The U.S. Might Need Self-Driving Trucks to Avoid a Labor Shortage Crisis
The American Trucking Association says their industry needs to hire 900,000 more drivers in the next 10 years to keep up with demand.
Poor People’s Campaign Protesters Land in Jail in State Capitals Across the Nation
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kansas City looks at MLK airport designation … Mississippi’s yo-yo teacher applicant test requirements … protecting Nashville from flooding … and marketing Maine’s dark skies.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Virginia Uranium Mining Case
A group of companies argues that Virginia's ban on mining for the radioactive metal runs afoul of federal law.
States Stumble on Internet Privacy
Broad-based consumer bills on internet privacy and net neutrality failed or are still pending as state legislative sessions wind down. And the ones that have passed have been limited.
Data security at the tactical edge: Rightsizing solutions
As data center functionality moves to the field, data protection capabilities must adapt to address challenges posed by edge deployments.
Mosquito-hunting drones
As one of the winners of the Federal Aviation Administration's Drone Integration Pilot Program, a Florida county plans to expand its use of drones to control mosquitos.
A single source for agency data
The Socrata Connected Government Cloud is a self-service environment that breaks down data silos and promotes collaboration and reuse of data so agencies can more easily share information internally.
States stumble on internet privacy
After net-neutrality and privacy rules were repealed last year, states have had little success crafting regulations of their own.
How Fit Is Your City?
The American College of Sports Medicine fitness index ranks the country’s 100 largest cities based on a mix of factors, including health behaviors and local policies.
What the House Water Resources Development Bill Leaves Out
Water and sewer utility provisions found in the Senate version of the legislation aren't included in the House draft.
A State Where Working at a Chick-fil-A Is More Lucrative Than Teaching
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A low-profile, but very dangerous Wash. volcano ... Nev. county will vote on brothels … Pa.’s major Lyme disease risk … and an Ohio rural broadband bill.
Explaining the Complexities of Property Tax Calculations
It’s not always easy to understand how they’re determined, but New Jersey’s former comptroller and budget director discusses the nuts and bolts of this important revenue source.
A World Where School Shootings Feel Inevitable
“It’s been happening everywhere. I've always kind of felt like eventually it was going to happen here, too.”
How N.Y.C. Is Forging Strategic Partnerships to Address Its Affordability Crisis
The city is already expanding access to computer science education and mental health treatment.
So States Ban Bump Stocks. Now How Do They Enforce the Law?
New Jersey is not the only state having trouble enforcing its ban. In Massachusetts, where residents had until February to surrender their bump stocks, State Police received just three devices.
Security fundamentals: Policy compliance
Policy compliance isn’t about the utility or value of what’s actually implemented; it’s about the process of assessment.
Predicting the casualties that drone crashes can cause
NASA is asking for risk management and decision-making tools that can help it accurately estimate the deaths and injuries caused by a drone that crashes into a populated area.
Montana test-drives code-free chatbots
The Motor Vehicle Division uses a drag-and-drop builder to construct conversational chatbots that guide online users through multiple-step processes.
What is 5G? The next generation of wireless, explained
The high data transmission rates and low latency promised by 5G will provide new opportunities for connected vehicles, automation and augmented and virtual reality systems.
The Other Local Economic Impact of the Kilauea Eruption
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A new idea to fund state pensions in Kentucky … this California county has the most wind turbines in the nation … and Atlantic City’s worst days are behind it.
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