public policy

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/16/florida-school-board-pauses-chaplain-plan-after-satanic-temple-support/74810925007/ Florida school board pauses chaplain plans following interest from 'Ministers of Satan' It's especially notable since DeSantis signed the measure at a...

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24218547/caltrain-electric-train-us-lags-behind-india-china-eu Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains? Two new electric trains in California could be a sign that the notoriously laggard US is finally ready to catch up to the rest of the...

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-buffer-law New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/29/us-border-agents-must-get-warrant-before-cell-phone-searches-federal-court-rules/ US border agents must get warrant before cell phone searches, federal court rules Zack Whittaker 4:00 AM PDT • July 29, 2024 Comment Image Credits: Scott Olson / Getty Images...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/28/homeless-lack-of-affordable-housing-economy/ They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis. Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among people with jobs. Deborah Bower trims a...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/07/noaa-project-2025-weather/678987/ The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reports Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By Zoë Schlanger Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. JULY 16...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/29/detroit-police-department-agrees-to-new-rules-around-facial-recognition-tech/ Detroit Police Department agrees to new rules around facial recognition tech Anthony Ha 9:47 AM PDT • June 29, 2024 Image Credits: TechCrunch As part of a legal settlement, the...

https://apnews.com/article/sweden-parental-leave-grandparents-stepparents-a2dc2a77530cf8f52a39bc8c830482ec Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids FILE - Henrik Holgersson, right, watches his son, Arvid, center with hat, play with...

https://www.salon.com/2024/06/27/texas-superintendent-moved-to-ban-holocaust-books-following-demands-by-far-right-activists/ Texas superintendent moved to ban Holocaust books following demands by far-right activists "We want to protect [children] from these extremely vulgar and offensive...

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/26/eus-going-dark-expert-group-publishes-42-point-surveillance-plan-for-access-to-all-devices-and-data-at-all-times/ EU’s ‘Going Dark’ Expert Group Publishes 42-Point Surveillance Plan For Access To All Devices And Data At All Times (Mis)Uses of Technology...

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-06-26/supreme-court-anti-corruption-law Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state and local officials may take gifts and payments for...

https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/age-verification-systems-will-be-a-personal-identifiable-information-nightmare/ Age Verification Systems Will Be a Personal Identifiable Information Nightmare Online ID checking is insecure, bad for privacy, and will not help children. By Sarah Scheffler Posted...

https://apnews.com/article/indiana-porn-website-age-verification-lawsuit-3ddd2503d49283f4ad70d5c38ac228cd Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring pornographic sites to verify users’ ages FILE - The Indiana Statehouse appears on May 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. An adult film...

https://www.psypost.org/criminalizing-prostitution-leads-to-an-increase-in-cases-of-rape-study-finds/ Criminalizing prostitution leads to an increase in cases of rape, study finds by Eric W. Dolan April 30, 2024 in Social Psychology (Photo credit: Adobe Stock) Stay on top of the latest...

https://newrepublic.com/article/180860/desantis-florida-school-chaplain-law-satanic-temple-unconstitutional Adam Laats/ April 25, 2024 OH HEAVENS Ron DeSantis Just Invited the Wrath of the Satanic Temple The Florida governor signed a law allowing religious chaplains to counsel public school...

https://apnews.com/article/florida-ron-desantis-education-book-bans-65daf4420318a837487976c10bb75d86 DeSantis tweaks Florida book challenge law, blames liberal activist who wanted Bible out of schools FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media, March 7, 2023, at the...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/donald-trump-new-biden-abortion-ad-features-woman-says-almost-died-tex-rcna146869 2024 ELECTION 'Donald Trump did this': New Biden abortion ad features a woman who says she almost died because of the Texas ban The ad was released hours after Trump...

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/eu-election-security-guidance-for-vlops/ EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA Natasha Lomas @riptari / 1:12 PM EDT•March 26, 2024 Image Credits: Boris Zhitkov / Getty Images The European Union published...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detection View image in fullscreen San Jose’s foray into automated surveillance of homelessness is the first of its kind in the country, experts say. Illustration: Guardian Design Artificial intelligence (AI)...