Google plans to invest more than $400 million in Nevada this year to support its data center campuses in Storey and Clark counties, the company announced Tuesday.
Lawmakers eye more prison beds

Citing an unprecedented surge in state inmates, Montana lawmakers convening on corrections issues committed to addressing a 500-prison-bed shortage during the 2025 Legislature.
Construction costs per bed were estimated at $216,000.
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St. Peter’s agrees to pay $10.8 million to settle federal investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice and St. Peter’s Health have reached a $10.8 million settlement over charges that the hospital submitted false claims to federal health programs related to the care provided by its former doctor.
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How do you boost school attendance? In Rhode Island, with public rankings and Oprah-style giveaways
Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.When crossing a busy street kept a child from catching the bus, George J. West Elementary School Principal Lisa Vargas-Sinapi had a practical soluti…
Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming to New York. Will They Be Accessible?

This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Updated Covid-19 vaccines are expected to roll out as soon as this week in New York, following the Food and Drug Administration’s […]
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Council Grills Adams Corp Counsel Nominee Mastro Over Giuliani Ties, Suits Against City

Corporation counsel nominee Randy Mastro made an impassioned case for himself in a confirmation hearing Tuesday, rattling off his work taking on the Mafia and defending thousands of indigent clients in pro bono cases. But a skeptical City Council seemed unmoved, questioning him on his record as a top aide to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]
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RFK Jr. won’t appear on Nevada presidential ballot after agreement with state Dems
The agreement outlines that Kennedy and his running mate had filed a petition to gain ballot access, that they will now no longer appear on the ballot and that the Democrats’ lawsuit is dismissed.
State investment will bring new funding for Cayuga Lake water protection

ITHACA, N.Y. — A new $42 million investment by New York State aims to help farmers and municipalities improve water quality in the eastern Finger Lakes region, with the goal […]
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Nevada DMV, welfare workers vote to join union contract negotiations
The election victory nearly doubles the number of state workers represented by the union in contract negotiations with the state, bringing AFSCME’s number of represented state workers to more than 6,000.
Abbott says a million names have been deleted from Texas voter rolls. What does that number mean?
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.This story was reported in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpart…