In the Trump Era, Transportation Funding Is Simple: Build Roads
Under Trump, an Obama-era transportation grant program designed to fund innovative multi-modal projects became a rural highway-building machine.
Kansas Faces Charges Foster Care System is Broken
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kentucky governor concedes … Lawsuit could purge Wisconsin voters … Baltimore hits 300 homicides for fifth consecutive year.
Virginia’s Flood Mitigation Program Needs Funding
COMMENTARY | Communities lack resources to prepare for more common and costly flood events.
A Proposal to Treat Icy Winter Roads with Beet Juice
Lawmakers in Michigan want the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of adding beet juice to road salt to treat icy roads in the winter.
For a City That Didn’t Burn, Challenges Continue a Year After California’s Most Destructive Wildfire
Officials say the city of Chico is strained by the influx of newcomers displaced by last year’s Camp Fire—but as a place untouched by wildfires, they aren't eligible for emergency funds to help with the sudden population growth.
State data leaders form alliance
Members of the State Chief Data Officer Network are working to share their experiences, build relationships and improve coordination in support of strong data management and oversight.
The way America votes is broken. In one rural county, a nonprofit showed a way forward.
In Mississippi last week, a seamless performance by a new set of voting machines took place amid widespread anxiety about election integrity.
Smart cities will be built on zero trust
As smart city technologies pushes data processing further to the edge, the attack surface increases and cities risk losing control of their systems.
Police Don’t Do a Good Job Tracking Hate Crimes. A New Report Calls on Congress to Take Action.
A day after the FBI released its latest hate crime numbers, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights detailed the many problems with those statistics and what should be done to fix them.
Our Health Care Debate Is Focused on Insurance. That’s a Mistake.
COMMENTARY | We need to broaden the conversation from a narrow discussion of health insurance to a larger conversation about health.
This State Pays to Help Asylum-Seekers Avoid Deportation
In immigration court, a lawyer makes deportation much less likely.
After Virginia Beach Mass Shooting, Report Calls for Improved Security and Other Changes
The independent report made 58 recommendations, ranging from significant changes to the city’s management of human resources to increased workplace violence prevention training.
Another State Moves to Eliminate Seasonal Time Changes
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Gun magazine sales loophole in Colorado … Mold in election commission office in Arkansas … Report shows Massachusetts leadership lacks diversity.
Truckers Challenge ‘Gig Worker’ Law With Lawsuit
They’re arguing that the landmark California legislation, meant to strengthen protections for workers, is preempted by federal law and shouldn’t apply to the trucking industry.
Using Social Media to Monitor Endangered Species Uncovers Surprising Information
Federal researchers used Instagram to collect information on human interactions with endangered monk seals and found that the posts contained data that was missing from traditional reports.
Arming agencies for ransomware attacks in an election year
Because adversaries recognize that government cannot afford to shut down during a contentious election season, agencies must be prepared.
Conflict Between Lawmakers Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
New research focused on local government shows that elected officials who engage in arguments over policy are more effective at governing than those who agree on everything, or those who get in petty fights.
Evolving tech, cyber threats inform latest emergency communications plan
Resilient, secure and interoperable systems are the focus of the newest update to the National Emergency Communications Plan.
Data science could help Californians battle future wildfires
Data science and artificial intelligence could help planners, first responders and governments adapt to the huge challenges of climate change.
There’s No App for Getting People Out of Their Cars
COMMENTARY | “Mobility as a Service” boosters say that technology can nudge drivers to adopt transit and micromobility. But big mode shifts will take more than a cool app.
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