State and local government

It is the most recent question that divides the US and creates a desire to revitalize the country's economy and cultural life safely against privacy and civil liberties concerns.After roughly a quarter of the United States has…

There is broad consensus that it is important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent for as long as possible. But are we ready to do what it takes as a nation to make this possible? That is the challenge…

This week in Class Notes: Lack of college readiness hampers investment in human capital and can lead to growing income inequality The college earnings premium has increased over the past few decades and remains at a consistently high…

ALBANY - Jairo Reyes hasn't eaten in three days. Weak, tired, and starved, he remembered his church when he had trouble concentrating.Reyes, of Yonkers, was one of hundreds of New Yorkers who took part in a…

After a planned trip to Israel, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has lived in Dubai for the past few months, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.Bernstein told the publication that he was quarantined for two weeks en…

LEGISLATIVE BUDGETARY HEARING are usually dry discussions about line items and government programs. On Tuesday, however, lawmakers were strongly reminded of the life and death decisions involved in determining the use…

A less onerous version of Internet user privacy legislation is on its way to the Senate. The measure (SB 1734), worn by Fleming Island Republican Sen. Jennifer Bradleywould give consumers the right to control how their personal information…

It's been a year since Ann Marie Smith died in appalling circumstances. Now another woman with a disability fears that she and others may suffer a similar fate. Important points:Ann Marie Smith died a year ago todayAnother woman with a…

C.Ovid-19 vaccines offer a way out of the global crisis that has changed and shortened lives for more than a year. Three vaccines have now received Emergency Use (EUA) approval from the FDA. One question that employers and universities…

Brisbane's mom, Lanai Carter, isn't sure how to get her son's next medical cannabis recipe bottled.Lindsay Carter, 22, has used both cannabis oil and cannabis flower for years to treat seizures caused by a brain tumor that he was diagnosed…