Naloxone Access Associated With Decline in Overdose Deaths
The study also found no evidence that access to the anti-overdose drug increased recreational use of prescription painkillers.
Embracing a Priority-Focused Approach to Local Government Budgeting
“Every program is scored by mandate, reliance, recovery cost, demand and population served. And this is where policy questions come to life.”
Welcome to the New and Improved Route Fifty
As we continue to connect state and local leaders across the United States, our laboratory of ideas continues to grow.
The Worst State Capitals to Live In; Kansas House Overrides Brownback’s Budget Veto
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Early impacts of Philly’s soda tax; Florida city faces whistleblower lawsuit; and officials in Mich. city want more halfway house regulations.
How DHS hopes to harden tech against GPS spoofing
The Department of Homeland Security is inviting manufacturers of commercial GPS receivers used in critical infrastructure to test their equipment in a live-sky spoofing environment.
FirstNet finds experience to be the best teacher
The lessons learned from the early builder projects help FirstNet evaluate technical standards and capabilities, test new equipment and refine plans for future rollouts.
Digital transformation via low-code options
Because the need for software is outpacing developers’ ability to provide it, agencies are opting for low-code platforms to help non-developers create applications.
Four horsemen of fed IT slowing cloud adoption
Federal IT managers must learn to live with four ghosts that haunt the uptake of cloud services.
With Growth of the Gig Economy, States Rethink How Workers Get Benefits
Lawmakers in Washington state and New York are thinking about reforming the social safety net for the 21st century.
Mapping Miami’s Flood Risk and Other Resiliency Challenges
An important question facing communities in South Florida: “How do we get the right information we need to inform changes in building codes and prioritizing infrastructure for investment?”
Okla. Senate OKs Bill to Strip Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Proposal to block new wind development in N.D.; N.C. governor’s plan to raise teacher salaries; and a Mich. freeway’s bumpy deterioration.
Reducing incarceration with technology
Safety and Justice Challenge grant winners are working to address local justice disparities through innovative reforms.
A Telecommunications Fable: Struggles for Service in Rural Maine
Our editor-at-large documents how some small coastal communities are fighting for better telephone and internet services, but are advancing at a crawl.
NASA preps for space-based laser communications
Two upcoming projects will demonstrate the feasibility of high-speed, long-distance laser communications.
UPS Tests Delivery Drone in Florida
'We’re an engineering company at UPS, it’s part of our DNA, of who we are.'
An Uncertain Future Ahead for Florida’s Economic Development Programs
Gov. Rick Scott is battling members of his own party who want to scrap Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida.
Donald Trump’s Plan to Outsource Immigration Enforcement to Local Cops
The president pledged to detain and deport millions of undocumented immigrants, but to do so, he’ll need to enlist the help of local authorities.
Tracking elevation changes in the Arctic
New data from the ArcticDEM project expands users’ ability to track elevation changes in mainland Canada and Russia.
Lessons on emergency preparedness from the presidential inauguration
Fast, secure and reliable communication is critical for local emergency managers and law enforcement agencies responsible for major events.
N.Y.C. District Attorney to Trump: Have Our Backs Against Cop-Proof Encryption
Cyrus Vance's message: Listen to state and local officials on the front line.
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