There's normally turnover in Washington with each new administration. But now Trump and Musk want to purge huge numbers of federal workers. These folks can bring valuable skills and experience to state and local governments.
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Innovation must come with transparency, safeguards and human oversight. We need to deploy the technology in ways that enhance rather than erode public confidence in the justice system.
Election deniers are running for election administration jobs in some states. What would it look like to make changes they want to see?
The Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits that reimburse governments for clean energy investments. New online resources make the program more understandable and accessible.
AI-trained cameras are putting eyes on land across the state. They're spotting fires before the 911 calls come in.
Michigan’s first-in-the-nation chief growth officer is working to refresh the state’s brand with help from partners whose survival depends on attracting more workers.
Climate and weather disasters are more frequent and more costly. What can be done to keep insurers viable and property owners protected?
Election skeptics haven’t taken their eyes off Georgia since the last presidential election. Officials there are working to make sure 2024 outcomes are as bulletproof as its 2020 results have proved to be.
Too many children die as the result of abuse and neglect. The hard truth is that no one is working hard to count how many of them, or what’s behind outcomes that may be largely preventable.
A new survey finds that a significant majority of religious Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
The court is considering whether criminal penalties for sleeping in public places amount to cruel and unusual punishment. But no ruling on the issues before the high court will change the nature or scope of the problem.
Recent events highlight the fact that water systems are targets for cyber attacks. There are ways of strengthening defenses at little to no cost, but more needs to be done to implement them.
New Jersey is the only state to commission an independent review of its COVID-19 actions. The report recommends changes to prevent the state from being blindsided in the future.
A group of American cities are working to reverse practices that have held down Black homeownership—and the generational wealth it brings—for nearly a century.
Even with the lessons from 2020, election administrators find themselves in unknown territory this time around.
Swatting—falsely reporting a serious emergency to provoke aggressive police response—is on the rise, and being used against political figures, public officials and judges.
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