What Iowa Can Tell Us About Full Employment
Want to know where the economy is headed? Look at Des Moines.
What Governor-Led Autonomous Vehicle Adoption Should Look Like
The transition to self-driving vehicles could breed more congestion, not less, in the short term, one new report predicts. How should states prepare the proper policy environment?
Another Drone Intrusion Grounds Aircraft Fighting Western Wildfires
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trillions of quagga mussels carpet Lake Michigan ... pulling back on San Francisco's citywide broadband ambitions … and New Mexico’s brain drain.
Rising Inequity and Local Solutions
COMMENTARY | With programs to provide free college tuition for middle-class students to training workers for climate change-related jobs, state and local governments are looking to reduce inequality.
California’s ‘Sanctuary State’ Laws Withstand Federal Suit
DOJ did manage to block a provision in one preventing employers from reverifying employee immigration status.
Index Shows States Have Work to Do Combating Youth Homelessness
Cyndi Lauper, who co-founded one of the groups that issued the report, said her hope is it will help states “amp up” their efforts.
A Frightening New Reason to Worry About Air Pollution
A massive study solidifies the link between particulates from cars and diabetes.
Is gang activity on the rise? A movement to abolish gang databases makes it hard to tell
Eliminating state- and city-level data on gang members leaves law enforcement with less data to help solve gang-related crimes and flag gang members who might benefit from social services.
Mayor at Citizenship Ceremony: ‘This Is the Greatness of Our Country’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kobach brings gun float to another Kansas parade … torrential rains swamp Houston … and a tornado touches down in a Minnesota city.
Is the Cashless Economy Shutting Out Low-Income Residents?
Two cities are debating whether it’s a form of discrimination.
Which State Ranks Highest for Child Well-Being?
The KIDS Count Data Book, an annual release, analyzes child well-being in each states based on 16 indicators in four categories.
DOJ Forges Ahead With Immigration Enforcement Grant Requirements
Despite ongoing court battles, the department last week announced new conditions for state and local grant applicants.
Hawaii Moves to Ban Sunscreen Believed to Damage Baby Coral
Hawaii's governor is expected to ban oxybenzone, the chemical in most sunscreens, this week. It would go into effect in 2021.
As State ‘Water Wars’ Get Salty, Oysters Get a Say
The Supreme Court last week seemed to suggest that in water disputes between states, the health of an aquatic ecosystem can be considered alongside drinking-water and farming concerns.
Crews Battling Wildfires Won’t Be Pausing for July 4
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Ky. Gov. Bevin cuts vision and dental benefits … Wash. lt. gov. skewers Seattle Times edit board … Hawaii’s sunscreen ban … and a Dallas jail escapee’s easy escape.
Palliative Sedation, an End-of-Life Practice That Is Legal Everywhere
Many dying patients turn not to medically assisted suicide, legal in just seven states and Washington, D.C., but to palliative sedation.
GOP Senator Proposes More State Control of Endangered Species Act
Sen. John Barrasso, of Wyoming, unveiled draft legislation Monday to amend one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws.
Yuma Hopes to Rebound After Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
The romaine lettuce crisis may be officially over, but this agriculturally rich area has taken a big economic hit.
July Brings New Minimum Wage Hikes for Some U.S. Cities and States
The highest minimum wage currently listed is in Emeryville, Calif., where businesses with more than 55 employees must pay at least $15.69 an hour.
The Most Affordable Cities for Single Renters
Rankings factored in median monthly rent, cost of living and median earnings for full-time workers, among other metrics.
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