‘We Have No Bill. We Have No Deal’ to End Arizona Teacher Protests
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.Y. plans new assistance for Puerto Rico recovery ... N.M. legal battle over secret recordings … Richmond, Va. is an eviction hub … and a “silent impasse” at an Ohio village hall.
Delaware Is Dead Set on Putting Your State’s Broadband to Shame
“My hope is in the next 24 months, we’re going to eradicate this rural broadband issue,” James Collins, state chief information officer, told Route Fifty.
E-Verify Immigrant Job Screening Is a Game of Chicken, Politics and State Laws
A critical tool for preventing the illegal hiring of undocumented workers hasn’t been used uniformly even in the states that require it.
‘Ghost Cars’ Coming to Haunt North Carolina’s Impaired Drivers
State Highway Patrol officers have a new low-key weapon for drunk-driving enforcement.
Oklahoma Aims to Boost Its Economy by Solving Government Problems
The state’s tech team has an ambitious plan to fuel the state’s technology sector; it’s early, but they may be on to something.
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.
CISO-as-a-Service’s Fate Will Be Decided by Michigan’s Localities
The pilot has helped 11 jurisdictions obtain cybersecurity expertise they wouldn’t otherwise have, Washtenaw County’s innovations and process improvement manager explains.
Utah Adds Long-Term Budgeting to Its Planning Strategies
New law builds on earlier steps toward better fiscal management
When the FBI Calls to Say Your State Has Been Hacked By Iran
Indiana CIO Dewand Neely shares how his state came to be named in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns ever prosecuted.”
How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America's Roads and Railways
Many state and local government officials are only now waking up to the threat from cyberattackers and realizing they need to beef up their defenses.
Kraken Crypto Exchange Responds to New York Attorney General in Snarky Way
There's a historical grudge that the crypto industry holds with regulators in the Empire State.
Why North Carolina’s Approach to Data Analytics Is ‘People Focused’
Business partners should be the ones identifying the problems IT professionals solve, according to state CIO Eric Boyette.
Transforming State Government IT Into an Amazon Prime-Like Experience
North Dakota’s tech entrepreneur turned governor wants to use savings from budget cuts to boost investments in IT infrastructure.
Kentucky Official Says State Is Safe to Visit Amid Outbreak
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Asian tick’s New Jersey foothold … Ohio cities find compromise on telecom bill … North Dakota governor covers costs of his official travel … and Kauai recovers.
Virginia’s New 9-1-1 Law Has Origins in High School Classroom
Last week, Gov. Ralph Northam approved legislation that emerged as a lawmaking exercise by students.
Another State Cracking Down on Fake Service Dogs
But the lack of unified certification indicating that a dog has received specialized training makes enforcement difficult.
Alaska Lawmakers Send United Message to Feds on Legal Weed
The recent action at the State Capitol in Juneau echoes sentiments nationally about the use and regulation of cannabis.
New York’s Double-Jeopardy Loophole
The state attorney general asked the legislature to change state law so that the president or his associates could be tried in New York even if pardoned under federal law.
A Legal Quirk Means You Can Be Dead in New York But Alive in New Jersey
All 50 states recognize that someone is legally dead once they are brain dead, but the Garden State has a rather large exemption.
Nearly a Third of the Contiguous U.S. Faces Drought Conditions
The specter of a drought-ridden summer has focused renewed urgency on state and local conservation efforts, some of which would fundamentally alter Americans’ behavior in how they use water.
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