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The litigation argued that students suffered when the state closed its schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and that officials did far too little to help.

Billions in state funding for learning recovery would reach students most affected by the pandemic, under tighter rules, in a deal to end Cayla J. v. California.

A bill passed by the West Virginia Senate, Senate Bill 171, has sparked fears of loss of local safeguards against environmental health concerns, especially in Hardy County. The bill would prohibit county commissions from passing ordinances or rules stricter than state law regarding agricultural operations.

A host of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education policies and administrative regulations may soon reflect the board’s plan to address disproportionality in district Special Education programs.

A county official has raised questions about law firm GrayRobinson's ability to represent both an arm of the county and a company suing the county.

In 2024, appointees of the governor will have final say over large-scale wind and solar projects, not local officials

I’m not a big fan of property taxes in their current form, but I believe that the government and the means to pay for it should be as local as possible.

Growing rifts within the Texas Legislature were apparent as lawmakers struggled to adopt policies pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Texas Republicans.

Citizens for Local Choice seeks to allow local units of government to retain authority to regulate the development of solar and wind facilities.

As the nearly 200 lawmakers return to Jefferson City for the 2024 Missouri Legislative session, there are many proposed solutions to solving crime in the St. Louis region and the state as a whole.