Navigating the IT market with due diligence
Appropriate due diligence, from a business, technical and legal perspective, is mandatory prior to buying IT products or services.
4 big opportunities for state-level innovation
States should encourage policies to stimulate investment in the digital economy, a Center for Data Innovation report finds.
This County Would Have Seen Its Opioid Overdose Rate Double
Erie County, N.Y. Executive Mark Poloncarz says his jurisdiction was on its way to 550 overdose deaths in 2016. Here’s what the county government did to keep that from happening.
Why cities must look to private-sector data sources
The vast amounts of information being collected by consumer apps and services could have a big impact on how cities plan for transportation and land use.
Why everyone still falls for fake emails
Exercises in social engineering focused on why social engineering works, how to prevent such attacks and how to gather digital evidence after an incident.
It’s Been 10 Years Since the Deadly I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
But “almost nothing has been done in this country to keep it from happening again,” according to former Mayor R.T. Ryback.
Charleston County Unexpectedly Sues South Carolina’s Infrastructure Bank
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Tropical storm makes landfall in Florida; paid leave for top Boston City Hall official; and planners envision “something pretty spectacular” in Chico, Calif.
The Watchdog Inside the DA's Office
In Philadelphia and other cities, prosecutors have formed “conviction review units”—special teams that reinvestigate cases they may have gotten wrong.
Fighting Cyberattacks With Volunteers
Michigan’s volunteer cybersecurity team can be deployed only in massive cyber emergencies. A bill in the Legislature would broaden its reach to smaller-scale security breaches.
North Carolina’s Outer Banks Remain Off Limits Due to Major Mistake
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Why Tampa is doomed; a problematic exotic animal farm in Oregon; and Connecticut’s municipalities are forced to make bad decisions.
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Bad Wildfire Season in the West
So far this year, fires have burned 5.2 million acres of land. And it’s only going to get worse.
Annapolis Looks to Keep Its History Above Water
In Maryland’s capital, confronting rising sea levels means considering irreplaceable buildings that are an important part of the city’s heritage and economy.
Trump's Vision of Lawless Order
The president suggests he sees the rule of law as an impediment to getting tough on crime.
Public Health Has Dodged a Bullet
Funding to fight lead poisoning, opioid addiction, and chronic disease could have vanished with the “skinny repeal” of the ACA.
Software brittleness may harden embedded systems
Brittleness causes programs to fail fast when under attack, which allows systems to quickly detect and disrupt cyberattacks and revert to known-good states.
Commentary: America’s Juvenile Justice System Is Appropriately Balanced
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom argues “major reforms are not needed" in our approach to charging and convicting juveniles.
Speeding litigation prep with cloud-based tech
Lawyers in the Ohio Attorney General's Office are getting a lift from a new cloud-based e-discovery and document analysis platform.
Minnesota Officials Face Baffled Fury Among Walleye Anglers. Again.
Fishing enthusiasts continue to seethe with anger at the state as it seeks new solutions to a tricky problem.
Lawmakers Strike Back Against Voter-Approved Ballot Measures
Are legislatures rejecting the “will of the people” or fixing their unworkable laws?
Governors pivot to energy, transportation innovation
As the new chair of the National Governors Association, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will focus on helping states prepare for the "ongoing technological transformation of the economy."
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