Kentucky Lawmakers Who Catch Covid Can Vote From Their Cars
Parking lot participation for those stricken by the virus, or quarantining because of exposure, is just one way that legislatures are adapting to the pandemic era.
Poll: Growing Share of Americans Would Choose Towns, Rural Areas Over Cities, Suburbs
A Gallup poll found 48% of Americans in 2020 preferred to live in towns or rural areas, compared to 39% in 2018.
One State is Using Eventbrite to Schedule Covid-19 Vaccine Appointments
Florida health officials say that the event management and ticketing platform is the fastest way to get people in for appointments.
Prioritizing Prisoners for Vaccines Stirs Controversy
A fifth of all state and federal inmates have been infected with COVID-19.
‘Time to Sprint:’ Concerns Grow in New York That Vaccination Effort is Lagging
The state’s governor and the mayor of New York City on Monday both recognized the need to pick up the pace.
States Expect Delay of Federal Unemployment Payments
The late passage of the coronavirus relief package and new requirements for verifying benefits are complicating the rollout of payments by state unemployment agencies.
Amid Surge in Cases, States Turn to Field Hospitals
Health care systems in many states are overwhelmed by the number of Covid-19 patients. Some states are building field hospitals or reopening ones built earlier in the pandemic.
Heading Off the Next Pandemic
Multitudes of unknown viruses, some possibly highly pathogenic, dwell in wildlife around the world.
Some Pandemic Protections for Consumers Could Become Permanent
Previous economic disasters, such as the Great Recession, led to new laws.
Live Free or Die if You Must, Say Colorado Urbanites—But Not in My Hospital
Longstanding tensions between residents of two Colorado counties gets more intense during the pandemic.
During the Pandemic, Teachers’ Mental Health is Suffering in Ways They’ve Never Experienced
The burden is most acute for teachers who are mothers, and steering both their students and their own children through online learning.
Researchers Examining Covid Vaccine Barriers, Skepticism in Five Communities
Johns Hopkins Center for Health is overseeing the project, which researchers hope can help state and local governments address challenges in distributing the coronavirus vaccine to the general public.
What Will 2021 Hold for Cities?
With no help coming from the federal government, can Richmond’s mayor still execute an equity agenda?
A Decrease in Student Transfers Could Have Lasting Effects on Education Mobility
Transfers by college students decreased by 8%, with disproportionate impacts to minorities and community-college students, according to research from the National Student Clearinghouse.
How to Outsmart Your Covid-19 Fears and Boost Your Mood in 2021
COMMENTARY | Releasing negative emotions is the first step in preventing stress overload.
Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us
As vaccines roll out, the U.S. will face a choice about what to learn and what to forget.
Tech and Data Can Serve As the Backbone for Vaccine Distribution
COMMENTARY | Technology and data will need to play a pivotal role for state and local governments’ Covid-19 vaccination distribution programs.
The Pandemic Has Been Extra Hard on Single Mothers
Single mothers have scrambled during the pandemic to secure child care. What will the federal government do to help in 2021?
Heading Into 2021, State and Local Budget Gloom Lingers
Revenues are better than initially expected in some states. But they’re still down in many places as the cost of the pandemic response adds up.
Health Officials Fear Pandemic-Related Suicide Spike Among Native Youth
Native American young people die by suicide at almost twice the rate of their white peers. Mental health experts are worried the pandemic could make that disparity even worse.
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