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The Pathetic, Cowardly Collapse of Big Law
Trump’s actions are an attempt to tilt the scales of justice by using the raw power of government coercion—and they’re ...
Conservatives target $8 billion internet and phone subsidy. Supreme Court weighs in.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a challenge to the $8 billion Universal Service Fund program that could jeopardize ...
Boise State Public Radio6d
How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools
With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not ...
Jacksonville City Council puts city on frontline of immigration enforcement with local law
City Council votes 12-5 to make Jacksonville first city in U.S. to enact local immigration enforcement law carrying jail time.
Sun Sentinel4d
Local governments where Trump spends many weekends seek federal reimbursement for security costs
President Donald Trump did something unusual this weekend: he didn’t visit his Mar-a-Lago Club, something he’s done most weekends since returning to the presidency. That gave a break to local ...
Accounting Today3d
GASB finds widespread use of GAAP in states and localities
GASB released a study on utilization of GAAP among state and local governments and found all the states are using GAAP, but only about three-quarters of localities are.
Georgia lawmakers push local governments to reconsider escaping a property tax cap
Georgia lawmakers want school districts and other local governments to reconsider their decisions to opt out of a plan to ...
American Civil Liberties Union2dOpinion
Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights
Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s ...
Louisiana voters to decide on constitutional amendments for crime, courts and finances
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisianians are set to vote Saturday on several constitutional amendments dealing with crime, courts and ...
Stacker on MSN1d
Law and disorder: Police oversight and training confront a changing landscape
The Marshall Project reports on the future of police accountability, which remains uncertain as misconduct persists and focus ...
Wall Street Journal6d
The Constitutionalists: John Roberts and Donald Trump
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Bill McGurn and Kim Strassel. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News/Saul Loeb/Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Nobody ever accused ...