Charlottesville Mayor Says of Trump: ‘When You Dance With the Devil ... the Devil Changes You’
STATE AND LOCAL WEEKEND ROUNDUP | ‘Budget deferrals and other government legerdemain’ in Texas; Lexington, Ky. mayor wants to relocate Confederate statues; and Minnesota's renovated State Capitol officially reopens.
Trump Makes It Official: The Opioid Epidemic Is a National Emergency
The White House says the action allows the administration to “use all appropriate emergency and other authorities to respond to the crisis caused by the opioid epidemic.”
U.S. Senate Bill That Would Block CDBG Funds for ‘Sanctuary’ Cities Irks Mayors
The GOP-backed measure comes as sparring between the U.S. Department of Justice and local governments continues over immigration-related issues.
Mayor Emanuel: ‘Chicago Will Not Be Blackmailed’ by Trump Administration
The Windy City plans to sue the federal government and “will continue to stand up to President Trump and his Justice Department.”
DOJ Demands Information on Immigration Policies From 4 Cities Seeking Aid
The episode is the latest involving the Trump administration’s efforts to single out so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Mayors Meet With U.S. Senators as Legislative Agenda Shifts Away From Health Care
“We don't feel comfortable or reassured about anything that we see happening in Washington right now,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu told Route Fifty on Capitol Hill.
A Harvard Political Philosopher on Why Tougher Policing in America Won't Reduce Crime
Crimes of the poor may actually be a form of resistance, argues Tommie Shelby.
EPA Program to Clean Up Toxic Sites Gets Attention on Capitol Hill
President Trump has proposed slashing the Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says he wants to make it a priority. Congress is taking a look at it, too.
The Next Front In Net Neutrality And Internet Privacy Wars Might Be Your Hometown
A court decision just strengthened local governments’ leverage over cable companies
Public Health Has Dodged a Bullet
Funding to fight lead poisoning, opioid addiction, and chronic disease could have vanished with the “skinny repeal” of the ACA.
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Bill Preserving Transportation, Housing Grants
But there’s still plenty of uncertainty about how the overall budget-making process will unfold in Congress.
Is Sessions’ Dangling of 'Sanctuary City' Funding an Overstep?
The U.S. attorney general followed through on a threat he made in May, showing he’s willing to withhold millions of dollars meant for criminal justice initiatives if it means getting states and localities to enforce federal immigration law.
Mayors to Senate Republicans: ‘Start From Scratch’
“If you didn’t like the previous GOP health care plans to repeal the [Affordable Care Act] and to replace it, you’re definitely not going to like the one that actually just last night went down in flames,” said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
Bill That Could Offer Boost to Drinking Water Systems Advances in U.S. House
“We cannot fool ourselves into thinking local governments can do this on their own,” said U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko.
U.S. House Plan to Ax Police Hiring Program Rankles Mayors
COPS hiring grants provide money to law enforcement agencies to hire officers to assist with community policing activities.
How Mapping Disasters Can Help Devastated Communities Rally
The threat of more frequent and more intense natural disasters linked to climate change is forcing cities and states to change the way they prepare for, and recover from, events like tornadoes, forest fires, floods and hurricanes.
U.S. House Appropriations Bill Would Kill TIGER Grants, Provide $2.9 Billion for CDBG
The legislation would also unlock as much as $900 million for the Amtrak Gateway tunnel replacement program in the New York City area.
Justice Department Reviewing Defenses of 10 ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions’
An inspector general’s memo in May called them out and they all responded.
A Long-Haul Rail Journey on a Train Trump Wants to Eliminate
One of the best ways to better appreciate America is, unfortunately, an endangered species thanks to the White House.
The Trump Administration Is Reworking a Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. DOT Grant Program
Fastlane grants are dead. They’ll be known as Infra grants going forward. But the changes extend beyond the program’s name.
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