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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Girard Miller |Jabari Simama
But it’s impossible to have a discussion about these issues without a deluge of comments that rural voters “brought it on themselves” by supporting Donald Trump. (One example: the comments belowthis MSNBC interview with former Montana Senator Jon Tester and Mitch Landrieu.)We know: Never read the comments. But in this case, these sorts of discussions reveal a generally accepted wisdom that rural America is solely responsible for Trump’s election.
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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Jule Pattison-Gordon |Girard Miller |Carl Smith
Once famous for its textile mills, the city of Lowell hit an economic slump when the factories began shuttering in the early 1900s. The city has made several big pushes to rebuild its economy over the years, recently launching its “third wave” of revitalization efforts. Lowell is easing the way for new development and helping bring tech companies to the city, while advertising its unique character and historic vibes.
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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Girard Miller |Alan Greenblatt |Carl Smith
Washington is reeling from budgetary blitzkrieg. As the White House continues to flood the zone with head-spinning rapid-fire executive orders, intergovernmental grant clawbacks, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) wood-chipping, federal layoffs and flip-flopping global tariff pronouncements, the fallout for state and local budgets is worsening.
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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Girard Miller |Carl Smith
Unable to afford an attorney and facing a dwindling roster of Yakima County public defenders, Root waited three months for a public defender to represent him for the felony charge. His partner repeatedly asked to lift the order, to no avail, as Root posted bail twice — before landing back in jail for violating the order each time.
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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Girard Miller |Jared Brey |Carl Smith
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation last month signaling the eventual end of the state’s personal income tax. This historic moment, over a decade in the making, is a massive win for Mississippi workers, families and businesses. With the enactment of House Bill 1, our state is sending a clear message: Mississippi is open for business. Mississippi isn’t alone in this ambition.
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1 week ago | 
governing.com | Jared Brey |Alan Greenblatt |Girard Miller
Reckless drivers could be required to use speed-limiting technology in their vehicles under a new law in Virginia. Similar bills have been filed in half a dozen other states. Supporters say the technology can prevent deaths and injuries by forcing speeding drivers to slow down. Last month, a driver who’d collected nearly 100 traffic violations in the previous two years killed a mother and two of her children while they were taking a walk in their Brooklyn neighborhood.
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3 weeks ago | 
governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Cathilea Robinett |Girard Miller |Jared Brey
The Chicago Teachers Union’s team of 65 educators voted in favor of a proposed settlement Monday evening that wrapped up close to a year of negotiations with the school district. Tuesday morning, CTU celebrated its hard-fought gains for students and educators. “This city can do a lot when it is clearly connected to the community,” said CTU President Stacy Davis Gates . “It isn’t just math and reading. It is also art. It is also band and orchestra. It is also flag football. It is also cheerleading.
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3 weeks ago | 
sacbee.com | Girard Miller
Most of us have grown weary of tariff talk, jittery stock prices and the multitude of tax proposals emanating from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. The president wants lower taxes for domestic manufacturers plus tariffs to protect American producers, and sees other countries' value-added taxes as biased against American businesses. But corporate America has made it pretty clear that it won't underwrite massive new manufacturing facilities based on whiplash, mercurial tariff pronouncements.
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3 weeks ago | 
governing.com | Girard Miller |Carl Smith |Jared Brey
Most of us have grown weary of tariff talk, jittery stock prices and the multitude of tax proposals emanating from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. The president wants lower taxes for domestic manufacturers plus tariffs to protect American producers, and sees other countries’ value-added taxes as biased against American businesses. But corporate America has made it pretty clear that it won’t underwrite massive new manufacturing facilities based on whiplash, mercurial tariff pronouncements.
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1 month ago | 
governing.com | Jule Pattison-Gordon |Jabari Simama |Girard Miller |Zina Hutton
A 2023 report found some courts compensate jurors as little as $4 a day for missing work to serve, and some only pay starting on the second day of service. When compensation is low, jury duty can result in painful lost income and prompt more low-income people to seek exemption from serving, making juries less diverse. Some states are rethinking how much they reimburse jurors.
