‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken Article 3390 words, published Mar 24 2021 8 votes
Scotland to become first country in world to provide free period products ~life.women Article 418 words 16 votes
California first US state to offer free meals to all public school students education Article 459 words 24 votes
In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats ~life.pets Article 3921 words 7 votes
Adolescents in the US are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times. education Article 926 words, published Jun 8 2022 24 votes
A case study in NIMBY entitlement: The former mayor of Beverly Hills is so mad about duplexes housing Article 2964 words 12 votes
An unprecedented California program is already fulfilling its promise to house the most vulnerable housing Article 4010 words 11 votes
Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at creating more affordable housing in California housing.affordable Article 868 words 12 votes
Mayor suggests Helsinki declare itself an English-language city – Juhana Vartiainen says too many highly skilled foreigners shun Finnish capital because of difficult language Article 358 words 13 votes
California will discourage students who are gifted at math education Article 873 words, published May 4 2021 16 votes
New Jersey police union contracts fund six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments work Article 4285 words 5 votes
Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012) Article 4886 words, published Apr 18 2012 4 votes
Bakersfield, California just ended chronic homelessness Article 650 words, published Jan 6 2021 11 votes
According to Need is a documentary podcast in five chapters from 99% Invisible’s Katie Mingle that asks: What are we doing to get people into housing? housing Article 372 words 8 votes
Arizona is known as the best state in the US for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people because of paperwork issues. Article 5566 words 7 votes
At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started Article 903 words 8 votes
He fought wildfires while imprisoned. California reported him to ICE for deportation Article 2012 words 9 votes
Ohio has stopped kicking workers off unemployment after a hacker targeted its website work Article 314 words 12 votes
Michigan Governor Whitmer announces plan for free college tuition for front-line workers battling coronavirus education.higher Article 628 words 13 votes
Swedish city of Lund to manure the parks on an earlier date to deter Walpurgi celebrations Article 429 words 10 votes
Momentum builds for NYC teacher ‘sickout’ mutiny over de Blasio’s refusal to close schools education Article 667 words 5 votes
Bay Area students and teachers rally for school funding and Prop 13 reform education Article 888 words 6 votes
To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies family Article 124 words 9 votes
When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze Article 1509 words 7 votes
93% of British Columbians want to scrap changing clocks for daylight time, survey says Article 718 words 11 votes
Alaska defunds scholarships for thousands of university students ahead of fall semester education.higher Article 1038 words 18 votes
New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco housing.affordable Article 698 words 8 votes
Alaska fears 'brain drain' after forty-one percent proposed cut to university system education.higher Article 964 words 12 votes
New York could become the first state to fully decriminalize sex work work Article 1156 words 5 votes
New York is one step closer to becoming first state to ban cat declawing ~life.pets Article 469 words 11 votes
Colorado could be the next state to let its employees collectively bargain work Article 811 words 8 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s strange quest to execute an intellectually disabled man Article 1039 words, published Nov 14 2018 6 votes
Wealthy White people in Atlanta suburb tried to secede from their Black-led town. They failed. housing Link 16 votes
When just being near alcohol lands you in jail: An antiquated law in Virginia targets “habitual drunkards” Article 1223 words 10 votes