Philadelphia City Council Approves Controversial Natural Gas Plant
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New York eliminates religious vaccine exemptions … Florida governor considers garden regulation bill … Chicago mayor debuts new workers’ compensation plan.
Feeding a City with an Open Farm
How the city and non-profit groups rallied a community to create a seven-acre “food forest” that provides fresh fruits, herbs, nuts, and vegetables to anyone who wants to pick them.
Maryland Has Created a Truth Commission on Lynchings—Can It Deliver?
COMMENTARY | In April 2019, the state of Maryland established a truth commission to investigate the lynchings of at least 40 African Americans between 1854 and 1933.
How Some Shrinking Cities Are Still Prospering
A study finds that some shrinking cities are prosperous areas with smaller, more-educated populations. But they also have greater levels of income inequality.
Drug Users Armed With Naloxone Double As Medics On Streets Of San Francisco
Data suggests that in San Francisco, the users may be reversing as many overdoses as paramedics — or more.
Kansas City Region Selected as New Home for USDA Research Agencies
The move is expected to bring 550 jobs to the Kansas City region. Officials have not decided whether the USDA facility will be located in Missouri or Kansas.
Cities Outline Their Challenges to the FCC's 5G Rule in Court Filings
Local governments filed briefs this week in a lawsuit that asserts the FCC overstepped its authority in crafting broad restrictions on municipalities' ability to regulate and charge for deployment of 5G technology.
Ranking America's Small and Large Cities
Washington D.C. jumped six spots in this year's America's Best Cities rankings, which judge cities on 23 metrics sorted into six categories.
The Rise, Fall, and Possible Rebirth of 100 Resilient Cities
Internal communications shed new light on the Rockefeller Foundation’s decision to stop funding the global climate nonprofit, and hint at what might come next.
Welfare Money Is Paying for a Lot of Things Besides Welfare
COMMENTARY | Instead of giving cash assistance to poor families, states are widening the racial divide.
Ohio Governor Requests Federal Disaster Funding for Tornadoes
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New Jersey mandates panic buttons for hotel housekeepers … Florida allows paramedics to carry firearms … Mayor in Maryland resigns amid racist bullying.
Boxing As a Solution to Help End Gun Violence
Baltimore Mayor Jack Young suggested that letting young people settle their differences in a boxing ring might stop people from shooting each other. But would an intervention like that really make a dent in the murder rate?
American Patients Are the Worst in the World
COMMENTARY | Americans are hypochondriacs, yet we skip our checkups. We demand drugs we don’t need, and fail to take the ones we do. No wonder the U.S. leads the world in health spending.
Washington Supreme Court Hears Arguments about Legislature’s Public Documents
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Alabama may eliminate an elected state school board … Oregon tries to manage a growing wolf population … A men-only retreat stirs controversy.
U.S. Cities Are Seeing a Big Drop in Tourism From China
Travel from China to the U.S. fell for the first time in over a decade. That could mean money lost for big cities as well as smaller places near national parks.
Using Data to Predict Coastal Flood Risk
A new online tool compiles NOAA water-level data and storm forecasts to help coastal residents prepare for floods.
Are McMansions Making Everyone Unhappy?
Homes have gotten bigger, but Americans aren’t any more pleased with the extra space.
Coaxing Veterans Into Treatment to Prevent Suicides
In South Carolina, veteran suicide prevention starts with a phone call.
West Virginia Governor Responds to Bloomberg Plan that Would Phase Out Coal Plants by 2030
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | California to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants … Alabama enacts law to ban “free speech zones” on college campuses … Texas raises smoking age to 21.
The Misplaced Optimism in Legal Pot
A new study throws cold water on hopes that more liberal cannabis policies could stem the opioid epidemic.
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