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$1 trillion a year in tax breaks goes out the door. Are states keeping track?
July 02, 2024 | News, FinanceA new report from the Volcker Alliance highlights the lack of transparency around tax expenditures, and calls on states to better monitor whether the tax breaks are achieving their intended effects.
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Supreme Court issues rulings on opioid settlement, overturns Chevron doctrine
June 28, 2024 | News, ManagementAs the term nears its end, the high court has issued a flurry of decisions that will affect state and local governments.
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It’s OK to ban homeless people from camping in public, high court rules
| Management, NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court sided with states and cities, saying anti-camping laws are not “cruel and unusual punishment” and that the laws of Grants Pass, Oregon, did not punish people for being homeless.
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Supreme Court narrows law for fighting state and local corruption
June 26, 2024 | News, ManagementThe high court’s conservatives ruled that a key anti-corruption law only applies to bribes and not to “gratuities” meant to reward officials for their service.
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Biden administration awards $1.8B for urban, rural transportation projects
| News, InfrastructureThe more than 145 projects include funding for urban street upgrades, bike and pedestrian improvements, and highway expansions, among other things.
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Why the fight over abortion pills isn’t over yet
June 14, 2024 | News, ManagementThe Supreme Court dismissed a challenge from anti-abortion groups attempting to restrict access to mifepristone, but conservative states are acting on their own to block access to the increasingly popular medicine.
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After Amtrak’s ‘best revenue month ever,’ House GOP focuses on railroad’s bonuses
June 13, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCongressional Republicans called for more information about executive compensation and more board transparency for the passenger rail company, citing ridership drops after the pandemic.
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Midwest states launch new rail service, 12 years in the making
June 11, 2024 | Infrastructure, NewsThe new Borealis Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Paul has given rail advocates something to cheer about. But they hope other new projects can come online quicker.
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Congestion pricing: If it can’t make it in New York, can it make it anywhere?
June 07, 2024 | News, InfrastructureOther cities are considering it, but all eyes were on the city that never sleeps. By trying to quell controversy over the downtown toll plan, the New York governor sparked new questions about transit funding, environmental goals and political consequences.
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New York governor blocks downtown tolling plan at the last minute
June 05, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCiting economic hardships, Gov. Kathy Hochul put an indefinite hold on the congestion pricing plan for Lower Manhattan, upending a decade of planning to reduce traffic and air pollution.