The Single Most Important Pitfall to Avoid with Legalizing Marijuana
Medical patients and recreational users are looking for very different things.
Navigator Award Finalists: Stephanie Scafa and Team, City of Eugene, Ore.
The Love Food Not Waste program is gaining traction and serves as a good model for how to build community partnerships to help divert unnecessary food waste from landfills.
WATCH: Crews Explode Boulders on a Mountain Road in California
Rockfall had left a state road leading in and out of Yosemite National Park closed.
Compare Your County to the 3,143 Others in the U.S.
A new County Benchmarking Engine can show you where yours falls with respect to 104 data attributes in areas like public safety and economic development.
Labor Department Rule Gives States Flexibility to Help Boost Retirement Savings
State-sponsored automatic enrollment programs are now possible.
Kansas City’s Free Transit Plan for Election Day; Jackson, Miss.’s Pothole Payouts
Also in our State and Local Daily News Digest: Feds vs. polygamous towns in Ariz. and Utah; Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s appeal in N.D.; and N.Y.C.’s Second Ave. Subway nearly ready.
Newark unveils smart city lab, kiosk
MetroLab@Newark brings the city and academia together with private businesses to develop new smart city tech, like the BrandNewark smart kiosk.
The Realities of Sea-Level Rise in Miami's Low-Income Communities
While Miami Beach pours money into adaptation, residents in other parts of the county are waiting for the help they need.
16 Cities Join Bloomberg's What Works Cities Initiative
Since April 2015, the program has assisted 90 mayors and 1,700 city employees share best practices regarding analytics and data-driven decision making.
New State-Level Unemployment and Jobs Figures Released
In 20 states, September jobless rates were significantly lower than the national figure of 5 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.
Big Setback for Airbnb in New York; Major Drought Grips Alabama
Also in our State and Local weekend news digest: Oklahoma rebuffs Russia; important pension case before California Supreme Court; and Pennsylvania’s violent prisons.
How a Park Gave Wellston, Mo., a Sense of Place
The National Recreation and Park Association teamed up with St. Louis' regional parks and trails district to create a community center.
Why This California County Treats Locals to Dinner and a Movie
A potluck social is a great way to humanize behavioral health workers and begin connecting people to the programs and services they need.
Navigator Award Finalist: Robert Green, City Manager, Auburndale, Fla.
This municipal leader has a solid track record of fostering the next generation of local government managers.
Why Winter Won't Kill Zika
Colder weather kills mosquitoes, but it doesn't mean the virus is no longer a threat.
Colorado: A Governing Success Story
Colorado is part of a growing trend of using data, facts and evidence to make policy.
N.J. Transit Faces More Scrutiny; Landmark Designation Sought for Boston Icon
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Possible state worker strike looms in California; feds charge county executive in New York with corruption; and an ethical quandary for Chicago officials involving the Cubs.
U.S. DOT Launches New Automated Transportation Technology Advisory Committee
The group will be tasked with informing federal policy making.
New Voter ID Rules, Other Election Changes May Flummox Voters
Voters will head to the polls in November after a wave of laws and litigation in several states made it tougher to vote than it was four years ago.
Can We Hope for Better Intergovernmental Relations?
It’s one key to solving national problems, say federalism experts.
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