The risk first responders face is getting renewed focus following the fatal shooting of two police officers and a paramedic in Minnesota. Amid challenges facing agencies, leaders say those in the field remain committed to the mission. The tragedy occurred Sunday in the Twin Cities suburb of Burnsville when teams were responding to a domestic-violence call. .
In North Carolina, congregations are banding together to repurpose empty churches as community pillars to address issues like housing. According to a study called "Twenty Years of Congregational Change," church attendance has declined, with 70% of churches seeing fewer than 100 members at their services each week. Lynda Ferguson, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Asheboro, said the trend has affected churches in her area. .
Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a measure to significantly boost voter turnout in local elections. House Bill 1932 would allow cities and towns in Washington to change their local elections from odd to even-numbered years. An analysis by the think tank Sightline Institute showed the switch could increase turnout by at least 60%. .
The Keystone State s primary election is less than 90 days away, and a nonpartisan, grassroots organization is already getting the word out to residents about the importance of voting and voter registration. More than 8.7 million Pennsylvania voters could participate in the local municipal primaries on April 23. Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New PA Project Education Fund and the New Pennsylvania Project, said more than 2.1 million eligible Pennsylvanians are still unregistered or at risk of losing their right to vote because they haven t voted in a while. .
Las personas que abogan por mapas políticos justos en Wisconsin esperan descarrilar los esfuerzos legislativos para reformar el proceso de redistribución de distritos. Grupos a favor de la democracia se reunieron el lunes y dijeron que el plan empeoraría la influencia de los distritos manipulados. Losinvestigadores políticos han observado desde hace tiempo que Wisconsin tiene algunos de los mapas más manipulados de Estados Unidos, y los legisladores republicanos han controlado el proceso en ciclos recientes. .