Infrastructure

Fighting Climate Change, State by State

COMMENTARY | Across the country, state and local governments are accelerating their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They are creating approaches that can be borrowed and improved upon.

Management

North Dakota Governor for President?

What the U.S. Supreme Court rulings mean for states and localities; watching the debt limit drama; and more news to use from around the country in this week's State and Local Roundup.

Sponsor Content

5 steps to tackle runaway deferred maintenance for government facilities

Learn how to get deferred maintenance under control to optimize government building performance.

Infrastructure

Louisiana’s Landmark Climate Adaptation Program Is Running Out of Time

“We can rebuild a piece of marsh, but in 30 years, that may be the only piece of marsh there.”

Finance

Local Governments Escape Ruling that Could Have Upended Property Tax Laws

The Supreme Court ruled that cities and counties cannot keep surplus funds from the homes they sell after residents fail to pay property taxes. But local officials nationwide are breathing a sigh of relief that the court didn’t go further.

Finance

Cities Nervously Watch Washington’s Debt Limit Talks

A default could mean putting off fixing broken streets and city budgets would take a hit.

Infrastructure

Supreme Court Scales Back Scope of Clean Water Act

Conservatives on the court say the decision preserves state authority to regulate land and water use. But liberal justices worry the ruling will gut efforts to curb water pollution.

Tech & Data

The Challenge in Identifying Problematic Online Gambling

While technology can help spot those who exhibit signs of problem gambling, finding just what to measure and interpreting that data is tricky.

Infrastructure

Extreme Weather Is Disrupting Amtrak’s Trains—And Its Climate Benefits

The passenger rail operator is at the mercy of the freight companies that own most American tracks.

Management

Combining GCN and Route Fifty: A Note to Our Readers

We are merging our publications to better serve the state and local government community.

Finance

Debt Limit Talks Dim Prospects for Addressing Nation’s Housing Crisis

The president has proposed freezing spending, which could impact additional funding for housing, public health and transit projects.

Sponsor Content

Adoption of Intelligent Automation in the Public Sector

In this research report, 500 public sector leaders share how they have developed their automation programs and their successes.

Management

County Wants to Employ Ex-Offenders and ‘Break the Cycle’

A unique jobs website lists available Shelby County government jobs for people with arrest or conviction histories in an effort to fill job vacancies and reduce recidivism.

Tech & Data

City Greenlights Autonomous Vehicle Testing for Public Transit

Phoenix wants AV providers to test automated driving systems to help it make decisions about future public transit.

Management

Curbside Recycling Offsets Garbage Emission Impact

COMMENTARY | The finding in a new study should encourage towns and cities to continue offering recycling services to meet their climate goals.

Management

Funding for Rental Assistance is Ending, But Need Continues

Some states are working to develop programs that will pick up where pandemic-era programs are leaving off.

Infrastructure

NHTSA Proposes a Pass-Fail Pedestrian Safety Rating for Vehicles

The scheme put forward by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration comes as pedestrian deaths are surging nationwide.

Health & Human Services

7% of the United States Is a ‘Play Desert’

COMMENTARY | Many of the counties lacking access to play areas were clustered in the Southeast and Southwest, and were most common in rural and suburban areas throughout the country.

Infrastructure

Offshore Wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes Leaders Think So.

The lakes have massive energy potential, but harnessing it will be a big challenge.

Health & Human Services

New Initiative Will Help Cities Reduce Homelessness

The program will “embed” federal officials in six cities to help local officials get people off the streets and into homes more quickly.