Cities’ Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality Gets Tougher
Some, like Minneapolis, still rely heavily on polluting natural gas to heat buildings through frigid winters.
How Electric Cars Could Make America’s Crumbling Roads Even Worse
COMMENTARY | In a country that pays for roads out of a gas tax, new solutions will be needed when fewer cars are dependent on fuel.
When Schools Tell Kids They Can’t Use the Bathroom
By imposing harsh restrictions on when students can use the restroom, educators are teaching kids to ignore their bladder.
New York's Online Voter Registration Will Become Accessible to Blind Voters
Websites for the board of elections and DMV must be accessible by the end of the year under the terms of a lawsuit settlement.
The States With the Best and Worst Levels of Well-Being
Gallup releases its latest index on the topic, based on over 100,000 survey responses.
Farmers Hope for Hemp Riches Despite Risks
States looking to ramp up hemp production now that it is legal are looking at Kentucky, where a pilot program has allowed hemp farming for five years.
Deploying AI to protect power grids
The Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor can identify and divert hackers without human intervention.
DOD's accelerated cyber hiring hits snags
Lack of hiring personnel and the complex security clearance process is slowing down implementation as the Cyber Excepted Service expands.
China is catching up to the US on artificial intelligence research
With a determined, focused government, inexhaustible funding, a growing cadre of smart researchers and a large, digital-hungry population, China is executing its strategy for AI while the U.S. is still wrestling to create one.
Federal AI: The time is now
As the expectations of citizens continue to grow, agencies must accelerate their plans to develop more commercial-like, citizen-centric services, and AI will be a key driver.
What blockchain means for records management
Blockchain can ensure the integrity of electronic systems, but it raises questions about the shift from a centralized model of trust to a network-based model.
Tolling Proposals in Connecticut Push Federal Officials Into ‘New Territory’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Chicago mayoral primary results ... new fees proposed for Uber, Lyft rides in Los Angeles … and Colorado Springs vaping public health emergency.
Small Bikeshare System to Launch in an Unexpected Place
Wheeling, West Virginia looks to leverage its local network of bike trails.
Policy Experts: States and Localities Need More Electric Vehicle Incentives
Deployment remains in the early stages in many places.
The Dangers of a Mandatory DNA Database
COMMENTARY | A controversy in Arizona is a portent of future public-policy fights.
What Hackers Have in Store for 2019
COMMENTARY | From ransomware to crypto mining: state and local governments should expect “quieter” attacks.
Financial Institutions Working in Distressed Areas Call for More Federal Funding
“I have a strong suspicion that the current administration will propose yet again to slash the funding for the coming fiscal year,” says a Democratic appropriator.
The Gap Between Workers and Jobs
Workers live far away from available jobs in metropolitan areas across the country, researchers found.
More Babies Are Being Born With Syphilis. Blame Meth and Opioids.
Syphilis among newborns can cause deformities, severe anemia, an enlarged liver and spleen, jaundice or brain and nerve problems such as blindness or deafness.
Conflict-of-interest charge may sidetrack JEDI
The Defense Department is reconsidering whether conflict-of-interest charges had an impact on the integrity of the contract.
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