The Fiscal Need to Find a ‘Second Life’ for Underutilized Parking Lots
Revenue streams from parking lots and garages are expected to be undermined as autonomous vehicle technology improves and is more widely adopted.
Striking the Right Balance With State and Local Business Regulations
Colorado's outgoing governor and a beer company co-founder offer some thoughts on what it takes.
How North Dakota IT Plans to Reinvent Business Services
Low unemployment across the state poses a threat to talent recruitment.
This Virginia County Tracks Missing Persons With a Drone
Project Lifesaver offered local law enforcement the air support it needed.
How FEMA Could Help Avoid Another Missile Alert Mishap
State and local authorities are responsible for sending and rescinding alerts but FEMA can—and says it will—require the underlying infrastructure be more user-friendly.
Population Growth Doesn’t Equal Wage Growth in These Cities
Nationwide there are 10 metro areas whose populations grew more than 30 percent since 2000—almost twice the national average for metros—but whose per-capita income grew less than half the U.S. average.
To Buyout or Not: What We Learned From Floods In Pennsylvania
COMMENTARY | Only 186 of 2,571 communities in Pennsylvania are considered “safe from high water." How officials reacted to severe flooding in 2011 has lessons for state and local officials across the nation.
DHS looks to blockchain to deter counterfeit certificates
The Department of Homeland Security wants to prevent forgeries in the certificates and licenses issued by Customs and Border Protection, Citizen and Immigration Services and the Transportation Security Administration.
Battling the opioid crisis with technology
State and local governments are incorporating both emerging and established technologies into their crisis response plans to fight the opioid epidemic.
Unmasking AI-assisted cyber attacks
Researchers are developing algorithms that can detect when malware uses adversarial machine learning to attack networks and evade detection.
DARPA's Angler dives into undersea robotics
The Angler program proposes an underwater robotic system that autonomously surveys the sea floor and can physically manipulate manmade objects.
Making the Case to Curb Outside Pay for Lawmakers in Albany
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Farm bankruptcies increase in Upper Midwest … Bend, Ore.’s high wildfire risk … and Cincinnati City Council subpoenas in texting lawsuit.
The People of Ohio Can Now Pay Their Taxes in Bitcoin
The program, the first in the country, starts this week.
Building a Program to Help Young Men Find Work in St. Louis
2018 NAVIGATOR AWARD WINNER: Michael P. McMillan, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis president and CEO
Mayor Discusses Local Impacts of GM’s Newly Announced Plant Closures
“This isn’t just a GM issue. People aren’t buying cars” like they once did, according to Lordstown, Ohio Mayor Arno Hill. “We’ve prepared for this.”
Millennial Homeownership on the Rise, Survey Finds
But student debt remains a burden.
New York IT Homes in on Agencies’ Business Challenges
Technology solutions come second, said the state’s executive deputy CIO.
How D.C. Wants to Use Bike-Share Data to Improve Equity
The city already requires operators to share real-time information on vehicle availability.
Can Police Retaliate Against Loudmouths?
The Supreme Court will rule on whether citizens can talk back to law enforcement without fear of consequences.
Breaking down the barriers to an IoT-enabled government
Because the internet of things represents real and concrete risks, it’s time to accelerate progress toward a more orchestrated security framework so the government can tap into its many unique advantages.
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