Denver’s Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing Traffic Fatalities
The city’s Vision Zero Action Plan involves a map-based survey, data analysis and rapid response to identify “communities of concern” within a broader “high injury network.”
Getting the Mentally Ill Out of Jails
Tens of thousands of mentally ill people languish in jail. Many cities and states increasingly are working to get them treatment instead.
Four reasons for agencies to embrace the cloud instead of fearing it
Through incremental cloud adoption, agencies can find out what solutions fit best.
How clouds lift Utah’s government services
Data-driven government that meets citizen demands while keeping budgets in check is top of mind for Utah’s CTO Dave Fletcher.
Trump's Border Barrier Hits a Wall
The administration would need to acquire private property to build his barricade, which will put the president at odds with many in his own party.
U.S. immigration agency will lose millions because it can't process visas fast enough
Revenue from “premium processing” of H1-B visas has been spent on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ efforts digitize the larger immigration system, ProPublica reports.
DARPA pop-up testbed takes on spectrum management
A low-key competition for engineers tested techniques for sending and receiving information, like real-time intelligence data over the least crowded spectral bands.
State Legislatures Are the Next Battleground for Black Lives Matter
It’s the first time the movement has deployed a nationwide call to action at the state level.
Montana Awaits Chronic Wasting Disease That’s on Its Doorstep
And there’s not much that can be done to contain its spread.
Feds Tell Judge They Have ‘Grave Concerns’ With Baltimore Police Consent Decree
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Rural Texas lawmakers target bullet train; agency criticized for not spending money quickly enough; Newark mayor calls ICE deputization efforts “unconstitutional and un-American.”
The U.S. States That Rely The Most on Trade With China
A trade war with China would have the biggest economic impact on Tennessee, Washington, California and South Carolina.
Looking for AI without the bias
The shortcomings of today’s artificial intelligence technologies are often the result of our own biases, a Rand report says.
Public Authorities: Essential to Services Though Some States Question Oversight
While public authorities can succeed in clearing sometimes obstructed paths to debt issuance, some express concern about a lack of oversight of them.
Filibuster Used in the Latest State Gun Control Preemption Fight
Fueled by national gun rights groups, state lawmakers across the country have steadily stripped away the power of local officials to make gun laws. Is Nebraska next?
IGs suggest terror-info sharing improvements
Tech advances have spurred more efficient information sharing among counterterror components, but some operational gaps still exist, according to a joint audit by inspectors general at the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
The advantages of regional approaches to emergency notification
As multiple levels of government are often involved in responding to major incidents, agencies are banding together to develop a regional or statewide approach to critical communications.
Machines learning evolves, and hackers stand to gain
Automated systems that teach themselves can be manipulated by adversaries.
Largest Body-Camera Supplier Is Giving Police Free AI to Analyze Crime Footage
The CEO of Taser International, now renamed Axon, says these connected systems would allow police to spend more time doing their jobs, rather than paperwork
More Judicial Scrutiny for Police Use of Civil Forfeitures
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently reiterated his wariness of the controversial police tactic. And a new Justice Department report seems to support his concern.
Congressional Lawmakers Mull Need for Reliable Transportation Funding
“We can’t keep pulling these rabbits out of our hat,” said U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta during a House subcommittee meeting on Wednesday.
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