The Cannabis Industry Could Become the National Model for Labor Relations
COMMENTARY | Workers in the cannabis industry are rapidly unionizing with employer support. This trend, incentivized by state laws, could be a model for improved labor relations nationwide.
A City Moves to Ban Wild and Exotic Animals at House Parties
People are free to behave like party animals in Los Angeles, but legislation the City Council approved this week aims to prevent them from partying with animals.
Millions of Americans Rely on Crowdfunding for Medical Expenses
A new survey estimates that 20% of adults in the U.S. have donated to a crowdfunded medical campaign.
TSA shines a light on insider threats
As screening programs for airline passengers and baggage have become more effective, the Transportation Security Administration looks to new ways to protect airplanes and airport systems from malicious insiders.
State-industry cooperation is key to protecting democracy
States and vendors must work together to foster transparency, accountability and adherence to the strictest election-security protocols.
Transgender Americans Are More Likely to Be Unemployed and Poor
COMMENTARY | A new study found that transgender people had higher rates of poverty and worse health than otherwise comparable individuals who did not identify as transgender.
In Tornado Alley, Storms Are Even More Dangerous For People With Disabilities
Some advocates say the federal or state government needs to step in and help people with disabilities acquire their own storm shelters.
One-Third of U.S. Residents Suspicious of Census, Survey Finds
As the political stakes become clearer, more states are trying to motivate residents to participate in the census this spring.
Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Mandatory Vasectomies in Response to Abortion Ban
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Voter ID law put on hold in North Carolina … New Mexico will import prescriptions from Canada … Trump pardons former Illinois governor.
Federal Court Rules Against State Law Requiring Ex-Felons to Pay Fines and Fees Before Voting
The appeals court found the law created an unconstitutional penalty against people who can’t afford to pay certain financial obligations, but have served the rest of their sentences.
Poop, Screams and Divebombing Birds: How One City Plans to Deal With a Peacock Problem
The Miami City Commission will begin humanely trapping and relocating peacocks from one neighborhood after years of complaints from residents.
Ensuring State Broadband Grants Go the Extra Mile
From grant matching to community engagement teams, officials who oversee state broadband grants say it’s important to require communities and companies that receive public funding to meet certain benchmarks.
Five Years Later, HIV-Hit Town Rebounds. But The Nation Is Slow To Heed Lessons.
Since Austin, Indiana’s 2015 crisis, drug-fueled outbreaks have occurred in more than a half-dozen other communities.
‘Undocumented Immigrant’ Versus ‘Illegal Alien’: Lawmakers Debate What to Call Migrants
Proposals at the city, state, and national level seek to remove official references to “illegal aliens” in favor of the term “undocumented immigrant.”
Going All-In On Resilience
COMMENTARY | Senior public administrators have a duty and the power to encourage the public sector community to more readily embrace resilience.
Cutting communications overhead for distributed learning apps
Scientists at the Army Research Lab have shown that distributed deep learning algorithms can deliver the same performance as algorithms that run at a single, centralized location.
Building the bots that keep Wikipedia fresh
Government bot developers can learn about successful automation by studying the creation, vetting and roles of the 1,601 bots that help maintain the site and interact with its more than 137,000 human editors.
The power of analytics and visualization for city governments
Cities are using insights gathered from the internet of things, embedded analytics, machine learning and experience management to create new programs, become more efficient and deliver consumer-grade services.
Army plans AR headset rollout
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System can run augmented reality training, assess soldiers’ biometrics and performance and connect to a warfighter’s weapon sensor.
The Youngest Children Are Falling Out of Health Insurance
Kids need at least 14 doctor visits by age 6, pediatricians say.
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