School Security Changes Involve New Clear Backpack Rules for 2 North Texas Districts
When Mesquite ISD announced that all students would be required to carry clear backpacks and clear lunch bags to school this year, mom Elizabeth...
‘Death Star’ Law Will End Water Breaks for Texas Workers
Water breaks will no longer be guaranteed for construction workers in Austin and Dallas when a new state law that prevents municipalities from regulating...
Texas Policy Protects Big Polluters From Citizen Complaints
On a rugged stretch of the Gulf Coast in Texas, environmental groups called foul in 2020 when an oil company sought pollution permits to...
New York City Will Make Outdoor Dining Permanent, With Caveats
New rules passed by the City Council on Thursday will organize the haphazard but popular outdoor dining structures, but will force their removal in...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Dangles the Possibility of Increased State Spending After Years of Surpluses
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he’s ready to loosen the purse strings after years of huge budget surpluses, reaped partly by holding down spending...
Georgia’s Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Get Relief From Abusive Prior Authorization Policy
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology applaud Humana for rolling...
Georgia Prosecutors Are Suing to Strike Down a New State Law That Undermines Their Authority
Four district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing...
Policy Group Calls for ‘Restructuring of Georgia’s Broken Systems’
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute wants “a restructuring of Georgia’s broken systems,” which will “stabilize and strengthen our state and communities.” GBPI officials...
Ron Desantis’ Key West Anti-Migrant Missions Raised Pilot Safety Concerns
The law enforcement commissioner, appointed by the Florida governor, waived rules about which planes could be used and how far they could go from...
School Safety Expert Weighs in on Florida District’s New School Cellphone Policies
As students head back to school over the next couple of weeks, some may be in for a rude awakening. Lots of school districts...