Navigator Award Finalists: Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and Team
Using municipal data to expand a blight-fighting program that strengthen communities and improves city services.
N.Y.C. Cracks Down on Brooklyn Bridge ‘Love Locks’
The city’s transportation department is installing new signs and asking travel guide editors for help, as it looks to keep sweethearts from fastening padlocks to the landmark.
Four Westchester County Cities Join Together to Bridge the Digital Divide
Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers in New York will be coming together to bring gigabit broadband to the whole county within three to five years.
Syracuse Wants Citizens to Help Boost Street Quality Using Open Data
“It’s a way of bringing new resources and new ideas to a very traditional problem,” said Mayor Stephanie Miner.
LinkNYC’s Link Creator Looks to New ‘Smartscapes’
Will the smart infrastructure equivalent of the iPhone speed the digitization of more cities?
Can Public Art Solve Pressing Urban Issues?
Mayors are using an unusual tool to address issues like environmental stewardship and public safety: public art.
Anonymous NYPD Cops Bet on Violence; Pennsylvania Fines Uber $11.4 Million
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Food-borne illness up in Texas; L.A. tries to legalize granny flats; and Oklahoma's gov. eyes criminal justice reform
A Summer of Drought Troubles in Upstate New York
Ithaca’s primary water supply was within weeks of running dry last month, and farms have been hit hard by unusually dry conditions.
Amid U.S. Opioid Epidemic, E-Prescriptions Catching on Among States
New York mandated electronic prescriptions of controlled substances, followed by Maine and possibly Massachusetts next.
Cuomo Moves to Block Sex Offenders in N.Y. From Using ‘Pokemon Go’
The governor’s action follows an investigative report from lawmakers that highlighted potentially problematic trends.
In the ‘City of Good Neighbors,’ Government Leads by Example
In a guest article, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown discusses how his city is harnessing data and empowering citizens to improve their community and government.
NYPD Gears Up to Protect Its Officers Following Dallas and Baton Rouge Assaults
The nation’s largest police force plans to purchase 6,000 bulletproof vests and 20,000 military-style helmets.
Upstate N.Y. Local Governments Get Infusion of Casino Money
The state is doling out $30.2 million in license fees from three new casino projects to counties and municipalities.
New State Minimum Wage Hikes Come With 'Off Ramps'
Many states that raised their minimum wages this year took a cautious approach.
When Will N.Y.C.’s New 2nd Ave. Subway Open?; 109-Page Report on County’s Mystery Urine Puddle
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: California’s last nuclear plant to close; R.I. governor vetoes revenge porn bill; and mapping Iowa City’s beer caves.
3 Arrests in NYPD Corruption Investigation; Brownback Faces Twitter Kansas Fact-Check Furor
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Troubled transit agency finally has good news to share; Philly mayor signs soda tax law; and Napa’s greenhouse gas cutbacks.
New State-by-State GDP Gains and Losses Released
The states with the largest economies based on real GDP in 2015 are California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
N.Y. Gov. Boycotts Israel’s Boycotters; St. Louis PD’s Secret Settlements
Also in today’s State and Local Daily Digest: Eastern Kentucky’s lower life expectancy; Oregon town’s water reserves wiped out by a train fire; and a $75,000 hawk-hunting fine for one USC trustee.
Metro-North Fire Strands Thousands in N.Y.C.; Illinoisans’ Photos to Be Sent to Federal Facial Recognition Database
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: FEMA wants $35 million back from Florida localities; congressional Republicans really don’t like D.C. ‘budget autonomy’; and Santa Monica’s ‘secret sauce’ to making light rail profitable.
High-Profile Cases Spur States to Reconsider Statutes of Limitations for Rape
It can take years for sexual abuse victims to find the courage to come forward, and police departments across the country are still digging through a backlog of rape kits, some of which are three decades old.
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