On Washington: It Took Quite a Push, but McConnell Finally Allows Criminal Justice Vote
The Republican leader resisted a criminal justice debate for years, but he relented under an immense show of support for the legislation.
Minneapolis, Tackling Housing Crisis and Inequity, Votes to End Single-Family Zoning
In a bold move, Minneapolis became the first major city in the country to approve a plan to end single-family zoning citywide.
On Politics: Tabloid Company Agrees to Cooperate in Trump Hush-Money Inquiry
Prosecutors took a big step in their inquiry into payouts made to two women ahead of the 2016 election, saying that The National Enquirer’s parent company was cooperating.
The Allure of Vertical Forests
By incorporating trees and plant life in urban architecture, the trees both assist in absorbing carbon dioxide and in producing more oxygen.
When Policing and Privacy Intersect
While a police camera can deliver clear images of a crime in progress, a privacy expert notes that the legal matters stemming from those images are less clear.
Letting N.B.A. Players Have Their Voice
Instead of asking players to fit a certain mold, the league has embraced players and their outspokenness, especially on local levels.
How Local Politicians are Strategizing to Break Down Boundaries
How two cities on either side of the Mexico-United States border handle their complicated relationship.
After a Natural Disaster, Is It Better to Rebuild or Retreat?
It’s a question that will become only more urgent as climate change continues to fuel extreme weather.
Cities Prepare to Face New Disasters
You can’t fight nature in terms of the calamities that have hit their cities, but you can learn to accommodate it — or, at least, “Stay out of nature’s way.”
Is an All Charter School System Really the Way to Go?
Educators Agree on the Need to Bridge the Education Gap — But Not the How
What Are the Keys to Economic Recovery?
Helping low-income residents is one crucial step.
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