A Governor Declares Dec. 23 a Holiday for State Employees
"This is just another way to show our appreciation to our dedicated state workers," the state chief executive said.
U.S. Senate votes to bar TikTok from government devices as state bans multiply
The states that have announced bans in the past two weeks include Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire and Tennessee.
Two Legislators Want to Audit Their State's Professional Sports Stadiums
They say the move would reveal the true value of the facilities and teams for taxpayers.
EVs, Building Emissions Among Biden’s Sustainable Energy Priorities
Public and private sector leaders discussed the first steps to overhauling the nation’s infrastructure in pursuit of a sustainable future.
New State and Local Government Financial Reporting Requirements Headed to Biden’s Desk
State and local advocates opposed the provisions, which were attached to a massive defense bill and call for financial data to be standardized, searchable and machine-readable.
Should the Deadline to Spend ARPA Dollars be Extended?
Some local officials involved in managing American Rescue Plan Act aid describe a 2026 cut-off to use up all of the money as uncomfortably close.
How One State Is Excelling at Process Improvement
Every week Nebraska is contacted by other states to learn how it is saving staff time, streamlining projects and delivering better customer services. Here’s why.
Want to land an innovation hub?
The Innovation Hubs Index gives communities data-driven metrics to help them better understand their strengths and weaknesses.
States turn to tech to replace retiring employees
The Florida Department of Management Services is one agency looking to new technologies to help deal with the retirements of key staffers.
How states can fill the tech workforce gap
As state and local governments try to fill thousands of vacant tech jobs, one expert said agencies should appeal to younger workers’ desire for meaningful work and flexibility.
Climate Change Impact on the Mississippi River Has Major Consequences
COMMENTARY | More frequent low water levels on the Mississippi River, driven by climate change, mean that river transport is likely to face more backups and delays in the future.
Trash Troubles: The Pandemic Started It; Inflation Keeps It Going
Municipalities around the nation have been plagued by inflation, hiring difficulties and trash loads that are rising in part because of the lingering work-at-home trend.
Municipal Water Leaders Want More Federal Help for Poor Customers
They say they’re facing an untenable situation as low-income households are pressured by higher rates and systems need major upgrades. One official warns that a recent drinking water failure in Mississippi “is a harbinger of a wider national problem.”
A City Pairs Relocation Payments With Bonuses to Recruit Police
Recruiting for public safety jobs can be difficult these days. One locality is offering not only signing bonuses of up to $15,000, but also relocation packages of $5,000 and $10,000.
Cyber, digital services, workforce primary focus for state CIOs in 2023
Identity and access management, cloud and application modernization rank as the big three technology priorities.
Why big data isn’t enough for law enforcement: Investigating with critical thinking
Combining decision intelligence methodologies with big data, AI and machine learning can help analysts make sense of data and analytics insights.
States Seek Permissions to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada
The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine from Canada to help lower prescription drug costs.
Everyone’s having a field day with ChatGPT – but nobody knows how it actually works
OpenAI's recently released ChatbotGPT is not open source and has not been accompanied by peer-reviewed literature so far. One expert says this lack of transparency could slow down future AI advancements.
Public Employees Expect More Fraud, Waste and Abuse
State and local government employees say that they expect fraud to increase between now and 2024, and they would like to spend more time preventing than investigating it, a new survey found.
In Runoff Race, Austin Voters Pick Next Mayor
Kirk Watson, a former state senator who was Austin’s mayor from 1997 to 2001, pitched himself as a back-to-basics candidate who could ease the city’s growing affordability crisis.
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