Georgia’s Gwinnett County offers residents free vaccines and microchipping for up to three dogs or cats per household at six clinics through December.
New Orleans City Council unanimously approves $26.6 million to subsidize backup batteries for about 1,450 homes and businesses, paid by Entergy’s nuclear plant settlement.
Virginia begins automatically sealing old low-level convictions, including marijuana possession, a fresh start advocates say could reach 415,000 people.
Maryland becomes the first state to ban grocery stores from changing food prices during the day or setting prices from shoppers’ personal data.
Boulder County, Colorado, grants $11 million to help about 1,000 mobile home park residents counter an anonymous buyer’s $42.5 million offer for their park.
Oneida County, Wisconsin, opens a free 24-hour public health vending machine stocked with hygiene kits, menstrual products, gun locks and drug disposal bags.
California Gov. Newsom signs nine laws putting abortion pills on community college campuses and widening which abortions midwives, nurse practitioners and physician assistants can perform.
Anchorage police launch a program offering drug treatment instead of arrest to people accused of misdemeanors like shoplifting, using $397,900 in opioid settlement money.
Linn County, Oregon, opens a free mental health crisis center for all ages, aiming to keep people out of busy emergency rooms and jail.
Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs laws requiring landlords to offer at least one fee-free way to pay rent and allowing electronic security deposit refunds.
Ashland, Oregon, council votes to double low-income utility aid to $800 a year and cover the city’s monthly parks, safety and wildfire fee.
Chicago launches street psychiatry teams that treat unhoused residents in encampments, shelters and transit stations, following the same patients over time.
Connecticut funds about 28,000 free bus passes for high school students in 73 districts, allocated by free and reduced-price meal eligibility.
Delaware takes over its farm-to-community food program, making it permanent state law after the Agriculture Department canceled its federal funding last year.
Judges and prosecutors in three New Jersey counties launch supervised treatment for defendants with serious mental illness, letting graduates have charges dismissed and records cleared.
Maine’s housing agency reopens eviction prevention aid Monday, paying past-due rent plus up to 12 months more for renters owing no more than $9,600.
40 states and DC force subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance to forgive $634 million for 55,000 borrowers after the federal consumer bureau dropped the case.
California Gov. Newsom signs the nation’s first smoke-damage testing and cleanup standards, forcing insurers to pay after 13,000 claims from the 2025 Los Angeles fires.
Seattle Mayor Wilson signs a ban on rental junk fees like pet rent and package charges into law, letting the city sue landlords for triple the illegal amount.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear erases $250 million in medical debt for more than 130,000 residents by spending $2.5 million in state housing money.
San Francisco Mayor Lurie unveils $30 million rent-emergency package capping rent-controlled increases at 10% a year and replacing expiring federal vouchers for 650 households.
North Carolina wins $590 million from Chemours and DuPont over forever-chemical pollution from the Fayetteville Works plant, the largest environmental damages recovery in state history.
San Diego transit agencies freeze fares at $2.50 for riders on CalFresh, Medi-Cal or CalWORKs ahead of the region’s first fare hike since 2009.
New York Mayor Mamdani opens free year-round 2-K childcare for 2,000 toddlers, expanding to 12,000 next fall, as some providers still await city contract payments.
Delaware Gov. Meyer signs bills letting courts waive fines for people facing financial hardship and barring most police warrants that identify everyone who searched a term online.
Pima County, Arizona, adds $8.7 million to its affordable housing fund after the first $24.5 million added 618 units and kept 910 households housed.
Atlanta City Council passes a “Parking Bill of Rights” requiring operators to post rates before drivers park and warn when license plate readers collect data.
Washington, D.C., adds 20 more locked food-waste “smart bins” for apartment dwellers this fall after residents dropped 1 million pounds into the first 31 since 2024.
Danville, Virginia, opens forgivable $5,000 down payment loans and $500 rental deposit grants for residents earning 81% to 95% of area median income, acting on its 2022 housing study and resident input.
Tulsa City Council spends $441,084 in opioid settlement money on a mobile mental health team that treats people where they are instead of jailing or hospitalizing them.
Sunnyvale, California, launches Beam, an all-electric ride-hailing service with $3.50 fares and $1.75 for seniors, teens and low-income riders, funded for the next 20 years.
Pitkin County, Colorado, home to Aspen, opens property tax rebates up to $2,000 for homeowners earning under 500% of the poverty level whose bills rose since 2023.
San Diego County seeds a $300,000 revolving loan fund for East County small businesses that can’t get bank loans, unlocking $400,000 in federal matching funds.
New York’s Monroe County opens an accessible playground at Greece Canal Park with rubberized flooring and a communication board, after upgrades at 2 other parks.
Los Angeles County opens a free financial clinic offering small businesses individual debt counseling and capital coaching as part of a 2024 economic mobility program.
Washington’s Snohomish County opens 73 rooms of transitional housing for homeless residents in a former Everett Days Inn, converted on budget for under $22 million.
Maryland awards $28.5 million to electrify school and transit buses and add EV chargers, including 35 ports at 5 apartment complexes, as gas prices climb.
Chicago launches a $450,000 grant program paying food entrepreneurs and farmers market operators up to $10,000 to sell fresh food in neighborhoods that lack it.
Connecticut and Waterbury fund 47 affordable apartments for healthcare workers across from Saint Mary’s Hospital, the first project under a 2022 state housing bond.
North Carolina awards $69 million in federal disaster funds to build 828 affordable apartments across the 828 area code hit by Hurricane Helene.
Alexandria, Virginia, expands its EV charger grants to nonprofits and churches, paying up to $15,000 plus free engineering help per site.
Dare County, North Carolina, brings urgent care into schools, letting sick students in grades 6-12 see a doctor by telehealth in the building.
California to stock every public and charter school with free rescue inhalers for 3 years for the 1 million kids with asthma.
Malibu launches speed cameras on a 20-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, where speeding drivers have killed more than 60 people since 2010.
Santa Barbara County’s housing authority opens Patterson Point in Goleta, 23 solar-powered studio apartments with on-site management for special needs and formerly homeless residents.
Delaware appropriates $27 million for low-income families to book summer camps early, fixing state aid that arrived after spots filled.
Farmers Branch, Texas, turns code enforcement into assistance, matching residents facing violations with volunteers for repairs and yard work.
Connecticut launches its first state-funded mobile methadone units, investing $4 million in settlement funds to reach rural corners where treatment is hours away by bus.
Salt Lake City launches a federally funded stabilization program reimbursing small businesses up to $3,500 for vandalism and property crime repairs.
Mono County, California, opens an air curtain burner that destroys 3 to 5 tons of wildfire fuel hourly while trapping smoke.
