California should be able to ‘prescribe’ housing to treat homelessness
Guest Commentary written by Dalma Diaz Dalma Diaz is a health equity fellow at the California Health Care Foundation and a public voices fellow at the OpEd Project. Few can…
Could AI reject your resume? California tries to prevent a new kind of discrimination
In summary State regulators propose rules on evaluating workers and job applicants with AI. California regulators are moving to restrict how employers can use artificial intelligence to screen workers and…
Solutions to Utah affordable housing market crisis? New report lists ideas, some controversial
Construction crews work on a new housing development along 300 West in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. The city recently completed a four-year “reconstruction” of the busy…
Bill aims to turn down volume on protest in Wilmington
Why Should Delaware Care?The First Amendment protects the right to free speech and public assembly, which has historically been used to protest public officials. Those efforts are increasingly being brought…
Groups opposed to new Alabama library rules want legislators to intervene
A small child pulling children’s books off a bookshelf. (Getty Images) Read Freely Alabama and the Alabama Library Association (ALA) asked legislators last week to prevent the Alabama Public Library…
NV Energy seeks to prematurely recover costs of $4.2 billion transmission line
Gov. Joe Lombardo let a seat on the three-member Public Utility Commission go vacant, allowing an additional avenue for the commission’s rulings to be challenged. (Photo by Anton Petrus/Getty Images)…
On this day in 1960
JUNE 20, 1960 Credit: Wikipedia Renowned singer and actor Harry Belafonte was awarded an Emmy Award for his television special, Tonight with Harry Belafonte. Mr. Belafonte was the first Black…
Fairfield County residents earning $100,000 considered low income, study finds
Connecticut’s wealth gap is being brought into focus by a new report, which defined what it means to be a low income resident in Fairfield County. While families who earn…
Prefiled bill would provide compensation for injured teachers in Alabama
A high school classroom in Florida. A state senator has prefiled a bill that would provide compensation to teachers injure on the job. (Getty) Mary Anne Leonard used to run…
The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
Job openings are down, especially in tech support roles in California, as high interest rates have cooled demand for new workers. (Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/The Associated Press) Policy, politics and…