Best American Cities 2018: Where Does Your City Rank?
Cities are ranked on 28 factors sorted into six categories, including housing affordability, infrastructure, online search results and social media attention.
Open source traffic management
The Louisville Metro Government has taken lessons learned from a Waze partnership and built an open source tool that other local governments can use to spot traffic problems.
How cities can prepare for blockchain
Blockchain technology can improve government efficiency by optimizing everyday tasks and interactions, a new National League of Cities report says.
Autonomous Vehicles Must Put People First
COMMENTARY | The mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan, on why mayors are looking to shape the future of AVs.
Sacramento Sees ‘Impressive’ Results With Its Homeless Triage Shelter
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New concerns over the Bourbon virus in Missouri; S.D. hospital stops sending unregulated medical waste to city landfill … and a progress report for Baltimore’s big bus realignment.
State Budget Forecasts Could Shift in a Big Way
COMMENTARY | Here’s why preliminary observations and estimates from the recent ‘Fiscal Survey of the States’ could significantly change, according to New Jersey’s former state budget director and comptroller.
Children With Autism Left Behind by Low Medicaid Rates
Lawsuits in South Carolina and California accuse the states of failing to provide "medically necessary" services for children with autism because Medicaid reimbursement rates are so low that no providers will accept them.
Maine Voters Overrule Their Leaders
With support from Governor Paul LePage, the legislature nullified a statewide referendum approving ranked-choice voting. On Tuesday, the citizens got the final word and enacted it again.
Zones for New Federal Tax Breaks Approved in All 50 States
Guidance for the “Opportunity Zones” program, which will provide tax breaks for investments in low-income areas, is still forthcoming.
Virginia Approves Workforce Training Grant for Beer, Cider, Wine and Liquor-making
The grant, a collaboration between two community colleges, will be used to enhance existing curriculum and to establish two training facilities—one for wine and cider, the other for beer and liquor.
Local Advocates Decry Proposed State ‘Bribe’ to Permit Drilling
House Republicans are pushing a plan that would financially incentivize states to drill for oil and gas and punish those that don’t.
Sacramento drives digital license plate test
The plates will provide fleet management data to the city, allow drivers to renew registrations online and even flash emergency messages.
Laying the groundwork for 5G
Efforts by Congress, local governments and industry are converging to deploy the 5G technology that will power smart cities.
Connected vehicles pilots pave the way to autonomy
A fully autonomous automotive ecosystem is still decades down the road, but experts say vehicles will be communicating with roadside infrastructure much sooner.
Making security hygiene a priority
Despite being a prime target for cyber attackers, government agencies can maintain day-to-day system health by quickly spotting and remediating vulnerabilities.
Kentucky Sues Walgreens Over Opioid Abuse Epidemic
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Montana preps for another difficult wildfire season … Charlotte’s uncharted scooter territory … and N.J. governor makes first legalized sports bet.
A Type of Revenue That Can Be Both Alluring and Packed With Pitfalls
New research looks at "non-recurring" state budget collections.
Determining Once and for All How the ‘Gig Economy’ Impacts Transit
Cities like Sacramento are helping pilot a new measure of interaction between travel modes.
Giving Group Homes a 21st Century Makeover
A new law caps the amount of time the federal government will pay to house children in group homes. New York state officials are concerned it will end up costing counties. Colorado, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Wyoming have the greatest percentage of foster children living in group homes.
FAA Awards $677 Million in Airport Improvement Grants
The 241 grants will fund 346 infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, aprons and terminals.
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