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TL/DR - The West Buncombe County Fire Department in North Carolina has installed a new technology in its fire trucks and emergency response vehicles. The system, costing the department $1,300 a year, connects with popular GPS apps Waze and iMAPS when emergency vehicle lights are activated, alerting drivers of the vehicle's presence. The purpose…

TL/DR - Delaware's House of Representatives has proposed a bill that would create a state board to oversee hospital spending and control health care costs. The Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board would approve annual hospital budgets from 2026, using a variety of criteria such as state health care spending benchmarks and financial health of…

TL/DR - Speaker Mike Johnson is caught in a difficult position as he aims to organize aid for Ukraine while facing opposition within his own party. Mr. Johnson, who has privately expressed a desire to send aid to Ukraine despite his past votes against it, is under pressure from members like Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who filed a…

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing about $138 million from the Inflation Reduction Act into 138 new climate-smart conservation easements as part of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The conservation easements aim to preserve wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmlands, supporting climate-smart…