FirstNet takes core network, devices, apps for a test run at Boston Marathon
First responders participating in the demo used FirstNet-ready devices with land mobile radio integration and location-based apps.
This New Federal Law Will Change Foster Care As We Know It
Most child welfare advocates have hailed the changes, but some states that rely heavily on group homes fear that now they won’t have enough money to pay for them.
Multiple Cities Face Legal Challenges Over Anti-Panhandling Laws
“... [W]henever a new city does consider passing a new panhandling law where they didn’t have one before, they’re immediately either sued or they get a lot of pushback,” according to Cleveland State University law professor Joseph Mead.
Iowa Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief This Spring. At Least for Now.
A University of Iowa study examines just how frequent flooding is in some parts of the state.
Women in Prison Take Home Economics, While Men Take Carpentry
Decades after a government report on deep inequity in the vocational offerings of the nation's criminal-justice system, little has changed.
New Research Shows 9/11 First Responders Are Twice as Likely to Develop Blood Cancer
In the chaos of that day, they were exposed to unprecedented levels of aerosolized dust from the collapsed World Trade Center skyscrapers.
The States Most and Least Prepared for Public Health Disasters
According to this year’s numbers, U.S. public health systems continue to improve overall.
What Bill Gates Fears Most
The threat of a flu pandemic clouds even his legendary optimism, so he's launching an initiative to prevent one.
Cities Must Change the Way They Manage Crises
Rising cyber attacks and mass shootings have altered the equation for local governments, but natural disasters remain their biggest threat.
‘Ghost Cars’ Coming to Haunt North Carolina’s Impaired Drivers
State Highway Patrol officers have a new low-key weapon for drunk-driving enforcement.
Google Maps Unveils Tool to Locate Drug Disposal Sites
The company hopes it will play a part in reducing opioid use.
Triage and Response Lessons From the Las Vegas Shooting
Emergency Management Administrator Carolyn Levering shares key takeaways from how local agencies dealt with the mass-casualty event.
Artificial Intelligence for Policing Stirs Ethics Concerns
A top body camera company has launched a panel to explore the issue. Civil rights and privacy groups aren't totally satisfied.
Experts Question Feasibility of SNAP Work Requirements Plan
“If we want to do this, let’s do it well,” according to Pete Weber of the Fresno Bridge Academy. “What’s being proposed needs some adjustments.”
'Precipitation Whiplash' in California
Climate change will put the Golden State in a destructive cycle of floods and droughts.
N.M. Supreme Court Just Threw Out 10 Vetoes From Governor
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Lansing awarded prize most cities don’t want … D.C. food truck regulatory apology … Tenn. short-term rental bill … and Colo. DOT’s marijuana study.
Smart planning delivers powerful benefits for cities and citizens
Smart planning takes advantage of the best available data and technology to coordinate and optimize every area of responsibility a city touches.
Kansas Birth Rate Drops to All-Time Low
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | LePage relents on Maine road sign dispute … Boca Raton mayor arrested … San Antonio smart city proving ground … Conn. school closures … and a new vets-only safe parking program.
Hurricane response lessons from ground zero
CIOs from Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands shared what they learned from hurricanes Irma and Maria.
29 Local Governments Selected for Childhood Development Partnership
Communities selected for StriveTogether have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring kids have a strong start in life.
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