Swan's Picks

Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights | AP News Council passes subsidized housing tenant’s rights resolution • St Pete Catalyst Israel Boycott Ballot Question To Be Withdrawn - USA Herald New Orleans is waging a war on the poor and small businesses | The Latest | Gambit Weekly | nola.com Next Billion-Dollar Startups: This Kinder, Gentler Bill Collector Is Helping People Keep The Lights On ( forbes.com ) NRA-ILA | AG Paxton Directs

Here are the picks for the week.   Vending machines selling bullets at grocery stores - cleveland.com Kansas’ top court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws, reaffirms previous stance on state constitution | PBS News Rural Republicans Pushing Back Against School Voucher Expansions — ProPublica   Commuting to New York City from New Jersey Is Harder and More Expensive - Bloomberg 7,300 Migrants to Get Food Debit Cards as New York City Expands Program - The New York Times ( nytimes

There is a lot going on, but for some of us, at least, New York Governor Kathy Hochul's sudden about-face on congestion pricing in New York City is big news. If anybody out there wants to opine for the blog, give us a holler. Wild stuff. N.Y. Lawmakers End Session Without Replacing Congestion Pricing Revenue - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) Spokane tiptoeing around state preemption on local firearm regulations | Washington | thecentersquare.com   Summerfield NC Staff Resi

We hope everyone had a meaningful Memorial Day weekend. Is something going on in Foley Square New York City? There is an aura of tension.... Indiana Court Rules Tacos Are Sandwiches, Highlighting Zoning Code Absurdities ( reason.com ) Uvalde Settles With Victims’ Families Over School Shooting - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) Minnesota Bill to Ban Book Bans On Governor's Desk ( bookriot.com ) Fisherman’s Wharf businesses call new lawsuit 'absurd' ( sfstandard.com ) Chicago

A Highway Split Their Community. Efforts to Fix That Face Opposition. - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) A decade after water crisis, Flint residents still haven't been paid ( freep.com ) The city made him hide his boat — so he had it painted on his fence - The Washington Post   Colorado Lawmakers Pass First-in-Nation Mandate for Voting Centers in Jails | Bolts ( boltsmag.org ) SFUSD budget crisis: State tells district to admit ‘there's a problem’ ( sfstandard.com ) New Mar

And God Said, Let There Be Housing ( residenturbanist.com ) Court tells wealthy NJ town: We'll decide where you'll put affordable housing - Gothamist   Pay A Toll To Use DuSable Lake Shore Drive? UChicago Students Float Ideas To Solve City's Pension Crisis ( blockclubchicago.org ) Staring down the wrecking ball, these Brooklyn grandmothers won’t be moved ( whatimreading.net ) Division in Oregon highlights growing political rift between rural and urban areas | PBS NewsHour Sac

What William Whyte Understood About 'Hostile Architecture' - Bloomberg All Law Students Should be Educated About State Constitutions | State Court Report Atlanta Cashierless Grocery Owners Pitch 'Shark Tank' on Amazon Go Alternative - Bloomberg Vision for new affordable city in California meets skepticism from locals | PBS NewsHour DC police dealt thousands of guns; ATF demands answers after concerning number found at crime scenes – NBC4 Washington ( nbcwashington.com ) NYC's

Woman Had to Move Out of Tiny Home Over City $1,000 a Day Fine Threat ( businessinsider.com ) Bryan Stevenson Reclaims the Monument, in the Heart of the Deep South | The New Yorker   Florida Law Bans Social Media for Minors Under 14 - WSJ   Paris Preserves Its Mixed Society by Pouring Billions Into Public Housing - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) Fremont, Nebraska, needs migrant workers, but bars illegal aliens ( nbcnews.com ) Florida food delivery preemption bill goes to

Who will be left to pay for rural Iowa's roads? • Iowa Capital Dispatch   Voters Ready for Return of “Tough on Crime” ( governing.com ) Political Abuse Stifles Diversity, Report Shows - Ms. Magazine ( msmagazine.com )   Regulation of PFAS Chemicals in Water Supply Strains City Budgets - Bloomberg New Minneapolis rideshare ordinance faces foes–Uber, Lyft, and Frey. ( sahanjournal.com ) Cities Face Cutbacks as Commercial Real Estate Prices Tumble - The New York Times ( nytimes.

