officials’ efforts to trace and contact individuals who may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus.
Iowa Relaxes Quarantine Policy Against CDC Guidance—But It Depends on Masks
Iowa students, teachers and business employees will no longer be asked to quarantine after coming in contact with people later diagnosed with coronavirus, but only if everybody wore masks.
We Freely Wear Seat Belts. Why Can’t We Learn to Wear Masks?
COMMENTARY | Many people originally objected to seat belt laws as an infringement on personal freedoms, but who doesn’t buckle up these days?
Covid Curbs Community Policing at a Time of Diminishing Trust
The coronavirus has emerged as the nation’s deadliest police killer.
Portland Police Union Head Proposes Ballot Initiative to Curb Protest Activity
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Pennsylvania lawmakers stripped down for election education campaign… Kansas blocks 45,000 fraudulent unemployment claims… Boeing will consolidate an assembly plant in South Carolina.
Post-Covid Clinics Get Jump-Start From Patients With Lingering Illness
With a lot of unknowns surrounding people who stay sick with Covid-19 for a long time, new clinics are being established to specifically cater to these patients.
'None of Us Are Immune': Growing Number of Elected Officials Diagnosed With Covid-19
In March, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was the first prominent elected official to receive a positive test result for the coronavirus. Dozens have followed since then.
Prompted by Kobe Bryant’s Death, California Makes it a Crime for First Responders to Snap Unauthorized Photos of Dead Bodies
After law enforcement officers who responded to the helicopter crash that killed the basketball superstar took photos of his body and shared them, California moved to make that act a misdemeanor.
The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting.
Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time.
Rising Waters Threaten Great Lakes Communities
“You have built in a place that’s naturally giving into the lake.”
Census Bureau Says Will Now End Count on Oct. 5
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Grand jury recordings from the Breonna Taylor case will be released … Atlantic City firefighters sue city over Covid policies … Rural Texas school districts cancel remote learning after attendance problems.
California Will Require Prisons to House Transgender People By Gender Identity
A new law will require California correctional facilities to place transgender people in housing units that align with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity
What exactly does it mean and can it be used to combat COVID-19?
Ohio Just Ordered GM to Repay $28 Million in Tax Breaks for Closing the Lordstown Auto Plant
General Motors received more than $60 million in tax credits to operate a massive assembly plant in Lordstown until 2040. But after the facility closed last year, the state says GM must pay back roughly half of those tax benefits.
New York City Principals Union Votes ‘No Confidence’ In Mayor Over Schools Plan
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Twenty-one states report 10% or more Covid-19 increase… 1 million people have cast ballots early… Maryland man who threw house party gets a year in jail.
Black Women Legislators Are Rare in Statehouses. This Could Be the Solution.
Statehouses are predominantly White and male-led. One PAC in Washington state wants to change that—and be the model for other legislatures.
The Insurance Industry Can Help States Act on Climate Change
COMMENTARY | States looking to act on climate change should consider partnering with the industry.
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