California announced the strongest railway emissions regulations in the US. Freight companies are suing.
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California passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring seven years of parts
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Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows
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Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake: ‘Trying to avert disaster’
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Local governments aren't businesses – so why are they force-fed business software?
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Philadelphia to cap section of I-676, reconnecting Chinatown
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Chicago: Fifty years after it was promised, the South Red Line Extension is slated to get a $1.973B grant
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Elon Musk’s X sues California over content moderation law, claiming it violates free speech
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As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states in the USA have rules
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California Department of Transportation awards $54 million for Sustainable Transportation Planning grants
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Brazilian delivery workers take their fight to get app users to pick up their orders to local legislatures
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Copenhagen's mayor has urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city's Christiania neighborhood where a thirty-year-old man was shot and killed
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Here’s what it takes to get speed humps approved on just one US block
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Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines
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London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
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Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says
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Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban
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California is suing to stop schools from outing trans kids to their parents
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Texas tried to enact more book bans last year than any other US state
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Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC
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US Federal Emergency Management Agency funds run short - Vermont lawmakers lobby for emergency funding for flood damaged state
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Tulsa, Oklahoma introduces on-demand "micro transit" service
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Midwestern US cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats
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British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires
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A state official refused to release water for West Maui fires until it was too late
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The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation
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Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
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Illinois just passed the first law in the US protecting financial rights of children of influencers
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The trees on Xenia Street
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Ethiopia cracks down on gay sex in hotels, bars and restaurants
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Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants
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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
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Cool it! Eco-friendly New York ice cream trucks are here to serve.
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Private equity firms in US health insurance - the private-equity backed health insurer Friday Health Plans shut down under order by Colorado state regulators in July
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AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
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Michigan tests road layout where oncoming cars share a lane to make room for bikes
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How Big Tech rewrote the USA's first cellphone repair law
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US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
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New York City announces major public space and transit improvements for Downtown Brooklyn
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Richmond (Virginia, USA) transit is expanding into the counties and adding a "micro-transit" service
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New Florida standards in schools
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New Jersey files federal lawsuit to block New York City’s congestion pricing plan; Staten Island sets up legal action
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Cleveland: New city policy would eliminate mandatory parking near transit corridors
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Parking laws are strangling America
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San Francisco’s downtown becomes a wake-up call for other cities in the US
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Transit groups in New York call for congestion toll to be passed on to for-hire vehicle riders
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Australia Commonwealth Games 2026: Victoria cancels event after costs blow out to $7bn
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The post Dobbs dilemma for US emergency healthcare - Navigating the conflict between EMTALA and State abortion restrictions
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2022 guidance from President Joe Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure
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Abortion laws are driving academics out of some US states—and keeping others from coming
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