Massachusetts moves from data center ‘hodgepodge’ to cloud-driven model
To modernize and standardize its infrastructure, the commonwealth is moving its data and applications from more than 20 data centers to the cloud.
Housing Program Shows Signs of Helping Homeless While Reducing Arrests
A new study finds an initiative in Denver has the potential to break a cycle of police spending hundreds of hours arresting people repeatedly for minor infractions.
Congress is Spending Millions on New Air Monitors. Will it Make a Difference?
The new climate bill could help reveal industrial pollution. But no law requires the government to act.
Feds Call for State-Local Cooperation on Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
The Biden administration is urging state DOTs to turn to local governments as they plan for projects to make streets safer for people outside of vehicles.
States face more nuanced cloud security challenges
While the federal government can mandate overall cloud security requirements, each state, local and education agency has its own authority, StateRAMP’s Leah McGrath explains.
Pit Bulls Went From America’s Best Friend to Public Enemy–Now They’re Slowly Coming Full Circle
COMMENTARY | Starting about three decades ago, multiple features of American life converged to inspire bans that made pit bulls outlaws. But breed-specific legislation does not make the public safer, it penalizes responsible owners and their pets.
How one state bolsters its employees’ cyber hygiene
Strengthening its weakest link has helped Arizona reduce its click rate on phishing emails from 14% to 4%, the CISO says.
How States are Stifling Treatment for People Struggling With Opioids
COMMENTARY | Nearly 90% of people with opioid use disorder aren’t getting medical treatment. Nurse practitioners can help provide that care, but are limited from doing so in 24 states.
Is the metaverse really the future of work?
And will it all be as rosy as Meta promises?
5 Ways to Improve Jobs for People Incarcerated in US Prisons
COMMENTARY | To understand how best to reform and improve prison jobs and better meet the needs of people in prison, decision-makers can build on the existing evidence and listen to those who are incarcerated.
New York City Council Staff Won’t Give Up Hybrid Work Without a Fight
The council staff’s union sent a petition to Speaker Adrienne Adams calling for continued hybrid work flexibility, which is set to end on Oct. 31.
The Important Role Played by Secretaries of State in Administering Fair Elections is Changing
COMMENTARY | And not in a good way.
Low-Income Renters to Receive Hundreds in Extra Aid Each Month
The added federal assistance is the result of changes in how the Department of Housing and Urban Development calculates rental costs. Its new approach factors in data from companies like Zillow.
After Uvalde, states look to new digital maps to keep schools safe
States such as Virginia are stepping up efforts to provide emergency responders with up-to-date digital maps of their school buildings for improved crisis prevention.
Why Many Fire Departments Aren’t Ready for Electric Vehicles
When EV batteries go up in flames, they present different challenges than car fires involving gasoline. Route Fifty spoke with an expert about the new risks and how firefighters can prepare.
Synthetic fraud can be stopped by 2026, report says
Fraudsters have used fake identities made from real information to steal billions from governments and businesses, including unemployment insurance and PPP loans.
Federal Agencies Detail Their Priorities in Battling the Fentanyl Epidemic
Fentanyl seizures at the border have increased tenfold over the last three years.
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why
Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.
What Workers Want From Their Jobs Other Than Good Pay
Labor researchers say while wages are important, other elements can also help to recruit employees and keep them aboard.
Testing Out New Transportation Options in the Nation’s Capital
Washington, D.C. officials are hoping a “mobility innovation district” will help address equity concerns.
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