December 26, 2019 Ben Carson: I hoped to find more 'urgency in the leadership' in California on homelessness Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Thursday that California's government is not showing "urgency" in finding constructive solutions to the state's homelessness epidemic.
December 10, 2019 Mississippi residents put makeshift Christmas tree into pothole in hopes of getting street fixed People living in McComb, Mississippi, have added street work to their Christmas lists after they said the city left them with a gaping pothole, and now they’re using holiday cheer to bring some attention to it.
December 9, 2019 Massachusetts, New Jersey move closer to plastic bag bans The two states would join eight others in banning plastic bags altogether in an effort to cut pollution. Meanwhile, some small business owners are calling foul.
December 8, 2019 North Dakota county to vote on whether to stop accepting refugees A county in North Dakota will decide Monday whether it will stop accepting refugees, potentially becoming the first since President Trump issued an executive order making it possible.
December 5, 2019 McSally campaign hits Planned Parenthood 'business model' after attack ads announced Sen. Martha McSally's team came out swinging Thursday amid news that Planned Parenthood, the nation's foremost abortion provider, would target her and two other GOP senators in ads focused on restoring federal grants that have provided millions of dollars for the organization.
November 18, 2019 Bloomberg apologizes for stop-frisk anti-crime policy in church speech; police union hits back Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has yet to formally announce whether he will run for president in 2020, but during remarks where he looked to the future before a majority-black church in Brooklyn, he apologized for his controversial “stop and frisk” policy of his that sowed distrust of police in black and Latino communities during his administration.
November 11, 2019 San Francisco's new DA pledges not to prosecute public urination, other quality-of-life-crimes San Francisco's newly elected district attorney has promised to not prosecute public urination and other quality-of-life crimes that have plagued the highly-priced Bay Area amid a crippling homelessness crisis affecting urban communities across California.
November 7, 2019 New Vegas law criminalizes homeless sleeping on downtown streets if shelter beds available Las Vegas officials passed a law Wednesday making it a crime for homeless people to sleep on streets or sidewalks when beds are available at city-sanctioned shelters.
November 5, 2019 Amazon aims for reshaped Seattle City Council, following PAC donation Amazon has jumped in the middle of seven Seattle City Council races in a way that will test the company’s political might in a city that has been drifting to the left for years.
November 3, 2019 Trump criticizes California Gov. Newsom over handling of wildfires, threatens to cut federal funding With wildfires ravaging many parts of California, President Trump put pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday morning by suggesting there won't be any more federal funding to battle the wildfires unless the state improves its forest management system.