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It’s hot. Is your community pool open?
July 01, 2024 | News, ManagementAn ongoing lifeguard shortage means some pools and beaches are staying closed amid record-breaking heat waves across the U.S. Here’s what states and municipalities are doing about it.
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Is it time to break up with fireworks?
| News, ManagementFourth of July celebrations have long featured flashy pyrotechnics. But more environmentally friendly spectacles could take their place.
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Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing
| News, ManagementViolent crime in the U.S. saw a significant decrease in the first quarter of 2024, according to preliminary data from the FBI. But some may stille manipulate crime statistics for political gain, experts warn.
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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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A swing constituency could help allow more homes
| News, ManagementA survey could help illuminate for policymakers which housing reforms are more popular than others with a swing group of voters.
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The federal government just acknowledged the harm its dams have caused tribes. Here’s what it left out.
| News, ManagementThe Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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It’s OK to ban homeless people from camping in public, high court rules
| News, ManagementThe 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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Criminal justice reform may be under pressure, but it still has plenty of life
June 27, 2024 | News, ManagementCOMMENTARY | Policy advances in areas such as prison conditions, reentry and record clearing may seem incremental, but they will produce durable, measurable results.
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How states are cracking down on rising prescription drug costs
| News, ManagementFrom creating drug price review boards to bulk purchasing medications, state officials are keen on keeping health care costs down amid skyrocketing prescription costs.
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The $190B question: Did federal pandemic funds improve test scores?
| News, ManagementTwo new studies attempt to answer that question as education activists and politicians debate the impact of federal spending, and as states and school districts consider which pandemic-era programs to continue.