Mattie Quinn

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The Unacceptable Risk Sanctuary Cities Pose for Public Safety

1 month ago | governing.com | Jared Brey |Mattie Quinn

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the policies of sanctuary jurisdictions in Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City. These cities, which refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, claim they are protecting immigrant communities. However, their policies have far-reaching consequences that hinder federal law enforcement’s ability to combat crime effectively.
Here’s How to Improve Iowa’s Math Scores - And How to Pay for It

1 month ago | governing.com | Jared Brey |Mattie Quinn

Gov. Kim Reynolds is not happy. A few weeks ago, in her Condition of the State address, Iowa’s governor told us how she was going to Illinois this spring to convince businesses to come to Iowa. Predictably, she trashed our neighbors to the east. Republican governors from Iowa love to do this. Reynolds even tried out the line of attack she would use to convince those Illinois businesses to move across the Mississippi River: Taxes, regulations, crime. Their “education system is failing,” she said.
Former Illinois Speaker Madigan Found Guilty of Corruption

2 months ago | governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Jabari Simama |Mattie Quinn

But the jury, which deliberated for roughly 65 hours over two weeks following a marathon three months of evidence and testimony, was split in its verdict. They acquitted the former speaker on seven other charges and ultimately deadlocked on six counts. Madigan’s co-defendant, veteran Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, walked free after the jury deadlocked on the same charges.
East Coast States’ Climate Coalition Considers Ways to Expand

Dec 9, 2024 | governing.com | Alan Ehrenhalt |Mattie Quinn

The 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, established in 2005, is the country’s first regional cap-and-invest system for reducing carbon emissions from power generation. Since 2021, administrators have been conducting a program review, analyzing its performance since the last review in 2017 and weighing potential adjustments to make sure it continues to deliver benefits to member states.
Higher Ed Changes Loom Under a Second Trump Administration

Dec 4, 2024 | governing.com | Jared Brey |Mattie Quinn

Donald Trump and JD Vance have expressed hostility toward modern colleges and universities as bastions of elite progressivism. Trump has said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education, an aim of Republicans for decades. Education policy experts expect changes to federal rules around discrimination and sexual misconduct on campuses. Despite having a limited formal role in higher education, the federal government has a lot of influence on colleges and universities.
Is a Bus Ticket Home a Solution for Homelessness?

Dec 4, 2024 | governing.com | Carl Smith |Mattie Quinn

But while San Francisco has gotten an outsized amount of attention for putting its busing program at the forefront of its homelessness strategy, other California cities and nonprofits continue to quietly send small numbers of unhoused people all over the country. At least one new program is set to launch early next year.
Labor’s Future After Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Struck Down

Dec 4, 2024 | governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Carl Smith |Mattie Quinn

Judge Jacob Frost ruled Monday that Act 10, passed by the state Legislature’s Republican majority in 2011 and signed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker in his first year in office, was unconstitutional in making some public safety workers exempt from the law’s limits on unions but excluding other workers with similar jobs from those protections.
What Lies Ahead for Local Environmental Policies

Dec 4, 2024 | governing.com | Carl Smith |Mattie Quinn

Editor’s note: This story is part of Governing’s ongoing Q&A series “In the Weeds.” The series features experts whose knowledge can provide new insights and solutions for state and local government officials across the country. Have an expert you think should be featured? Email Web Editor Natalie Delgadillo at [email protected]. There was uncertainty regarding the future participation of the U.S. at the recent meeting of parties to the Paris climate agreement.
Few States Still Require High School Graduation Exams

Dec 4, 2024 | governing.com | Mattie Quinn

But this fall, Norton and Scruggs advocated on opposite sides of a Massachusetts ballot referendum scrapping the requirement that high school kids pass a standardized state test to graduate. Norton argued that without the high bar of the standard exam, kids like hers won’t have an incentive to strive. But Scruggs maintained that kids with learning disorders also need different types of measurements than standardized tests to qualify for a high school diploma.
Nearly Half of L.A.’s Homelessness Funds Went Unused

Nov 21, 2024 | governing.com | Jared Brey |Mattie Quinn

Controller Kenneth Mejia found that only $599 million had actually been spent. An additional $195 million was encumbered, leaving at least $513 million unspent. Mejia blamed "a sluggish, inefficient approach" for the underspending, listing lack of staff and resources, programs spread over multiple city departments and council offices, obsolete technology and absence of real-time data as contributing factors.