5 Ways States Achieve Meaningful Medicaid Transformation
Leadership, data, funding, resources and monitoring are important areas.
Delaware Divvies Up Seized Assets Without Oversight; South Dakota Preps for More Overdoses
Also: Pennsylvania leads successful veterans courts movement and Florida cities demand control over fracking and effective leadership on climate change.
Texas Threatens to Sue Refugee Aid Groups; N.C.’s Venus Flytrap Felony
Also: New York City’s new sodium rules face litigation.
Route Fifty Viewcast on Dec. 8: Leveraging Data for State and Local Government Transformation
Register for our upcoming free, livestreamed event that’s focused on the role of data in government operations and performance.
Pennsylvania Counties Look at Drastic Actions Against State Amid Budget Mess
Will cash-strapped local leaders sue to get the money they’re owed?
Is This County’s Regulation of Uber Legal?
Nevada doesn’t think so, and commissioners are thinking twice after catching flack in Las Vegas for catering to the taxi industry.
Local Government Contracting Opportunities Are Rebounding
Cooperative purchasing is still gaining steam, but IT purchases are making up for bid and RFP losses elsewhere, according to a new third quarter report.
Can California Be ‘Road Shamed’ Into Passing a Gas Tax Increase?
Video of these neglected roads will leave you feeling for the car.
In Wake of Paris, How Prepared Are U.S. States, Cities?
Experts say that smaller U.S. cities may lack the resources needed to prevent or react to an attack.
Is America's Deficient Bridge Problem Getting Better or Worse?
Federal data show the number of "structurally deficient" bridges in the nation has declined since 2005. But about 60,000 still need critical repairs.
Factors Influencing the Number of Alternative Driver's Licenses Issued by States
Seven states and the District of Columbia issued more than 900,000 driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrants.
Comparing Kansas to Its Neighbors
Personal income estimates slid downward in 57 of the Sunflower State's 105 counties in 2014. But adjacent states didn't see similar declines.
States Slowly Scale Back Juvenile Sex Offender Registries
Many are concerned that putting juveniles on sex registries unfairly makes them targets of law enforcement.
Upstate New York Is Betting on More Casinos
With the number of casinos growing in the Northeast, can a new one thrive in the Empire State's Southern Tier?
How Governments Can Mitigate Rising Cyberattacks
Is your agency talking to its ISP, using multiple data centers and monitoring its networks?
Idaho Deer Incident Captured on Body Camera; Public Works Identity Crisis Ends in Maine
Also: Wisconsin’s contaminated well water and big retirement wave at SEPTA in Philly.
When Revamping Public Engagement, Governments Can Use the Cloud
A West Virginia state agency sped up its grant processing by building an app on top of a CRM.
Cities and States Try to Crack Down on Distracted Bicycling
Bans on texting or cellphones and even headphones or earplugs abound.
Google Stuck Waiting in Line at the DMV; Seeking State Troopers in Washington
Also: West Virginia education officials relent, say they’ll replace Common Core standards, and FBI Director Comey lauds Connecticut anti-crime gang program.
State Lotteries Look to Protect Their Image
There’s a new program to promote “responsible gambling” amid ongoing criticism that lotteries prey on the poor.
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