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After a long economic slump, the post-industrial New England city is encouraging development, filling vacant properties and zoning for more housing.
Trade wars, federal aid cutbacks and IRS layoffs will all have an impact on revenues, though the shocks may not be as bad as some fear. Still, for most jurisdictions budget and staffing freezes or cuts lie ahead. But for now leaders should resist the temptation to raid rainy day funds.
Shortages are so bad in some counties that defendants have had to be released because they can’t be tried in a timely manner.
Despite spending $31 million, the project has yet to roll out any new technology and is at least $240 million and nine years from completion.
Cody Balmer said he would have beaten Gov. Josh Shapiro with a hammer if he’d gotten the chance.
The administration is signing billion-dollar contracts with private prison operators. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is attempting to increase its detention capacity by 100,000.
Experts argue about whether it’s mostly poor road design or dangerous drivers. But there’s no question that it’s gotten a lot riskier to travel on foot.
The Washington state district didn’t just make students put phones away. They increased field trips and extracurricular activities, bringing chronic absenteeism down among participants by 13 percent.
Makers of everything from food to hardware to components for bigger companies need a boost, which better state and local policies could provide.
Steve Soboroff has finished a three-month run coordinating wildfire recovery efforts. He says he was shut out of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ planning, but the mayor’s office calls him a loose cannon.
El Paso has one of the largest water desalination plants in the world. Its efforts will inform Texas’ efforts to use desalination to address its water shortage.
A new Virginia law will allow judges to require intelligent speed assistance devices for people with repeat reckless driving offenses. Advocates are pushing for similar policies in other states.
The state recently became the first since 1980 to vote to eliminate its income tax. This will boost economic growth while removing barriers to work — and could ignite a wave of similar state-led reforms.
Among other things, agencies would be barred from issuing no-bid contracts, which the secretary of state’s office has done repeatedly.
A new executive order directs the attorney general to identify and stop enforcement of state-level climate laws. The order says such laws hinder American energy dominance.
People want more political choices but end up defeating independent candidates. In Mississippi, single-party rule has not ended division.
The president wants to reward companies that make things in this country and punish those that don’t. This may not be enough to counter the forces that have shrunk manufacturing for decades.
The program has grown far beyond its original target populations. Congress needs to pare it back.
Proposals to cut Medicaid will not only end coverage for millions but undermine the health-care system as a whole.
Universities and colleges have historically not done well at enrolling Hispanic students. Now their continued success may depend on it.
The city is 20 percent short of its full contingent of officers. That's causing problems for everything from 911 response to addressing cold cases.
Diverting young people who commit low-level offenses to community support programs can help them avoid incarceration down the line. Girls in particular may benefit from these tactics.
The SAVE Act threatens to block millions of Americans from voting while also imposing significant burdens on state and local election officials.
For now, AI is helping plant operators scan through thousands of pages of compliance documents. Its uses could expand.
Cities and states battling the measles outbreak feel undermined by federal health spending cuts.
Cubans have been granted special status since the Cold War. That's suddenly changed, leading to a sense of betrayal among a staunchly Republican group.
Legal challenges, economic factors and Trump administration policies are all creating problems for commercial wind farms.
The median balance increased by 7 percent last year, a big comedown from 31 percent growth in 2023. Still, half the states could operate solely on rainy-day accounts for longer periods of time.
The field is now set for the governor's race, with both Democrats and Republicans nominating women. GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin is term-limited.
The jury found the oil giant liable for environmental damages from decades ago. Business groups said the decision could have a chilling effect on the state's oil and gas industry.
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