St. Louis Police Will No Longer Have to Reside Within City Limits
By temporarily doing away with the city’s residency requirement for first responders, St. Louis officials hope it will become easier to recruit and hire officers to fill current vacancies.
Plea Bargaining Needs to be More Transparent, Report Argues
Widespread plea bargaining in the criminal justice system may be fueling racial inequities and leading innocent people to plead guilty, says a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice.
Schools Are Juggling All Kinds of Learning Models This Year. But That Doesn’t Always Mean They Are Hiring More Teachers.
In many districts, some students are staying home to learn online while others head back into the classroom. Who will teach them?
Rise in Virus Among Young Adults Poses Threat to Older Americans, CDC Warns
Data cited in a new report indicates that increased cases among older adults have followed upticks among younger parts of the population.
California Expands Privacy Protection to Public Health Workers Amid Threats
Protesters angry over mask mandates and stay-at-home orders have gone to the homes of health officers in multiple counties in California.
First Came the Floods. Then Came the Polling Place Changes.
Baton Rouge's 2016 floods offers 2020 coronavirus parallels.
Flu Season Could Further Strain Public Health Systems
The symptoms of the flu and coronavirus are similar and experts warn confusion over the two could overburden Covid-19 testing capacity.
One Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case, But Not In Her Death
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Two Louisville police officers shot and wounded ... No evidence of widespread Covid-19 outbreaks in reopened schools ... California protects Joshua trees but allows solar companies to cut them down ... Colorado will furlough thousands of state employees, including the governor.
Millions Raised to Pay off Debts so Floridians with Criminal Records Can Vote
The money, partially raised by Mike Bloomberg, will go towards paying off the court fines and fees of thousands of people with criminal records, allowing them to vote in the upcoming election.
Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 COVID Cases a Day, Researchers Say
College towns across the country have seen frightening COVID spikes.
Court Ruling Clears Way for Ranked-Choice Voting in Presidential Contest in Maine
The state would become the first to allow for the voting method in a presidential election.
Contact Tracing in Two North Carolina Counties Shows Difficulty of Reaching Patients
The CDC found that in Mecklenburg County, just 77% of patients could be reached after testing positive for Covid-19. Contact information for those peoples’ recent contacts was provided only 52% of the time.
Decision to Shorten Census Schedule Came From Outside the Census Bureau, Watchdog Says
That decision is risking an incomplete and inaccurate count.
Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 200,000
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | CDC advises against trick-or-treating ... Wisconsin judge grants voters extra time to return mail-in ballots ... Alaskan dog-sled race will kick off as scheduled despite pandemic.
Successful contact tracing: Setting up, scaling and advancing operations
Efficient contact tracing centers must be well staffed, scalable and conscientious of data protection.
Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due
Hospital leaders across the country fear the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service may come calling for repayment any day now.
California May Need More Fire to Fix its Wildfire Problem
The longstanding default position of suppressing every fire has created problems throughout the West.
California’s Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests Covid Undercount
More people died from March through July this year than the average of the same five months during the previous three years. Those "excess" deaths, which might be linked to undiagnosed Covid, were concentrated in communities of color.
How Local Governments Can Get Feedback From a More Diverse Range of Residents
Participation in local government often skews heavily toward white residents, elderly people, and homeowners.
CDC Pulls Updated Guidance on Coronavirus Spread, Saying it was Posted By Mistake
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Barges came ashore during Florida hurricane ... Maryland lab stopped using coronavirus tests acquired by governor after false positives ... Pennsylvania inmate finds noose in bed.
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