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Laura Maggi
Public Safety
Florida Supreme Court to Weigh Government Liability in Parkland Shooting
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Alabama tornados and fatalities ... A Kentucky city is creating a registry of convicted animal abusers ... Closures of "board-and-care" homes in California.
Management
President Trump Suggests 'Sanctuary Cities' Take Migrants
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Ohio passes fetal heartbeat abortion ban ... A proposal to move lobbyists in St. Louis ... Legal challenge to the tax for homeless services in San Francisco.
Infrastructure
FCC Announces $20 Billion Rural Broadband Fund
At a briefing with President Trump, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai also said the agency will move forward with a 5G wireless spectrum auction at the end of the year.
Public Safety
Texas Can Keep Secret Execution Drug Supplier, Court Rules
The Texas Supreme Court found that disclosing where the state has obtained the drugs "would create a substantial threat of physical harm" to the companies.
Management
Arizona Now Recognizes All Out-Of-State Professional Licenses
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Man arrested in Louisiana church fires ... Officials still digging into a Durham, North Carolina explosion that killed one man ... A spring snow blankets much of the Midwest.
Infrastructure
Solar Power More Than Doubled in Many Cities, Report Finds
Los Angeles topped the list of cities leading in solar power installation.
Finance
An Economic Development Package for a Major Tourist Attraction
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Different and escalated citations for homeless people in Sacramento ... Rethinking fare evasion in Philadelphia ... Changes for drones in a New Jersey town.
Infrastructure
Judge Dismisses Truckers' Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Tolls
Trucking groups had challenged the diversion of toll dollars to transit projects.
Public Safety
Death Penalty Repeal Stalls in Colorado
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Chicago elects a new mayor ... Keeping public comments alive at a Nebraska county board ... Disaster relief disagreements stall bill.
Management
Baltimore Mayor Takes Health-Related Leave as Book Scandal Grows
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | The 100 Resilient Cities program will close up shop this summer ... Supreme Court allows Missouri execution to move forward ... Eagles causing problems at Washington state landfill.
Management
New York Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Investigating earthquakes in Alabama ... A fight about Chik-Fil-A in San Antonio ... Considering a seasonal gas tax hike.
Health & Human Services
Measles Crackdown: County Begins Ban of Unvaccinated Children from Public Places
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Maryland Gov. vetoes school start bill, along with other legislation ... Crackdown on bike lane enforcement ... A police department faces possible closure in Maine.
Management
Supreme Court Tells Moose Hunter He Can Take Hovercraft Out on Alaskan River
John Sturgeon and the state of Alaska argued the National Park Service didn't have jurisdiction over a river that flowed through a national preserve. The high court agreed.
Public Safety
Marijuana Legalization Halts in New Jersey
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | 'Congestion pricing' coming to New York City ... Reconsidering allowing homeless people to live in cars ... Cracking down on child care fraud.
Management
Oglala Sioux Tribe Calls for Help in South Dakota as Flooding Continues
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Lawmakers consider changes to Medicaid expansion in Idaho ... Cracking down on uninsured drivers in Oklahoma ... Oregon lawmakers ponder a pay raise.
Management
Wisconsin Judge Blocks Laws Limiting New Governor's Powers
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A program for claiming property taxes in Ohio ... Mayor announces a new police chief in Little Rock, Arkansas ... Climate agency proposal in Oregon.
Infrastructure
A Suburban Community Rejects Transit Expansion
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Changes to eviction laws in Mississippi ... Raising the age to buy tobacco in Delaware ... Examining state employee raises in North Carolina.
Management
Poppy Apocalypse Overwhelms California Town
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Amazon incentive package passes in Nashville ... Floods continue in Midwest ... Former governor to lobby for a constitutional convention.
Management
Supreme Court to Review Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trying to pay people wrongly accused of fraud in Michigan ... An ongoing petrochemical fire in Texas ... Books and the mayor in Baltimore.
Management