Measles Crackdown: County Begins Ban of Unvaccinated Children from Public Places
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Maryland Gov. vetoes school start bill, along with other legislation ... Crackdown on bike lane enforcement ... A police department faces possible closure in Maine.
Federal Judge Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements in Two States
About 18,000 people lost coverage in Arkansas after the state began requiring some recipients to work 80 hours a month.
Local News Is Dying, and Americans Have No Idea
While the industry nose-dives, a large majority of the country thinks it is doing great.
Shelter Animals Become Official State Pets
To highlight the availability of adoptable animals at shelters, lawmakers in several states are giving them a special status.
State Lawmakers Urge Feds to Deny Grazing Permit for Bison
Some Montana lawmakers oppose "free-roaming" bison, fearing disease and destruction. Proponents say that fear is misguided.
Trump Greenlights Major Medicaid Changes
For the first time, states are using waivers to curtail coverage.
America’s Management of Urban Forests Has Room for Improvement
A new survey finds that urban forests could benefit from better data on climate change and pests and a focus on social equity.
Heartland Cities Are Stuck. Washington Can Help Them.
COMMENTARY | In an unprecedented era of winner-take-all urbanism, left-behind cities need federal help
Purdue Pharma Settles With Oklahoma in Major Opioid Crisis Lawsuit
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | The states that would benefit most from Dreamer protections … What to wear to survey flood damage ... Importing drugs from Canada for prisoners.
Infant Drug Withdrawal Rates Linked to High Unemployment, Study Finds
Shortages of mental-health clinicians also affected the rates of infant withdrawal cases, researchers from Vanderbilt University found.
Supreme Court Tells Moose Hunter He Can Take Hovercraft Out on Alaskan River
John Sturgeon and the state of Alaska argued the National Park Service didn't have jurisdiction over a river that flowed through a national preserve. The high court agreed.
Key Federal Agency Doesn’t Have the Staff to Oversee $35B in 2017 Hurricane Recovery Money
A slow process has led to four states and territories devastated by hurricanes receiving virtually none of the funds Congress appropriated.
Marijuana Legalization Halts in New Jersey
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | 'Congestion pricing' coming to New York City ... Reconsidering allowing homeless people to live in cars ... Cracking down on child care fraud.
Rural America Faces a Housing Cost Crunch
Housing in a quarter of rural counties has gotten a lot less affordable.
Cities' Affordable Housing Practices are Limited by State Government
New research from the National League of Cities illustrates the broad differences in housing policy from place to place.
Oglala Sioux Tribe Calls for Help in South Dakota as Flooding Continues
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Lawmakers consider changes to Medicaid expansion in Idaho ... Cracking down on uninsured drivers in Oklahoma ... Oregon lawmakers ponder a pay raise.
How Poor Americans Get Exploited by Their Landlords
American landlords derive more profit from renters in low-income neighborhoods, researchers Matthew Desmond and Nathan Wilmers find.
State Policies Might Keep Stroke Patients From the Care They Need
Less than a tenth of the most severe stroke patients get the care they should.
Florida Lawmakers Look to Make Ex-Felons Pay Fines Before They Can Vote
The legislation comes months after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure restoring the voting rights of people convicted of felonies who have completed their sentences.
FirstNet partners with medical center for rural emergency response
An agreement between FirstNet and the University of Mississippi Medical Center will help deliver potential life-saving support to rural residents in real time.
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