Biden’s Executive Order on Policing Could Help Spur Local Reforms
The directive, which includes varied restrictions and alternatives, drew support from reform advocates as well as groups representing law enforcement officers and cities.
Patchwork of State Gun Laws Unlikely to Change Even After Massacre at Texas School
The shooting left 19 students and two educators dead, renewing calls for stricter gun laws. But the issue has been at a standstill for years in Congress amid Republican opposition and states remain divided.
Why Government Should Do More to Drive Down the Cost of Prison Calls
COMMENTARY | Incarcerated people are charged exorbitant rates to make calls or send emails, making it difficult for them to contact loved ones. But more connection with the outside world could help in reducing recidivism.
What We Know About Mass School Shootings in the US and the Gunmen Who Carry Them Out
COMMENTARY | A database of the nation's public mass shootings offers insight into the people who've committed the violence.
21 killed in Texas’ Deadliest School Shooting Ever
Robb Elementary teaches second, third and fourth grade students in Uvalde, which is about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Gov. Greg Abbott said the shooter is believed to have been killed by responding law enforcement.
As remote work persists, cities struggle to adapt
The shift to remote work will prompt cities to focus on broadband access and remote shared workspaces, as they contend for workers who can live anywhere.
Alabama Senator Calls on ‘Sore Loser’ Coloradans to Give Up Space Command HQ
Colorado politicians, however, are not giving up.
National Public Health Emergency to Last Until At Least October
The eventual end of the emergency is poised to have major ramifications for Medicaid and nutrition assistance programs.
The Prosecutors Not Planning to Enforce Post-Roe Abortion Laws
In states like Texas and Tennessee, some local district attorneys say they’re not willing to pursue cases against women who get abortions, or doctors who provide them.
Paper Shortage Threatens to Cause Election Problems
Troubles finding paper for ballots and other materials is just one of the challenges state election officials raised in testimony Thursday on Capitol Hill.
North Carolina House That Collapsed Into the Sea is a Warning for Millions of Americans
States and the federal government can do more to protect homebuyers, like reforming flood disclosure laws.
How a Virginia county wooed Amazon and Boeing
It takes more than tax breaks to get large tech companies to come to a locality.
Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals Put Patients at Risk
In 2020 and 2021, U.S. health care facilities faced at least 168 such attacks.
With Complaints Rising, Transit Agencies Search for Alternatives to Police
As they look to win back riders lost during the pandemic, bus and subway operators are looking beyond traditional law enforcement to address their concerns.
Public Health Workers Still Fighting the Pandemic, Even as Policy Makers Move On
"It's not over," warns Dr. Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association in an interview with Route Fifty.
States Have Yet to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Federal Dollars to Tackle Covid Health Disparities
A year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded states and local health departments $2.25 billion to help people of color and other populations at higher risk from Covid. But a KHN review shows public health agencies across the country have been slow to spend it.
Online Data Could be Used Against People Seeking Abortions if Roe v. Wade Falls
COMMENTARY | Women in states where abortion becomes illegal who rely on the internet for information, products and services related to reproductive health would be subject to online policing.
Police Could Have Used New York’s Red Flag Law to Stop the Buffalo Shooting Suspect
State police said they did not file for a protection order under the law after they were called to the accused shooter’s school, where they reportedly investigated a “murder-suicide” threat he made.
22% of Republican State Lawmakers Nationwide Joined Far-Right Facebook Groups, Study Finds
"We were shocked by what we found," says one person involved in the research.
Pushback on Louisiana’s Scuttled Abortion Bill Reveals a Limit on How Far Anti-abortion Groups Are Willing To Go
The law would have classified abortion as a homicide, which was a 'bridge too far' for Louisiana lawmakers, said one expert.
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