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The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting.
Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time.
Management
Rising Waters Threaten Great Lakes Communities
“You have built in a place that’s naturally giving into the lake.”
Management
Census Bureau Says Will Now End Count on Oct. 5
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Grand jury recordings from the Breonna Taylor case will be released … Atlantic City firefighters sue city over Covid policies … Rural Texas school districts cancel remote learning after attendance problems.
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Tech & Data
Local Governments Appeal Court Decision Upholding FCC’s 5G Rules
Nearly 50 local governments have signed onto the appeal, which asks the full 9th Circuit to rehear a case that limited their ability to regulate the placement of 5G infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Homes Are Flooding Outside FEMA’s 100-Year Flood Zones and Racial Inequality Is Showing Through
COMMENTARY | New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government's flood maps indicate.
Tech & Data
Lawmakers Propose $1M to Examine How Mis- And Disinformation Impacted Covid-19 Response
In particular, they’d like to know more about foreign and domestic sources propagating false information.
Public Safety
California Will Require Prisons to House Transgender People By Gender Identity
A new law will require California correctional facilities to place transgender people in housing units that align with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
Health & Human Services
Corralling the Facts on Herd Immunity
What exactly does it mean and can it be used to combat COVID-19?
Management
Ohio Just Ordered GM to Repay $28 Million in Tax Breaks for Closing the Lordstown Auto Plant
General Motors received more than $60 million in tax credits to operate a massive assembly plant in Lordstown until 2040. But after the facility closed last year, the state says GM must pay back roughly half of those tax benefits.
Tech & Data
Women Equal Men in Computing Skill, but Are Less Confident
While women make up almost 50% of the overall workforce, they are only 24% of the employees in STEM careers.
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New York City Principals Union Votes ‘No Confidence’ In Mayor Over Schools Plan
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Twenty-one states report 10% or more Covid-19 increase… 1 million people have cast ballots early… Maryland man who threw house party gets a year in jail.
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Critical infrastructure systems depend upon computer-based controls, software, and data communication to operate. As these systems have become increasingly pervasive and interconnected, they’ve also become more vulnerable.
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Black Women Legislators Are Rare in Statehouses. This Could Be the Solution.
Statehouses are predominantly White and male-led. One PAC in Washington state wants to change that—and be the model for other legislatures.
Tech & Data
Following Ransomware Attack, Tyler Technologies Advises Clients to Change Passwords
The company is a leading provider of software to state and local governments. So far, it says it looks like the security breach has affected only its internal computer systems.
Management
The Insurance Industry Can Help States Act on Climate Change
COMMENTARY | States looking to act on climate change should consider partnering with the industry.
Management
One City's Pilot Program to Restart Live Entertainment
Six venues in Washington D.C. will be allowed to hold live performances under strict guidance and supervision from city officials.
Health & Human Services
One Tennessee Prosecutor Says He Won’t Enforce Controversial Abortion Law
The Nashville district attorney says he won’t prosecute doctors who fail to inform patients that a medication abortion can be reversed—a claim medical groups say isn’t backed up by science.
Health & Human Services
Health on Wheels: Tricked-Out RVs Deliver Addiction Treatment to Rural Communities
As in many states, access to addiction treatment remains a challenge in Colorado.
Management
Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic
“This will set gender equity back quite a bit.”
Health & Human Services