public policy

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/05/zoning-laws-nuclear-modern-family-definition/674117/ Across America, some places still outlaw living with people who aren’t your relatives. By Michael Waters Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Shutterstock; Getty. MAY 22...

https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/24/municipal-internet-sb-152-repealed-colorado/ More than 160 cities, towns and counties opted out of Senate Bill 152, and some built their own gigabit service that was 4,000 times faster. But there were other reasons for the repeal. Tamara Chuang 4:11 AM MDT on...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wgv5/missouri-voted-to-defund-public-libraries-book-bans The new budget sets funds for libraries to $0. Library groups say the move is retaliation for suing the state over its recent book ban law. By Claire Woodcock March 30, 2023, 11:37am ALLAN BAXTER /...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/can-car-free-living-succeed-in-cities-built-around-the-automobile https://archive.is/TJoZP A rendering of The Plant, a converted industrial space envisioned as the anchor for a car-free development in Houston. Rendering courtesy of Concept...

https://futurism.com/track-every-homeless-person-san-francisco https://archive.is/iT8hR PRIVACY TRADEOFF 2. 4. 19 by DAN ROBITZSKI The system can coordinate help for the city's homeless, but requires a lot of personal data. BIG BROTHER San Francisco, unsurprisingly, has decided that the...

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2023/01/with-stroke-of-his-pen-gov-mike-dewine-defines-natural-gas-as-green-energy.html Updated: Jan. 06, 2023, 6:30 p.m.| Published: Jan. 06, 2023, 5:20 p.m. FILE - A crew works on a drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Penn...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/parents-swept-controversy-after-school-satan-club-speak-out-at-wits-end Published December 9, 2022 2:00am EST Critics maintain After School Satan Clubs are 'wearing down the inhibitions' of impressionable children By Jon Brown | Fox News **allow cookies from...

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3731453-progressives-ranks-and-plans-expand-after-midterms/ BY HANNA TRUDO - 11/13/22 7:00 AM ET Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel, via AP Democratic candidate for Florida’s 10th Congressional District Maxwell Frost speaks as he celebrates with...

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/alternatives-to-police-prisons "Punitive systems only create more cycles of trauma and violence.” BY TEEN VOGUE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY NYIA SISSAC AUGUST 18, 2022 The backlash against criminal justice reform is in full swing. The progressive district attorney...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/30/car-is-king-accidents-pollution-road-vehicles-public-transport Tue 30 Aug 2022 03.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 30 Aug 2022 13.35 EDT John Vidal Accidents and pollution are making road vehicles untenable. With public transport and...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/inside-luxembourg-s-experiment-with-free-public-transit Since 2020, residents of Luxembourg have been able to ride trains and buses throughout the country without buying tickets. Is the policy paying off? Luxembourg launched a tram service...

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In Lübeck, Germany, there's one of several eHighway test projects: overhead catenary wires, where electric trucks with pantographs can pull power directly from the grid. Thanks to everyone who gave so much time to make this video possible! More about the eHighway: eHighway.SH - english Version -...

For you finance and public policy wonks. Introduced by Duke University Economics professor William "Sandy" Darity. Viewer's Digest: Proposed plan mandates effective Universal Minimum Wage and ensures everyone will have an opportunity to hold jobs with guaranteed number of hours. Current...