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You’re not tripping: State and local leaders give psychedelics another chance
December 22, 2023 | News, ManagementMore than 50 years after policymakers started cracking down on the hallucinogenic drugs, states and cities are now embracing them as a way to treat mental health disorders.
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Mayors urge ATF to finalize rules to expand background checks
| News, ManagementThe proposed rules would close the “gun show loophole,” which is one of several loopholes that currently allows one-fifth of all the guns sold in the nation to be sold without background checks.
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Feds consider limiting how states can use welfare funds
December 21, 2023 | News, ManagementThe Biden administration says that the 1996 welfare reforms gave states too much spending flexibility. Now, it wants to claw back back some of those freedoms.
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On the Agenda 2024
December 20, 2023 | News, ManagementHere are 10 of the biggest issues state and local governments will confront in the new year.
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Why the 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling
| News, ManagementCOMMENTARY | Colorado’s Supreme Court has removed Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. A scholar of constitutional law explains why.
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What HUD’s annual homelessness count misses
December 19, 2023 | News, ManagementRather than relying on a single metric, communities need to develop a data infrastructure they can use to track, reduce and end homelessness.
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A court struck down local gas bans—so Seattle and other cities are getting creative
| News, ManagementAmid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings.
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Homeless is increasing nationwide, but some cities see significant declines
December 15, 2023 | News, ManagementMany believe they are seeing more people experiencing homelessness than ever before. But in three major cities, the data contradicts that perception.
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How to make skills-based hiring work
| News, ManagementNow that many public sector jobs no longer require a four-year degree, agencies are reframing how they recruit and train new workers, especially for IT jobs.
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Documents show Republican-led states struggling to clean voter rolls after leaving ERIC
| News, ManagementOfficials encounter new obstacles and costs in trying to replace just some of the data they used to get from the Electronic Registration Information Center, unreleased records show.