Feds Announce Sweeping Plan to Reduce Surging Traffic Deaths
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called for drastically reducing deadly crashes, but much of the heavy lifting for the department's new initiative will fall on states and localities.
Survey: 52% of State, Local Public Workers Considering Leaving Jobs
State and local governments are, as one expert puts it, "teetering on the brink of a public sector workforce crisis."
Agriculture Department Sending $1B to Rural Communities
The grants and loans will help public sector and nonprofit organizations improve health care facilities and buy equipment for first responders in 48 states.
Life Expectancy Declined in Black Neighborhoods Due to the Pandemic
A new report shows that residents of Black-majority communities live about four years less than the national average, and that Covid expanded the number.
Librarians Now Frontline Workers in Combating Covid-19
Public libraries nationwide are handing out test kits and masks in a growing effort by counties and cities to better protect their residents from the virus.
After Miscarriages, Workers Have Few Guarantees for Time Off or Job-Based Help
About a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Despite the large number of women affected, no national laws protect them when they need time off to deal with the loss.
Montana builds data-driven broadband coverage map
The state has contracted with LightBox, a real estate information and technology platform, to use its SmartFabric solution that integrates the company's core parcel, building footprint, address file and geocoding data with points of interest, cell phone location and tax assessor details.
Data, fines and threats to compel water conservation
California's Las Virgenes Municipal Water District is giving its affluent residents access to their water consumption data to discourage overuse.
Taking Control of Ransomware With a Zero-Trust Strategy
COMMENTARY | Antivirus, sandboxing and similar detection techniques can’t keep up. It’s time for governments and agencies to transform their approach to thwarting malware.
As Legal Marijuana Use Takes Off, How Can Regulating Bodies Keep Pace With the Laws?
COMMENTARY | With more states legalizing marijuana, government agencies must equip themselves with the technology and tools to regulate its use.
More States Enacting Potentially Conflicting Data Privacy Laws
In the absence of federal legislation, states are regulating the commercial collection and use of personal data, a new report shows.
Infrastructure Update: State DOTs Join In Criticism of Biden Administration Plan for Road Funds
The influential American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials told the federal government it should be “supporting states” rather than creating new processes to manage them.
Pumping, Voting, Taking Leave: Legislators Who Are Mothers Face Specific Challenges
The nonprofit group Vote Mama Foundation is trying to collect comprehensive data about a unique subset of lawmakers.
Covid Conflicts Smolder in States
But there might be bipartisanship on telehealth and hospital staffing.
Mobile Apps Help Communities Produce More Accurate Homeless Counts
The Kansas City area and Houston are using mobile apps for their annual point-in-time homelessness counts and to manage the data.
How Mayors are Factoring in Equity as Their Cities Spend Federal Aid
“We're trying to change the status quo,” says one city leader.
The Next Frontier in Equity is All About Data
COMMENTARY | Developing strategies centered on data collection is critical for governments to make sure resources are deployed in an effective and equitable way.
How to Reduce Employee Burnout and Slow Resignations
There are six things organizations can do to boost an individual's well-being and make the workforce more resilient, a new report says.
Black Texas Farmers Were on Track To Get Federal Aid. The State’s Ag Commissioner Is Helping Stop That
Sid Miller is challenging a debt relief program that the U.S. Department of Agriculture saw as a way to correct historic discrimination. An advocate for Black Texas farmers says the challenge “pushes us back even further.”
Mobile apps help community with annual homeless count
Kansas City and Houston are using mobile apps to more accurately conduct their point in time homelessness counts.
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