The Feds Outlawed a Key State and Local Refinancing Tool. Now What?
Tax-exempt advance refunding helped state and local governments save billions of dollars in recent years.
Chicago Is 1st Major City to Make Bike Shares Lock to Something
The ‘lock to’ requirement will be phased in as part of a six-month pilot in the city’s South Side.
Solar Designation Program Taps 200th U.S. Community
SolSmart’s 200 designees are located in 35 states and the District of Columbia, encompassing more than 59 million Americans.
All 50 states now have data breach notification laws
Alabama's new law takes effect June 1 and outlines what organizations and data hosting firms must do to comply.
Multiple Cities Face Legal Challenges Over Anti-Panhandling Laws
“... [W]henever a new city does consider passing a new panhandling law where they didn’t have one before, they’re immediately either sued or they get a lot of pushback,” according to Cleveland State University law professor Joseph Mead.
3 ways agile can improve communications during contract transitions
Agile communications can provide a lightweight structure for vendor transitions by increasing awareness of progress and challenges and helping managers make more informed decisions.
Getting blood to wounded troops via drone
The Pentagon's experimental unit wants ideas on how to use drones to deliver medical supplies to troops in remote locations.
Army connects dumpsters to IoT
The data delivered by lightweight sensors will help Fort Carson avoid overfilled containers, spot trends and optimize truck routing.
Iowa Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief This Spring. At Least for Now.
A University of Iowa study examines just how frequent flooding is in some parts of the state.
Women in Prison Take Home Economics, While Men Take Carpentry
Decades after a government report on deep inequity in the vocational offerings of the nation's criminal-justice system, little has changed.
New Lawsuit Aims to Pressure Maine Governor to Act on Medicaid
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Arizona teacher walkouts to continue … Gary to cancel its air show for second time … Nashville transit vote … and companies scoop up their scooters in Austin.
Rhode Island Seeks Private Partner on Autonomous Transit Project
The state DOT is eyeing a targeted pilot in an underserved part of its capital that’s ripe for AVs.
New Research Shows 9/11 First Responders Are Twice as Likely to Develop Blood Cancer
In the chaos of that day, they were exposed to unprecedented levels of aerosolized dust from the collapsed World Trade Center skyscrapers.
NGA wants a global map for ambient sound
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants to record, classify and map ambient sounds and acoustic features.
Oregon's pot data needs better security
The agency that regulates recreational marijuana needs to improve the reliability and security of the data it uses for licensing and seed-to-sale tracking, auditors said.
Virginia scanning program slashes vulnerabilities in web apps
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency cut the number of high-risk vulnerabilities affecting its web applications by 30 percent in one year by deploying a vulnerability scanning service.
Local governments' cybersecurity crisis in 8 charts
At least some, and perhaps even a large fraction of, local governments may be unable to respond to electronic intrusions, a recent survey finds.
The States Most and Least Prepared for Public Health Disasters
According to this year’s numbers, U.S. public health systems continue to improve overall.
‘We Have No Bill. We Have No Deal’ to End Arizona Teacher Protests
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.Y. plans new assistance for Puerto Rico recovery ... N.M. legal battle over secret recordings … Richmond, Va. is an eviction hub … and a “silent impasse” at an Ohio village hall.
What Bill Gates Fears Most
The threat of a flu pandemic clouds even his legendary optimism, so he's launching an initiative to prevent one.
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