NYC to launch two ‘full-time’ virtual schools, top education officials say 
1931 State Law Makes Abortion a Felony if ‘Roe’ Falls, Warns Michigan Attorney General 
Iowa drops one spot in Tax Foundation business property tax ranking 
Newark will help pay for 40 students to attend college, as free-tuition movement grows 
Louisiana’s state revenue forecast is revised upward, giving lawmakers possibly more to appropriate 
Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton resigns from New Mexico House of Representatives
New Mexico state Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) resigned on July 30 following allegations of racketeering and money laundering. In...
Delta Airlines announces the hiring of more than 2K employees in Georgia
Georgia's largest private employer has announced the hiring of more than 2,000 employees since January, bolstering the state's pandemic recovery....
DeSantis defends unvaccinated amid increasing Florida COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Florida won’t resume posting daily COVID-19 updates and won’t reopen state-operated COVID-19 test sites, but will defend its laws prohibiting...
Dixie Fire destroys historic mining town of Greenville
The Dixie Fire raged through the northern Sierra Nevada community of Greenville, California, Wednesday night, destroying much of the historic...
Texas won’t require schools to notify parents of COVID-19 cases
Texas school districts will not be required to conduct contact tracing this year if a student contracts COVID-19, according to...
Colorado community colleges predict another year of declining enrollment
Colorado community college leaders face a troubling trend as the fall semester approaches — fewer students are projected on campus...
In Texas, sports can be a religion. Thankfully, politics are not involved. Oops…
Nothing like sports to break political tension, or to move it from fights over civics to fights over territorial and...
Gov. Greg Abbott announces special legislative session starting Saturday, covering elections, federal COVID-19 funding, quorum rules
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the second special legislative session will begin at noon Saturday — and with an...
Texas hospitals hit by staffing crisis as burnout depletes workforce and COVID-19 surges
Texas nurse Jenna Price gets half a dozen solicitations a day from hospitals and staffing agencies that want to pay...
Port Authority’s Inspector General to Probe Sky-High Airport Food Prices After ‘$27.85 Beer’ Fiasco
An investigation into high-flying prices on food and beverage concessions at the region’s three major airports is set for takeoff....
