Supreme Court Restrains States' Power to Seize Property
Eighth Amendment protections from excessive fines are enforceable against the states the court ruled in an Indiana case.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenges Over State Farm Animal Laws
California and Massachusetts standards for the confinement of livestock have drawn opposition from other states.
South Bend’s Mayor on What Local Governments Can Learn From Estonia
The Indiana city’s new mobility-as-a-service pilot is helping low-income shift workers commute for free.
Dispute Over Indiana's Seizure of Man's Land Rover Is Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court
The case's outcome may help clarify how constitutional limits on criminal fines and "asset forfeitures" apply to states and localities.
In Cities Rejected by Amazon, Some See Upsides to ‘HQ2’ Process
“It wasn't just a sense of winners and losers in this,” says Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, of Gary, Indiana.
Big Differences in Life Expectancy, City by City, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Another police “swatting” call … Florida red tide spreads … San Francisco's new seismic list ... and remembering the Taj Mahal of municipal pools.
How Indiana Is Taking On the Opioid Crisis
Looking at proposals for treatment system transformation, the substance use disorder workforce and underserved populations.
Courts Force States to Provide Costly Hep C Treatment
Although antiviral drugs treating hepatitis C have become cheaper, some states deny them to prisoners and Medicaid recipients. But court rulings and settlements are starting to require coverage.
FCC Prepares to Push Forward With Streamlining 5G Deployment
“My guess is they just ran out of time and patience for the process to play out,” said one local government advocate.
Indiana Mapping Tool Uses EMS Data to Show Naloxone Administrations
The map shows use of the overdose-reversing drug as reported by EMS responders, beginning in 2014.
Indiana Takes Action to Protect K-12 Schools From Hackers
The state has launched a multi-pronged initiative aimed at reducing cybersecurity risks.
When the FBI Calls to Say Your State Has Been Hacked By Iran
Indiana CIO Dewand Neely shares how his state came to be named in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns ever prosecuted.”
Tens of Thousands of Fish Travel by Truck Between Great Lakes States
“There has to be a cooperative spirit or it just flat-out won’t work,” according to Ed Eisch, fish production program manager for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
What Trump-era Economic Policies Mean to the Mayor of U.S. Steel’s Hometown
Gary, Ind. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson spoke with Route Fifty about the what she dislikes and likes about the tax overhaul, steel tariffs and education, as well as being sued for being a “welcoming city.”
The President of Everywhere, USA
We asked South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg about a recent Politico headline, automation and much more at SXSW.
The Mayor, the Smart Sewer System and Burrito Night
Just how targeted are the sensors in South Bend’s sewers?
Seema Verma: Medicaid Work Requirements Are ‘True Compassion’
Now that the Trump administration has approved work requirement waivers in two states—Kentucky and Indiana—as many as 11 more could follow.
Payday-Lending Lobbyists Swarm Indiana Statehouse
In the Obama era, the industry turned to state lawmakers to make its case. That strategy doesn’t seem to be changing.
SWAMP Act Would Use Bidding Process to Push Federal Agency HQs Outside D.C.
“There’s no reason why the Department of Agriculture has to be in the District of Columbia when it could be located in Indiana or another heartland state,” according to Indiana Congressman Luke Messer.
Gay Couples Fight to Be Included on Birth Certificates
Lesbian couples in Indiana and Arkansas that have used artificial insemination say they should be treated like heterosexual couples on birth certificates, with both the biological mother and her spouse listed as parents.
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