But negotiations may not be able to jump the last hurdle
Thousands more applications are pending
Courts would decide whether to order medication and housing for the severely mentally ill
Residents are pushing back against light-on-crime policies
Experts say a quick legislative fix is unlikely
Working alongside police, community-based violence interruption programs can help prevent crime
Experts say hashing out immigration policy in the courts complicates the issue
WORLD’s Bonnie Pritchett and Addie Michaelian report
Experts say police need boosts to staff, not just budgets
19 students and two adults died in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas