With Kilauea Off Limits, New Mexico Has Its Own Kilauea-Like Spot to Check Out
Officials in Hawaii, for good reason, want you to steer clear of the danger zone on the Big Island. But a location on the mainland shows what can happen when lava oozes across the landscape.
As Courts See Local Flood of Opioid Lawsuits, Litigation Strategies Can Vary By State
In Arkansas and other states, city and county associations have led a full-out charge against the pharmaceutical industry.
Solving DC's gridlock with smarter cars, intelligent traffic signals
A data-sharing partnership has the potential to help the nation’s capital ease its notorious traffic congestion.
Agriculture States Are Bearing an ‘Unfair’ Brunt of Chinese Tariffs
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross assured senators Thursday he’s negotiating to ‘minimize the problem,’ but ‘the gap is wide.’
Michigan Senator Wants to Ban Marijuana-Infused Alcohol
Sen. Rick Jones says the legislation is necessary because Michigan voters may soon decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
Dozens More Counties Join Opioid Lawsuits
The new lawsuits aim to “recover millions of dollars lost due to opiate addiction and drug overdoses that have taken so many lives in this country and greatly affected the lives of many.”
Tracking State Preemption Just Got Easier
A new map from the Partnership for Working Families covers nine economic and racial justice issue areas where localities are being interfered with.
Senators Look at Policing Practices by Federal Land Management Agencies
“This issue is of great concern to communities throughout the West,” said Utah Sen. Mike Lee. “Increasingly, these communities find themselves as targets of overly zealous federal law-enforcement operations.”
This Alabama Town Reimagined Its Vacant Kmart
Gadsden offers a model for ‘getting beyond Kmart’ other cities can follow, even if their big-box stores haven’t shuttered yet.
Survey Finds Americans are Confident Home Prices Will Rise
The findings are part of Gallup's latest Economy and Personal Finance poll.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors Gets a New President
The group has seen plenty of action in the Trump era.
Boston Officials Propose 'A Better Deal' for Public Housing
The proposal plans to reinvest in public housing and the 2.2 million lowest-income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and other individuals who live in public housing.
U.S. Sees ‘Steady Increase and Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Swearing in New Orleans’ first woman mayor … why Amazon poopooed Detroit for HQ2 … Chicago suburb looks to outsource firefighting … and Iowa’s state auditor sets record pace in hunt for fraud.
Fido Survived the Research Lab. Now What?
Maryland just became the seventh state to enact a “Beagle Freedom” law.
NYC Transit is building a fleet of chatbots
The city's Metropolitan Transit Authority is creating chatbots that will allow agency employees to ask natural language questions to get answers from information in its databases.
Hawaii Volcanic Eruption Sends Lava Into Subdivision
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Ariz. teacher walkout ends … Mich. State University bond rating downgraded … Mo. special session to look at Greitens allegations … and relief in Albuquerque.
American Higher Education Hits a Dangerous Milestone
As younger generations become more racially diverse, many states are allocating fewer tax dollars to public colleges and universities.
Florida ports get situational awareness
By assimilating existing systems, sensors and workflows into a common operation picture, CommandBridge will give users a full view into what’s happening at the ports.
How One Quake-Prone State Organizes Volunteers to Inspect Damaged Buildings
“There are a lot of engineers and architects … who are willing to come out and volunteer,” according to Jonathan C. Siu, Seattle’s principal building official.
America's Opioid Crisis Is Now a Fentanyl Crisis
Officials know that synthetic opioids are killing more people than heroin or OxyContin—but there’s still a lot of data missing.
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