Here’s What Trump Said About Infrastructure and Medicaid in His Address to Congress
The president’s speech included few new specifics about proposals that could affect state and local governments.
Grandfathering Norfolk’s Imaginary Parking Spaces; Feds Reverse Stance on Texas Voter ID Rules
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Michigan E-Verify proposal for contractors; battle over Boston’s iconic Citgo sign; and carving out exceptions for Kentucky truck weight rules.
Pittsburgh Looks to Build Upon Its Successes With Inclusive Innovation Week
Innovation for everyone.
North Dakota building network for beyond-line-of-sight drone flights
Harris Corp. will work with the University of North Dakota and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site to develop the network infrastructure for a full range of drone operations.
The Trillion Dollar Question Hanging Over Public-Private Partnerships
With Trump’s infrastructure plans still unclear, this week’s P3C Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo in Texas is looking at the what ifs. One speaker noted: “an infrastructure plan is not something that can be done by executive order.”
Digging out from under records requests
Facing an increase in the number and volume of records requests, agencies must act quickly to modernize and streamline their open records processes.
Army puts ammo management in the cloud
The Army is moving ammunition management to a cloud-based system that provides centralized, near-real-time ammunition asset visibility across the entire network architecture.
Maps track early arrival of spring
A new set of maps from the USA National Phenology Network shows just how ahead of schedule spring is across the county.
For Many County Officials, the Opioid Epidemic Isn’t Political, It’s Personal
At a National Association of Counties Legislative Conference town hall meeting, local officials shared powerful firsthand connections to the opioid epidemic.
Governors Assert Their Role in Federal Health Care, Infrastructure Conversations
"I think the rhetoric of the campaign has hit the reality of governing,” said Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, also chair of the National Governors Association.
Can Florida's First Needle Exchange Help Curb HIV?
The state leads the nation in new diagnoses, and close to six percent are attributed to injection-drug users sharing used or infected needles.
Outsourcing Proposal in Maine Worries Parks Advocates
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Ohio prisoner plan would pay county governments; Pa. Senate bill would undermine rules from Philly and Pittsburgh; and flu numbers jump in Connecticut.
Trump to Governors: ‘We’re Going to Start Spending on Infrastructure Big’
The president spoke to governors from around the U.S. at the White House on Monday about a range of topics.
Here’s what smart cities do to stay ahead
Smart cities work on developing a shared vision of their preferred future.
Modular supercomputers: Smaller environmental footprint, greater flexibility
NASA’s new Modular Supercomputing Facility will save money, conserve water and give the space agency scalable high-performance computing.
San Diego preps largest smart city platform
A plan to upgrade to smart, energy efficient street lights also includes installing a sensor network platform.
The value of unlocking legacy applications
Rather than viewing legacy IT as a creaky old system that should be replaced, it’s worth looking instead at modernizing how users interact with it.
Confronting the Challenges of Getting Timely Opioid Abuse Data
“We get quarterly, sometimes monthly economic data, but when it comes to drug overdoses we have to wait two years. It’s about setting priorities. It’s absolutely insane.”
One Lax State Can Make the Other 49 Vulnerable to a Cyberattack
“If it’s your state and your system, they’re going to say, ‘The governor was responsible.’”
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Medicaid: ‘We Need to Rethink the System’
GOP and Democratic governors were at odds as they convened for their winter meeting over possible changes to the health care entitlement program.
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