Interacting With Nature in Cities Can Reduce Loneliness
Local officials should improve access to existing green spaces, among other things, to help lessen loneliness, one study shows.
5 Challenges States Must Anticipate Before the Next Emergency
COMMENTARY | After acquiring a vast amount of personal protective equipment, states will need to determine how to manage it so it doesn’t go to waste.
Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid Deserve Help, Advocates Say
Last year, 14 states passed 36 bills that aim to improve children’s mental health.
America’s Covid Rules Are a Dumpster Fire
COMMENTARY | If you’re confused by the CDC’s new isolation guidelines, you’re not the only one.
Natural Gas Bans Are New Front in Effort to Curb Emissions
“We can’t stay here forever in a fossil fuel world.”
What Is Pay-As-You-Throw? A Waste
COMMENTARY | When governments want people to do less of something, one way to make that happen is to charge them for doing it. That’s the idea behind pay-as-you-throw waste policies, an academic explains.
States Are Hoarding $5.2B in Welfare Funds Even as the Need for Aid Grows
Bonnie Bridgforth supported five children with an $8.50-an-hour job when she was told she no longer qualified for welfare in Maine. But the state—like so many others—was sitting on a huge stockpile of funds.
Where the Standard of Living Is Highest and Lowest
A new working paper finds that geographical differences in the standard of living are economically large.
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
Unpaid Family Caregivers Lose $522B in Wages Every Year
COMMENTARY | The 53 million people who provide critical care and support to older adults and people with disabilities are suffering financially, physically and mentally. It’s time for governments to do more for them.
Cities With the Least and Most Energy Use
San Francisco ranks No. 1 on the City Clean Energy Scorecard while Baton Rouge, Louisiana came in last.
Don’t Panic About Omicron. But Don’t Be Indifferent, Either.
COMMENTARY | The next wave of the pandemic requires charting a middle course between dismay and dismissal.
Booster Mandates Are a Tough Call for States, Businesses
New Mexico is the first and only state to require boosters for its employees.
Mattresses and Mold Removal: Medi-Cal to Offer Unconventional Treatments to Asthma Patients
MADERA, Calif. — Growing up amid the dusty agricultural fields of the Central Valley, Ruby Marentes-Cabrera can’t recall a time when it wasn’t difficult to breathe.
How State and Local Leaders Can Bolster a Core American Ideal
COMMENTARY | Programs focused on preventing childhood trauma could go a long way towards delivering on the idea that the "pursuit of happiness" is an unalienable right.
NYC’s Supervised Injection Sites Face Pushback
A Republican New York congresswoman has introduced a bill to defund the “Overdose Prevention Centers.”
Bills Modeled on Texas Abortion Law Target Sex Abusers, Gun Sellers
California’s governor wants to use Texas tactics to go after assault weapons sold in his state, while an Illinois state lawmaker seeks to penalize sex offenders.
Report: Place Governance Must Evolve to Address Homeless Crisis
Local organizations need to create a more integrated and inclusive service system to meet the needs of unsheltered individuals, according to Brookings.
How Governments Can Minimize Harassment of Public Officials
Complex factors are at play, including polarization, misinformation and social media. But there are safety measures localities can take to protect local leaders, according to the National League of Cities.
Plastic Trash in the Ocean Is a Global Problem, and the US Is the Top Source
An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean each year – equivalent to dumping in a garbage truckload of it every minute. A new report calls on the US to help stem the deluge.
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