Chicago Mayor Wants an Exception to Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Louisiana governor election results … New York to consider commercial rent controls … Shooting in California high school.
Offering a Place for City Workers to Heal After a Mass Shooting
Virginia Beach has opened a resiliency center to provide mental health resources to all victims impacted by the May 31 attack.
A New Proposal Envisions Federal Help for States and Localities to Reduce Prison Populations
The “People’s Justice Guarantee” suggests states repeal tough sentencing laws, while local governments eliminate cash bail for people awaiting trials.
Concerned Roadside Memorials Are Distracting, a State Offers to Install Them
The Nebraska Department of Transportation will offer official memorial signs for victims of fatal car crashes as a way to replace homemade memorials they say can pose safety hazards to drivers.
Terahertz laser to power 'T-ray' vision and high-bandwidth communications
Researchers have developed a compact, room temperature, widely tunable laser with potential for high-bandwidth communications, ultrahigh-resolution imaging and precise long-range sensing for radio astronomy.
Better citizen experience is no longer optional
With the right technology, such as open cloud customer experience platforms, any agency can ensure that citizens receive the exceptional experiences they know are possible.
Virtual tools, real fires: How holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
Emerging technologies integrated into existing responder systems can relay more strategically targeted information to local authorities who need it.
Cities and States Take Up the Battle for an Open Internet
More than 100 mayors have pledged not to sign contracts with internet service providers that violate net neutrality.
With Safe Injection Sites, ‘Somebody Has to Go First.’ It Could Be Philadelphia.
Overdose deaths are a daily occurrence in many Philadelphia neighborhoods.
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.
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