Millions of Homeowners Who Need Flood Insurance Don’t Know It—Thanks to FEMA
It is FEMA’s job to warn homeowners about major flood risks, but its approach is notoriously limited. In Cook County alone, researchers found about six times as many properties in danger as FEMA estimated. Look up your address with a new tool.
Census Workers to Resume In-Person Visits to Boost Response Rate
About 40% of households have not yet responded to the 2020 census survey and the bureau estimates workers may have to visit 56 million households to follow up.
Know a Teen Who Needs a Summer Job? Covid-19 Response Is Hiring.
Officials in several states are expanding existing seasonal job programs to include new opportunities to help with government-led coronavirus response efforts.
Can software help local governments find alternatives to COVID lockdowns?
Analyzing factors such as population density, demographics, climate and transportation statistics could help policy-makers find strategies that could control the virus without taking a huge toll on the economy, one researcher says.
Your weekend project: A DIY pendant that warns about face touching
Scientists at NASA have released instructions a 3D-printed pendant that reminds wearers not to touch their face.
AWS launches new unit for space sector
Amazon Web Services is ready to provide cloud hosting and other communications and data processing services to customers and partners in the space sector.
State and Local Government Jobs Flat in June, But Employment Levels Still Low
Employment in the sector is down by about 1.5 million since the coronavirus hit.
When Cities Replace Police with Social Workers
City leaders across the country are considering how to rethink police departments. They have many examples to look to—from brand new pilots to programs decades in the making.
Police with Lots of Military Gear Kill Civilians More Often than Less-Militarized Officers
COMMENTARY | The gear can lead police to emphasize the use of force to solve problems they encounter in the community.
Policing Protests Propel Marijuana Decriminalization Efforts
Reducing marijuana penalties might reduce interactions with police.
Oklahoma Voters Narrowly Approve Medicaid Expansion that Republican Lawmakers Rejected
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Oregon voters might decide on psychedelic mushrooms … Kansas City mayor says he received a death threat over mask requirements … Florida’s governor says state is not “going back, closing things.”
The Fight Continues Over Paying Enhanced Jobless Benefits Beyond July
Senate Democrats introduced legislation that would extend the $600-per-week unemployment supplement, but Republicans say the size of the extra payment discourages people from returning to work.
State AG Recommends Data Reporting Mandate for Police Deadly Force Incidents
As it stands, most police agencies in Washington state are not reporting this type of information through a program the FBI launched last year.
Libraries Begin Partial Reopening as Covid-19 Cases Surge
Most libraries are implementing phased reopening plans, beginning with contactless pickup of materials that undergo a quarantine period for safety.
Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
Public health agencies at every level of government received budget cut after cut over recent decades. Now, facing a global pandemic, they are getting cut again.
Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Pandemic Aid for Small Business Owners with Criminal Records
The Small Business Administration has changed the rules following a lawsuit from small business owners with criminal records.
It's Time for Governors to Get Tough with Coronavirus Again
COMMENTARY | The recent surge of coronavirus cases has brought us back to square one of our response due to the premature end of statewide stay at home orders.
GSA launches EULA challenge
The General Services administration is looking for civic-minded developers to help it find an artificial intelligence or machine learning solution to review software end-user agreements.
Santa Cruz bans predictive policing
As municipalities around the country roll back their use of facial recognition technology, the California city is the first to ban the use of predictive policing.
How North Carolina Transformed Itself Into the Worst State to Be Unemployed
Across the country, unemployment systems are collapsing under an unprecedented number of claims. But some state systems, like North Carolina’s, have long made it harder to receive unemployment benefits.
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