The most lawless county in Texas
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‘A profound betrayal of trust’: Why Jackson’s water system is broken
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Why a gang of Spanish grannies covered an entire street in woolly blankets
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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.
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A case study in NIMBY entitlement: The former mayor of Beverly Hills is so mad about duplexes
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Gov. Newsom abolishes most single-family zoning in California
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Want to get rid of San Francisco's most toxic monument to racism and segregation? End single-family zoning
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NYC snow days: Dismay as school snow days cancelled
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New Jersey police union contracts fund six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments
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Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal
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Bakersfield, California just ended chronic homelessness
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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.
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At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started
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He fought wildfires while imprisoned. California reported him to ICE for deportation
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Uber is hurting drivers like me in its legal fight in California
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Michigan Governor Whitmer announces plan for free college tuition for front-line workers battling coronavirus
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Swedish city of Lund to manure the parks on an earlier date to deter Walpurgi celebrations
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Momentum builds for NYC teacher ‘sickout’ mutiny over de Blasio’s refusal to close schools
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What happened when Tulsa paid people to work remotely
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Denser housing is gaining traction on America’s east coast
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To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
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When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze
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New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco
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Albuquerque takes steps to meet the needs of Native American residents
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How Minneapolis freed itself from the stranglehold of single-family homes
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In just two states, all prisoners can vote. Here's why few do
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New York could become the first state to fully decriminalize sex work
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'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
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Colorado could be the next state to let its employees collectively bargain
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Wealthy White people in Atlanta suburb tried to secede from their Black-led town. They failed.
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The strangest form of White flight
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When just being near alcohol lands you in jail: An antiquated law in Virginia targets “habitual drunkards”
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