The future of government jobs: Post generative AI
In the wake of dramatic technological advances, the workplace of the future will be far different than was envisioned a year ago.
AI could make cities autonomous, but that doesn’t mean we should let it happen
COMMENTARY | AI could take us beyond the concept of smart cities, telling us how and why things happen in urban settings. But cities must consider how AI systems could make uninformed or amoral decisions, one expert warns.
California is poised to protect workers from extreme heat—indoors
Only two other states have adopted heat rules for indoor workers. Nationally, legislation has stalled in Congress, and a process initiated by the Biden administration to establish national heat standards for outdoor and indoor work could take years to finalize.
Strengthening Medicaid should remain a national imperative
COMMENTARY | Congress and state lawmakers should do everything in their power to ensure that anyone who needs Medicaid now and in the future is able to get it.
Treasury struggled to help states and cities with COVID reporting
A GAO report found that questions about the $350 billion in COVID relief grants often went unanswered.
Child care gaps in rural America threaten to undercut small communities
Communities with child care deserts, or areas with an insufficient supply of child care providers, could see fewer working adults and poorer educational and behavioral health outcomes for children.
States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance
Lawmakers seek new funding sources as gas tax revenues begin a predicted decline.
States and localities in 2023: A look at the top stories of the year
The first half of the year was marked by the end of pandemic-era benefits. The second half was dominated by the shutdown. All the while, leaders were preoccupied with infrastructure, technology and flags.
In new year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status
New enrollees will join more than 655,000 children, young adults through age 25, and adults 50 or over who have already signed up for Medi-Cal through previous expansions to residents lacking legal authorization.
These pandemic-era relief programs expired in 2023
As the federal government rolled up its pandemic-era social safety net, state and local governments stepped in to fill the gaps in housing, child care and food assistance.
After an action-packed year, 2024 will be another blockbuster year for AI
State and local governments are still figuring out how to best put the technology to good use. Next year will be a critical one in getting it right.
LA County invests big in free virtual mental health therapy for K-12 students
The teletherapy effort is aimed at helping overburdened schools cope with a surge in demand for mental health services.
Innovative water treatment tech could help remove forever chemicals
The Tampa Water Department is exploring suspended ion exchange technology as a way to address PFAS contamination to meet new federal standards.
Why 2023 emerged as a banner year for passenger rail
Many efforts that had been in the works for years started paying off this year, but passenger rail advocates hope even better things are on the way.
The latest youth climate lawsuit tries a novel argument: The unique environmental vulnerability of children
Eighteen California children say the EPA fails to recognize the unique physical and mental impacts climate change has on kids.
States’ efforts to regulate social media will face greater scrutiny in 2024
Many of the laws passed in 2023 against social media platforms have been challenged in court. But states appear undeterred as they continue weighing ways to curb social media’s effects on young people.
Recovery Court: This judicial diversion program converts sweat equity into freedom
COMMENTARY | Recovery Court in Grayson and Carroll counties in Virginia allows some defendants to add a fitness program to their judicial interventions. The program may help some defendants stay out of jail, and the judges behind the initiative hope it will contribute to long-term recovery.
You’re not tripping: State and local leaders give psychedelics another chance
More than 50 years after policymakers started cracking down on the hallucinogenic drugs, states and cities are now embracing them as a way to treat mental health disorders.
Mayors urge ATF to finalize rules to expand background checks
The proposed rules would close the “gun show loophole,” which is one of several loopholes that currently allows one-fifth of all the guns sold in the nation to be sold without background checks.
AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and what you get
COMMENTARY | An artificial intelligence system could help identify voters' preferences, improving individuals' education of and participation in the democratic process.
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