Public Safety
Covering topics such as corrections, criminal justice, emergency management, gun control and police/fire/EMS.
The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that semi-autonomous robots could reshape policing in troubling ways.
With 28 percent of calls tied to general questions or misdirected requests, officials say automation could reduce strain and improve response times.
It’s about governance and whether these systems can avoid reinforcing existing inequities. States, local governments and agencies need to move to embed fairness, transparency and accountability into every stage of AI use.
A recent survey finds over a third of households with children lacked enough food as federal support for food programs falters.
Sunset Mesa residents are pushing for fireproof construction with noncombustible materials to shield entire blocks and attract affordable insurance.
The state is shockingly lax on DUIs, and it isn’t even the worst. But it shouldn’t be surprising that so many people are dying on California’s roads.
The city's yearslong struggle to open sites for homeless people living in vehicles will likely continue after the federal government dismissed the idea as “reprehensible” and “dystopian.”
President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate a federal disaster preparedness program threatens a fund used by state health systems from Republican-led Texas to the Democratic stronghold of California.
A Kentucky teachers union is calling on Fayette County Public Schools to follow Cincinnati’s lead with designated “Safe Sleep Lots” as housing insecurity among students persists.
The April 2011 outbreak spurred the state to overhaul its emergency systems — now officials say its coordinated efforts may serve as a blueprint for other states.
About 90 percent of federal lands are located in Western states. Dave Upthegrove, public lands commissioner of Washington state, discusses how changing federal priorities are affecting his job.
Just about every jurisdiction measures them differently. The data should differentiate between life-and-death situations and less serious ones. Doing so could save lives — including those of first responders.
The Zone Zero regulations, designed to keep embers from igniting homes, have drawn more than 4,000 public comments and fierce debate over plants, property rights and policy.
Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?
Typhoon Halong battered remote communities on Alaska's west coast last month. The state faced unique obstacles in getting people to safety — and it faces even more as it looks toward rebuilding.
Conservatives backed criminal justice reforms in hopes of driving down corrections costs and state budgets. A lot of violent and repeat offenders would have to be released to achieve real savings.
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