Cities With the Worst Air Pollution in the US
More than 40% of people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to a recent report.
NYC Faces Fiscal Disaster if Officials Think They Can Do It All
COMMENTARY | Undisciplined management and a spending spree in Mayor Eric Adams’ upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget will set the city back.
Guns Are Now the No. 1 Cause of Death for Kids and Teens
COMMENTARY | Firearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to a new analysis of federal data.
Conditions at Mississippi’s Most Notorious Prison Violate the Constitution, DOJ Says
“The problems at Parchman are severe, systemic, and exacerbated by serious deficiencies in staffing and supervision,” the report said.
Maine modernizes election administration with centralized voter registration
The new centralized system will help state and municipal-level election officials maintain voter rolls, facilitate absentee and in-person voting and capture voter participation history.
Cities Pick up Pace on Reparations Efforts, and Controversy Follows
Localities are devising programs to provide redress for racial discrimination. But implementing them has brought out the critics.
Why the infrastructure bill alone can’t solve digital connectivity challenges
State and local governments must come together with internet service providers to deliver training and devices to Americans that need access to essential services.
The Most Livable Cities in the US
AARP published an index that measures how “livable” communities nationwide are, and ranks the top ones that meet residents' needs as they grow older.
Small Towns Drew Most New Pandemic Residents
Major cities lost people to more remote, lesser-known areas.
How Do You Plant More Trees in New York City? Give Them Away
In one Brooklyn neighborhood, saplings were available for residents to grab and plant in their own yards ahead of Earth Day.
Best and Worst States for Women
A recent analysis looked at gender pay gaps, paid family leave, child care costs and domestic violence rates among other things.
An Invasive 'Jumping' Worm Spreads in the US, Threatening Forests
The worm is now showing up in multiple states. Its voracious eating habits could harm native wildlife and plants. Scientists say there isn't a way to combat the pest on a widespread scale.
Colorado May Soon Be the First State to Guarantee Lawmakers 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Such formal parental leave policies are extremely rare in statehouses. That’s changing as more women and young people serve in public office.
City Turns to Traffic Safety Technology to Curb Pedestrian Accidents
Officials say two new tools will make the streets of Bellevue, Washington, safer by increasing the time pedestrians have at crosswalks and better identifying multimodal traffic at intersections.
Facing Violent Threats and Abuse, State and Local Officials Are Calling It Quits
It's fueling concerns that qualified people may abandon or avoid public service. "That’s a big price to pay," warns one expert.
Residents Left Behind as Pandemic Hurts Bus Companies
Publicly funded bus services in rural communities fared better, but “in a lot of major urban areas, commuters aren’t coming back.”
Why Pandemic Food and Medicaid Benefits Could Soon an End
The federal government is again extending a health emergency keeping the extra aid in place, but this could be the last time.
How did public transportation affect COVID's spread?
With data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Household Travel Survey, researchers examined how mobility patterns in 52 of the largest metro areas affected the spread of COVID.
A Holistic Statewide Approach to Understanding Pollution Issues
COMMENTARY | Pollution and waste threaten everyone’s health, but some communities are hit harder than others. As the Biden administration looks to tackle these disparities, states can get ahead of federal mandates by identifying challenges in their communities now.
Diversity can help bridge IT workforce gap, NASCIO finds
Because most job seekers want diversity and inclusion in the workplace, states must prioritize those factors, according to a new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
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