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Management
Confusion Over How Latest Eviction Ban Will be Enforced
About 80% of counties are covered by the moratorium, but a change in local coronavirus transmission rates will affect eligibility.
Tech & Data
Infrastructure Bill Includes $1B for State and Local Cybersecurity
In addition to the grant program, other provisions in the bipartisan proposal would enhance cybersecurity for local utilities and water systems.
Tech & Data
What One City Hopes to Learn by Pausing Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A ban in Baltimore would restrict the city from purchasing facial recognition technology and temporarily restrict use by city agencies, residents and businesses (but not the police).
Infrastructure
How the Infrastructure Proposal Would Fund Roads, Bridges and Public Transit
The proposal puts $150 billion in new funding toward surface transportation and transit, but won’t close the backlog in maintenance and capital costs.
Management
White House Says CDC Eviction Ban Will Expire Saturday
President Biden said he would have supported an extension of the moratorium but the administration was bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Infrastructure
Senate Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Infrastructure Package
The proposal has cleared a key procedural vote, which will allow it to advance.
Health & Human Services
Students and Staff Should Mask Up in Schools, CDC Recommends
The CDC revised mask wearing guidance on Tuesday to help contain the spread of Covid-19. But nine states ban school districts from enacting mask mandates.
Management
States, Localities Distributing Rental Aid at a Quicker Pace
Emergency rental assistance programs have distributed about $3 billion since January, but that accounts for just 6% of the overall aid approved by Congress.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Proposal Faces Key Vote Wednesday
Sen. Chuck Schumer scheduled a procedural vote on the bipartisan infrastructure framework even as lawmakers scurry to finish a draft of the legislation.
Management
Expansion of Remote Work Increases Competition Between Public, Private Sector
Workforce experts say government employers should look for ways to embrace a flexible working environment even after the pandemic in order to compete.
Tech & Data
How Localities and States Can Prepare for Broadband Expansion
Governments can use American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay for broadband infrastructure. Experts say local governments are in the best position to know what initiatives will work to connect residents.
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Finance
Judge Declines to Block ARPA Tax Cut Mandate Before Case is Heard
At least six lawsuits are challenging the legality of a provision included in the American Rescue Plan Act that prevents states from using federal relief funds to offset tax cuts.
Finance
Judge Blocks Maryland from Cutting Federal Unemployment
Twenty-six states plan to stop providing supplemental $300-a-week unemployment payments before the program ends in September. Jobless workers in five states have challenged the decisions.
Health & Human Services
Rhode Island Becomes First State to OK Drug Injection Sites
Advocates say sites where people can use drugs under supervision can save lives. But cities that have tried to establish such centers have faced opposition from their states and the federal government.
Health & Human Services
Purdue Pharma Moves Closer to Opioid Settlement as 15 States Drop Objections
Attorneys general who had been critical of a proposed bankruptcy plan for the OxyContin manufacturer said they would agree to a deal that requires significant public disclosure from the company.
Health & Human Services
As Variant Spreads, Some Regions Bring Back Mask Advisories
In St. Louis and Los Angeles, officials are urging vaccinated residents to wear masks as cases of the Delta strain of Covid-19 are on the rise.
Finance
Pandemic Growth Led This State to Slash Taxes, Issue Rebates
Tax policy experts and state officials believe Idaho’s rapid economic growth will offset the tax cuts, making them feasible under federal funding rules.
Infrastructure
Financing Plan for Infrastructure Agreement Called into Question
Finance experts say the plan to pay for the infrastructure proposal, in part by clawing back unspent Covid relief funds, is unlikely to cover the full cost.
Tech & Data
Better Customer Experience a Priority for State, Local IT Post Pandemic
Experts testified before a U.S. House committee about government digital services, noting the pandemic pushed long-standing information technology issues to the forefront.
Health & Human Services