Of the 19.5 million Texans eligible to vote in the 2022 general election, 42 percent did so. Only 10 states had worse voter participation rates. “Texas is sadly at the bottom of lists for ...
Gregory Holt, an inmate at the Arkansas Department of Corrections, wants to grow his beard as a practicing Salafi Muslim. But Arkansas Corrections restricts beard length to a quarter of an inch. In ...
Some employees will see their insurance contributions double and individual deductibles triple as the state confronts ...
A 2025 push to round up undocumented immigrants continues to disrupt local economies in Los Angeles County. Local officials ...
Local officials don’t have to roll over in the face of today’s political challenges to affirmative action and DEI. Fair ...
Years of rapid growth have pushed development farther into fire-prone areas, exposing a challenge facing communities as more ...
Homelessness declined across more than half of California communities, according to new data. Officials credit state ...
According to recent analysis of industry trends, the number of court reporters in the U.S. has declined 21 percent over the ...
They’re often put to good use, pointing to problems that require attention from elected leaders and program managers. And ...
Concerns about environmental impacts from data centers have dovetailed with a broader backlash to AI. Dozens of jurisdictions ...
Critics of the misuse of security cameras are right to be alarmed. But the more fundamental mistake was letting surveillance ...
Houston adopted a new law clarifying landlords’ obligation to provide air conditioning in rental units. Many jurisdictions ...