This spring sees state and local law in focus at law schools around the country. We were happy to see offerings at University of Wisconsin Law's State Democracy Research Initiative , the Brennan Center/NYU Law School , and coming next month, Yale Law School. Props to all the organizers! Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information | AP News A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life

Local governments are becoming public developers to build new housing - Vox   Jacksonville City Council passes Sheriff T.K. Waters' bill restricting lawsuit settlements ( jaxtrib.org )   Lawmakers want to fine unruly fans at youth sporting events $1K | kare11.com   House lawmakers advance bill to speed up replacement of lead water lines | News From The States SFMTA parking tickets: You can fight and win ( sfstandard.com ) Nassau County voting map lawsuit tests New York voting

​ This Florida Mall Has Gucci, Prada … and Soon, Affordable Housing? - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) Court Decision Blocks EPA Action in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' - Bloomberg National push for ‘green amendments’ puts states at forefront of climate fight ( msn.com ) Scores of NYC Public Housing Workers Charged in Record Corruption Case - The New York Times ( nytimes.com )   Many Americans Prefer Suburban Living. Urban Planners Should Not Supersede | National Review How a

Housing is unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters : NPR   Entire Town’s Newspapers Stolen On Day It Runs Story About Rape At Police Chief’s Home | HuffPost Latest News Dangerous San Francisco Clay Street Bump: Lawsuit Seeks $9M ( sfstandard.com ) Morristown: Why a Tennessee Town Built a Skywalk to Rescue Downtown - Bloomberg   How Illinois Housing Banishment Laws Push People into Homelessness and Prison  | Bolts ( boltsmag.org )   Why Some States Are Rejecting Fed

Get out there in the white stuff if it is in your neighborhood. Bring any four-legged pals along, too. Acknowledgement to Nick Romanko of Rutgers University for this photo, and a shoutout to Professor Swan from the SLoG managing editor team!   United Federation of Teachers Sues Over Congestion Pricing ( curbed.com ) In Newark, 16-Year-Olds Win the Right to Vote in School Board Races - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) Florida lawmaker proposes bill cracking down on panhandli

We hope your batteries are recharged. You will need the energy this year. Legislative plan to overhaul affordable housing prompts applause, warnings - New Jersey Monitor   How bad was crime in SF in 2023? We looked into it. ( sfgate.com )   California becomes first state to offer health insurance to all undocumented immigrants - ABC News ( go.com )   Momentum for Parents’ Bill of Rights in Washington State ( governing.com ) San Francisco Empty Homes Tax Challenge Upheld by Ju

Philly is the first city to ban medical deportations – NBC10 Philadelphia ( nbcphiladelphia.com ) Lawsuit says prison labor system in Alabama amounts to 'modern-day form of slavery' ( msn.com ) N.J. lawmakers move bill forward to give some civilian review boards subpoena power | News From The States Dead Alabama prisoner’s body returned without a heart, family says - al.com   Voters approve amending debt limit for small city school districts - New York State School Boards Ass

Once a Homeless Addict, a Mayor Takes On Housing and Drug Crises - The New York Times ( nytimes.com ) HUD Proposes 30-Day Waiting Period for Some Evictions - Bloomberg Oakland City Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution has a long history ( oaklandside.org )   St. Paul city council budget relieves medical debt for 43,000 citizens | MinnPost   Local Lockout in Georgia | Brennan Center for Justice NJ Reparations Council To Hold Public Hearing On Dec. 4 | Newark, NJ Patch   'Someti

Here are the picks for the week. We've also posted on Bruce's Beach and reparations, here . Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland - Flatwater Free Press New Mexico Supreme Court Adopts New Separation-of-Powers Approach to Disbursing Federal Funds | State Court Report NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Will Set US Model for Reducing Traffic - Bloomberg This Louisiana Village Brought in $1 Million Through a Court Where the Mayor Is

New York Will Be Fine. Other Downtowns Have More to Fear. - The Atlantic If Abortion Measure Fails, Ohioans on Parole And Probation Could Face Graver Restrictions | Bolts (boltsmag.org) Maine Referendum Would Buy Out Power Companies to Create Public Option - Bloomberg Fake Nudes of Real Students Cause an Uproar at a New Jersey High School - WSJ Messenger: A Missouri county is getting outside help for its backlog of court cases (stltoday.com) Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Chall

Working People Across the Country Are Living Out of Their Cars - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Houston, at Odds With Regional Planning Council, Pushes for Reform - Bloomberg What Happened When Fake Trump Signs Appeared in Greenwich, Connecticut - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Should opioid settlement funds go to cover police expenses? : Shots - Health News : NPR Ashcroft says initiatives seek to ‘nullify Missouri laws protecting the right to life’ • Missouri Independen