Sheriffs receive 20 percent of the state’s opioid settlement money, but they aren’t required to report their spending — ...

Oklahoma allowed private companies to employ incarcerated workers for outside calling campaigns, including work that ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has halted state funding for the AI-powered license plate readers as privacy concerns and reports of misuse ...

Local officials don’t have to roll over in the face of today’s political challenges to affirmative action and DEI. Fair ...

A 2025 push to round up undocumented immigrants continues to disrupt local economies in Los Angeles County. Local officials ...

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Some employees will see their insurance contributions double and individual deductibles triple as the state confronts ...

Homelessness declined across more than half of California communities, according to new data. Officials credit state ...

According to recent analysis of industry trends, the number of court reporters in the U.S. has declined 21 percent over the ...

They’re often put to good use, pointing to problems that require attention from elected leaders and program managers. And ...

Concerns about environmental impacts from data centers have dovetailed with a broader backlash to AI. Dozens of jurisdictions ...

Critics of the misuse of security cameras are right to be alarmed. But the more fundamental mistake was letting surveillance ...