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Papua New Guinea capital rocked by violent riots as police strike over pay
Governor blames looting on ‘opportunists’ as officers are redeployed to Port Moresby from regional areas

The 5 issues and trends experts expect states to tackle in 2024
From abortion rights to artificial intelligence to workforce shortages, states will immediately dive into a host of major policy issues in the new year

Driverless cars immune from traffic tickets in California under current laws
City streets are the testing ground for hundreds of self-driving cars in California, despite safety concerns and gray areas surrounding traffic laws

More than 13 million people lost Medicaid coverage this year, with Texas an epicenter of the 'unwinding'
Eligibility checks for Medicaid were paused during the pandemic. Many people are still losing coverage in the bureaucratic jumble that has ensued since they resumed

6 states are rethinking how they run their primaries in 2024
Most of the states considering changing their primary election systems are looking at ways to open the process to more voters

Trump disqualified from Maine 2024 Republican primary ballot
Maine's secretary of state disqualified former President Trump from the 2024 ballot

The Invisible Factors Driving US Homelessness to Record Highs
A new federal report on homelessness includes its first-ever breakdown by age. But data is still absent on other major factors, like migrants in shelters