Giving Group Homes a 21st Century Makeover
A new law caps the amount of time the federal government will pay to house children in group homes. New York state officials are concerned it will end up costing counties. Colorado, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Wyoming have the greatest percentage of foster children living in group homes.
Drugged Driving Deaths Spike With Spread of Legal Marijuana, Opioid Abuse
Forty-four percent of fatally injured drivers tested for drugs had positive results in 2016, the Governors Highway Safety Association found, up more than 50 percent compared with a decade ago.
Everyone's Welcome: Saving Families With Movie Nights and Meetups
Can family enrichment centers help keep kids out of foster care?
How Exposed Is Your State to Trade Tensions?
More than a dozen states have above-average international trade exposure, per a new Moody’s report.
IRS, Treasury Take Icy View of State Workarounds to Capped Deduction
A notice issued on Wednesday could have implications for some recently passed state laws.
How N.Y.C. Is Forging Strategic Partnerships to Address Its Affordability Crisis
The city is already expanding access to computer science education and mental health treatment.
New Research Shows 9/11 First Responders Are Twice as Likely to Develop Blood Cancer
In the chaos of that day, they were exposed to unprecedented levels of aerosolized dust from the collapsed World Trade Center skyscrapers.
Kraken Crypto Exchange Responds to New York Attorney General in Snarky Way
There's a historical grudge that the crypto industry holds with regulators in the Empire State.
New York’s Double-Jeopardy Loophole
The state attorney general asked the legislature to change state law so that the president or his associates could be tried in New York even if pardoned under federal law.
Intergovernmental Fights ‘Deeply Rooted in the Flaws’ of New York’s Governor and Mayor
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Michigan ends Flint’s bottled water shipments … California sheriff department’s K-9 shot in neck … and scofflaw golf cart drivers in “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.”
Uber Thinks This New Tax Could Be Really Great for Business
Congestion pricing is deeply unpopular with voters but could be a big boon for ride-hailing apps in New York City.
State AGs Have Questions for Facebook’s Zuckerberg
And they expect the social network CEO’s ‘full cooperation’ while they ensure the consumer privacy of users.
N.Y. Governor’s Plan to Use City Property Taxes Alarms Mayor
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | County dissolves flood-prone village near Mississippi River; Fla. proposal would pressure Miami-Dade County; 100-gigabit network in N.D.; Boise is booming; and dismal news for Pa. dairy farmers.
Next Recession Could Leave New York’s MTA ‘Particularly Vulnerable’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Okla. first to pursue nitrogen hypoxia executions; sunken island property dispute in N.C.; 2 police sketches, same fake cop?; a push for even stronger quake codes in Calif.
Has Trump Intervened to Kill Gateway Funding? Chao: 'Yes!'
The multi-billion dollar project features a rail tunnel in and out of Manhattan and is a priority in the New York City region. It's getting fresh attention as Congress works on a major spending bill.
4 States Form Gun Safety Coalition After Parkland Mass Shooting
No, Florida isn’t one of them.
HUD Awards Local Grants to Make Public Housing Residents More 'Self-Sufficient'
How did states fare?
New York Looks to Lead on Offshore Wind, Not Drilling
Meanwhile, Alaska’s congressional delegation has backed offshore drilling in some places but wants local consultation before finalizing a plan.
N.Y. Governor Follows Montana’s Lead on State-Level Net Neutrality Protections
STATE & LOCAL ROUNDUP | Open records decision made on Pittsburgh’s HQ2 proposal; San Francisco’s new interim mayor; ‘Feed Your Soul’ in Louisiana; and a Daylight Saving Time proposal in Florida.
N.Y.C. Mayor: Big Pharma Is ‘Hooking Millions of Americans in Exchange for Profit’
STATE & LOCAL ROUNDUP: U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting starting in D.C.; Minnesota county bars federal immigration detainees over high costs; and new concerns over contaminated water in a Michigan city.
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