Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a slate of legislation Tuesday that targets protesters and restricts cities’ abilities to reduce police budgets. In a ceremony attended by state law enforcement associations and bill authors, Abbott…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime Democratic state lawmaker, comes to his new role well known for pursuing an unabashedly progressive agenda on criminal justice issues. He has pushed for legislation to eliminate cash…
Tuition will be rising throughout the University of Missouri system along with ironwork for a new $33 million football indoor practice facility on the Columbia campus. The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved this…
The Denver metro area has one of the hottest labor markets in the country, according to a new survey. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Denver has added back more than 40,000 jobs, according to…
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to determine whether the covid virus, or a near ancestor, emerged from a cave, a live-animal market, a farm — or a secretive Chinese laboratory. But it’s…
News reports Wednesday indicated that Manhattan state lawmakers have thwarted plans to greenlight a casino for the New York City borough, but plans are still proceeding to eventually award three casino licenses to downstate communities….
Low-income households can receive a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills and receive a one-time discount on digital devices through the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. “Many families have access to broadband infrastructure, but they…
Back when I attended M.S. 101 in the Bronx, I tuned out the science teacher because I didn’t think science was for me. I viewed the subject as something distant and inaccessible. I never saw…
Lawmakers passed a measure that would create the Home Privacy Act requiring law enforcement to get a search warrant to access in-home technology such as doorbell cameras and smart speakers. House Bill 2553, which was…
New York City is bringing vaccines to public schools this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The effort will begin Friday with four schools in the Bronx and will expand to schools in all…