Is Burning Trash a Good Way to Handle It? Waste Incineration in Five Charts
COMMENTARY | Emissions from burning waste worsen environmental inequalities, create financial risks for host communities and reduce incentives to adopt more sustainable waste practices.
Finding Foster Families for Teens Is a Challenge in Many States
Only 58% of foster teens live with a family instead of a group home.
Honolulu CIty Council Approves Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Florida invests in computer science education … Personnel changes with Iowa Human Services agency … California mayors respond to potential ICE raids.
Criminal Charges Have Been Dropped Against Officials in Flint. What Comes Next?
Those who want to hold public officials accountable for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan are upset about the latest developments—but the case isn’t over.
Lack of Medication-Assisted Treatment Impeding Opioid Response in West Virginia, Nurse Tells Congress
Medical experts offered their assessment of the federal government’s approach to combating the opioid crisis before the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Texas Is Latest State To Attack Surprise Medical Bills
Under the new law, insurance companies and medical providers can enter into arbitration to negotiate a payment — and state officials would oversee that process.
Los Angeles Is in Crisis. So Why Isn’t It Building More Housing?
COMMENTARY | Rising rents are feeding a surge in homelessness.
Local Law Enforcement Must Decide if They Want to Continue Working With ICE
The 287(g) program has significantly expanded since 2017, stoking controversy about cost and transparency. Now, sheriffs have to decide if they want to renew their agreements with ICE.
Data Highlight State-by-State Benefits of Federal Natural Disaster Mitigation Grants
Returns on investment vary across jurisdictions and hazard type.
Requiring High Schools to Name Valedictorians
After three Ohio schools did away with selecting valedictorians and salutatorians, a state legislator introduced a bill to mandate high schools continue the tradition.
Parole and Probation Violations Are Filling State Prisons
A new report from the Council of State Governments shows that many minor violations of parole or probation come with a high price tag, as they often lead to people ending up back in prison.
Detaining Refugee Children at Military Bases May Sound Un-America, But It's Been Done Before
COMMENTARY | Although the country hasn’t often had to cope with so many unaccompanied child migrants, the U.S. government has repeatedly turned to military bases to shelter unexpected migrant populations.
New Laws Help Rural Black Families Fight for Their Land
Partition sales erode generational wealth and create housing and financial instability.
A Political Action Committee in Utah Under Scrutiny
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New York considers ending its surrogacy ban … Supreme Court allows Virginia electoral map to remain … Texas Gov. vetoes car seat legislation.
State's Ban on Uranium Mining Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
The Virginia case involved questions about legislative intent and the power states have under an atomic energy law.
A State Proposal to Cremate Bodies the Jedi Way
Missouri lawmakers passed a bill that would legalize open-air human cremation, similar to Darth Vader's funeral.
Supreme Court Upholds Right of States and Federal Government to Prosecute for Same Crime
The 7-2 ruling affirms an exception to “double jeopardy” protections, finding that states and the federal government are “separate sovereigns” with the ability to prosecute an individual for the same offense.
No African American Has Won Statewide Office in Mississippi in 129 Years—Here's Why
COMMENTARY | The structure of Mississippi elections may prevent minorities from winning offices.
It's Getting Easier to Find Out If a Beach Might Make You Sick
Chicago is the only major U.S. city to use a new method to test for bacteria at most of its beaches—and then issue same-day swimming advisories.
Southern Farmers Reckon With Push to Raise Tobacco-Buying Age
More than a dozen states have passed legislation and a federal bill has momentum.
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