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August primary results in Washington State show voters backing a de facto three-party system, but the state’s top-two voting system prevents proportional…
Read updateArizona, Connecticut, Florida and South Dakota are pushing for statewide rules on automatic number plate recognition. The debate over surveillance, privacy and…
Read updateNevada has sued the Trump administration over a new Colorado River management plan that could cut the state’s allocation by over 70%…
Read updateLocal authorities across the UK face a growing crisis in maintaining and planning public facilities as experienced staff retire and central government…
Read updateA $100 million federal grant to expand non-evaporative lithium extraction from the Great Salt Lake raises questions about how cities and regions…
Read updateA Smart Cities Dive warning on water cyberattacks, published in August 2026, is aimed at US city officials. It still raises pointed…
Read updateUber plans to introduce Lucid vehicles into its autonomous fleet as part of an expanding autonomous vehicle strategy that includes partnerships with…
Read updateA recent analysis explores whether shifting neighborhood demographics and economic pressures point toward an emerging wave of de-gentrification in contemporary cities.
Read updateThe Urbanist op-ed on King County, Washington, grant barriers is not relevant to London urbanism. This editorial note explains the mismatch and…
Read updateA California class-action lawsuit challenges the removal of homeless encampments as unconstitutional. While the case is thousands of miles away, it raises…
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