How 3-D Mapping Technology Could Improve Firefighter Safety
Memphis is experimenting with technology more frequently used for autonomous vehicles to create indoor maps of buildings for first responders.
Smart cities vulnerable to IoT-based cyber attacks
As cities install internet-of-things networks to enable smart city development, they are making insufficient investment in digital security, a new research report says.
Why blockchain works for records management
As a secure, transparent and regulatory compliant infrastructure, blockchain allows agencies to synchronize records, workflow processes and signatures for multiple parties to a transaction.
Virginia pilots drones-as-a-service contract
A contracting initiative allows Virginia agencies and NASPO ValuePoint participants to purchase drone services from a master contract.
The Car Seat Industry Helped Delay a Child Safety Regulation—Again
A long-delayed safety standard for children’s car seats in side-impact crashes is being pushed back further. The industry is arguing that the government should not act without also updating its other safety standards for car seats.
Joe Camel Was Forced Out Of Ads. So Why Is Juul Allowed On TV?
Many public health advocates are skeptical of the company’s repeated assertions that adult smokers are its target audience.
The Case Against Paper Straws
COMMENTARY | They’re a single-use, disposable consumer item—a greener option, but not a green one.
Your Brain Doesn't Recharge If You Use Your Phone on Break
Participants in a study who used their phone during breaks experienced the highest levels of mental depletion.
Voters in One City to Decide On an Unusual Pension Funding Proposal
A pending ballot proposition in Phoenix calls for imposing strict limits on city spending until funding for the city’s retirement programs reaches a certain threshold.
Cherokee Nation Wants to Be the First Tribe With a Representative in Congress
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Cleveland considers gunfire detection system … Chicago mayor proposes taxing “high-end” services to close budget gap … Police officer involved in Eric Garner’s death fired.
Traveling to This Airport? Bring Your Own Water Bottle.
San Francisco International Airport banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles as part of a larger goal to become zero-waste by 2021.
Don’t know about function services? It’s time you did.
Function services, which provide computing to develop, run and manage applications on demand, can be ideal for both inward and outward facing cyclical government services.
Smart streetlight help San Diego police investigate crime
Law enforcement officials are using video from the 3,200 streetlight cameras to investigate violent crimes.
Grants boost NG911 migrations
The 911 Grant Program awarded 34 states and two tribal nations more than $109 million to help 911 call centers migrate to IP-enabled emergency networks.
Project Owl and its DuckLink network take on disaster response
A startup with a thing for ornithology is working to improve communication between first responders and the public during and after natural disasters.
Affordable Housing Push Challenges Single-Family Zoning
Other states also might end zoning that favors one home on one lot.
After A Rural Hospital Closes, Delays In Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly
Nationwide, more than 110 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and in each instance a community struggles to survive in its own way.
What U.S. Cities Facing Climate Disaster Risks Are Least Prepared?
New studies find cities most vulnerable to climate change disasters—heat waves, flooding, rising seas, drought—are the least prepared.
Ohio Gov. Says Fentanyl Can’t Be Used for Capital Punishment
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Arizona to make cities pay for minimum wage increases … Dayton mayor ups security after Trump insults … Mississippi health workers to ask for state help with mental health crisis.
Coordinated Ransomware Attack in Texas Seen as Escalation From Prior Hacks
Twenty-three local governments were attacked over the weekend. The willingness of city governments to pay ransoms may be emboldening opportunistic hackers, security experts warn.
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