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States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel

Road safety activists and some states are pushing to depart from a longstanding rule that sets speed limits in the United States based largely on how fast drivers actually travel. This is due to the 85% rule, which ties speed limits to the speed of the 15th-fastest vehicle out of every 100 traveling a road in ideal conditions. Critics say this approach encourages speeding. Ohio is among the states considering new guidelines that focus more on safety. But supporters of the rule say it provides... #Activism #Business #California #North Dakota #Ohio #Politics #Texas #Washington #Wisconsin

2025-08-16T21:00:54-0700 AP News https://apnews.com/author/jeff-mcmurray 2,000 words

Rated 2025-08-19T16:57:43-0700

The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved. #Artificial Intelligence #Business #Media

2024-11-21T02:00:00-0800 WIRED Guthrie Scrimgeour 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-26T16:29:42-0800

Opinion | School closures suck. But they’re necessary, and opposing them is wrong

Should San Francisco families really be asked to give up on their small community schools for the sake of the public good? Yes, they should. #Education and schools

2024-10-16T10:29:20-0700 The San Francisco Standard Catharine Burhenne 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-20T22:01:12-0700

How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit

At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York

2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800

Reading the Yield Curve

Infallible Recession Indicator? Noisy Signal? Both? #Business #Education and schools #Finance

2023-08-23T06:06:16-0700 Capital Gains Byrne Hobart 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T14:56:54-0700

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues

At issue is whether researchers can analyze nonpublic California student data and also testify against the state in related and even unrelated cases. #Education and schools

2023-07-28T00:00:00-0700 EdSource John Fensterwald 2,000 words

Rated 2023-07-28T10:44:15-0700