A tax break for Washington State data centers promised jobs. Now there are questions about whether the costs are worth it.
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San Francisco becomes first US city to ban automated rent-fixing technology
66 votes -
Governor Gavin Newsom orders homeless sweeps throughout California
38 votes -
Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota
14 votes -
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks.
7 votes -
French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role
16 votes -
Cities are cracking down on short-term rentals. Here’s how.
23 votes -
Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms abortion rights are protected by constitution, striking down two laws
58 votes -
Arizona abortion rights advocates submit double the signatures needed to put constitutional amendment on ballot
63 votes -
Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China
30 votes -
The government of Cuba declares itself in a ‘war-time economy’
19 votes -
Los Angeles’s mayor was contemplating a mask ban. She just got Covid.
38 votes -
US Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
35 votes -
Danish government makes new pact with youth organisations to protect children in the EU from the addictive design of social media and tech giants' business models
8 votes -
In blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel's top court rules state must draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF
54 votes -
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency
11 votes -
Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order
52 votes -
US policy ideas for lifesaving technologies
5 votes -
Texas secessionists win GOP backing for independence vote: 'Major step'
48 votes -
Haiti forms new government as gang violence persists
11 votes -
Foreign interference probe exposes links to “witting” lawmakers in Ottawa
32 votes -
The new ‘white fortress’ cities of the American South
21 votes -
Canadian MPs 'wittingly' aid foreign meddling - report
10 votes -
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations
23 votes -
School choice programs have been wildly successful under Ron DeSantis. Now Florida public schools might close.
25 votes -
The future starts in South Africa
6 votes -
Geert Wilders is coming for the EU – The hard-right politician has at last formed a government after six months of negotiation
16 votes -
If you're seeing this, I'm in jail
54 votes -
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat
20 votes -
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism.
16 votes -
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill
20 votes -
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs abortion ban repeal bill
49 votes -
Colorado lawmakers approve broad, nation-leading Right to Repair law
22 votes -
British Columbia to recriminalize use of drugs in public spaces
35 votes -
Lies, confections, distortions: how the right made London the most vilified place in Britain
9 votes -
Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County
13 votes -
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
14 votes -
Indiana now has a religious right to abortion
28 votes -
UK MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009
13 votes -
Amid marijuana legalization, a civic problem lingers: that smell
35 votes -
Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works
17 votes -
Iceland's Foreign Minister Bjarni Benediktsson will be the country's next prime minister, replacing Katrín Jakobsdóttir who resigned from the post last week
4 votes -
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature
28 votes -
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws
13 votes -
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty
17 votes -
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray
11 votes -
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing
4 votes -
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax
23 votes -
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban
22 votes -
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries
10 votes