David A. Lieb

Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.

Technology |
School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

March 30, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Spurred by mass shootings, thousands of school districts have hired companies to produce detailed digital maps that can help police, firefighters and medical professionals respond more quickly in emergencies.

Sports betting has spread rapidly across U.S. states in the past five years. But the odds for further expansion may be fading as state legislatures prepare to return to work in 2024. A 2018 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court opened the way for states to legalize sports betting. Since then, a total of 38 have done so. But proposals in some other states have become bogged down by political resistance and competing financial interests from casinos, tribal gaming groups, horse tracks and other gambling operations. California and Texas -- the two most populous states — are among the dozen where sports betting still is illegal.

National News |
Odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

December 27, 2023 at 7:11 a.m.

Sports betting has spread rapidly across U.S. states in the past five years. But the odds for further expansion may be fading as state legislatures prepare to return to work...

Following Monday’s shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, tensions ran high among state lawmakers meeting across town in the state Capitol. Democrats called for action on gun control -- and got their microphones cut off by Republican leadership for criticizing their GOP colleagues’ love of the Second Amendment.

National News |
Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies despite outcry

March 29, 2023 at 5:39 a.m.

Following Monday’s shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, tensions ran high among state lawmakers meeting across town in the state Capitol. Democrats called for action on gun control --...

National News |
“Dilbert” loses distributor over Scott Adams’ racist remarks as newspapers — including The Denver Post — drop comic

February 27, 2023 at 3:15 p.m.

“Dilbert” creator Scott Adams continued to see his reach shrink Monday as dozens of newspapers and a major comic strip platform said they would no longer publish his long-running office...

Politics |
Over $2 billion announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across U.S.

August 11, 2022 at 4:49 p.m.

U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during ...

Politics |
Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts

May 29, 2022 at 6:45 p.m.

As the U.S. mourns the victims of its latest mass shooting -- 19 elementary school students and two teachers gunned down in Texas — Democratic governors are amplifying their calls...

President Donald Trump shakes hands with ...

Politics |
NRA stages annual convention in Texas days after school massacre

May 26, 2022 at 5:19 p.m.

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” -- and deflect any...

Business |
EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

December 18, 2021 at 12:03 p.m.

Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for larger private companies,...

FILE – Missouri Attorney General Eric ...

Politics |
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states

November 29, 2021 at 7:14 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first...

FILE – Sen. Rodger Smitherman compares ...

Politics |
Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats

November 10, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.

Democratic-controlled states such as Colorado and Virginia recently adopted commissions, leading some in the party to worry it is giving up its ability to counter Republicans.

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