Local Government Associations Team Up Around Technology
National League of Cities, National Association of Counties and Public Technology Institute are not only co-locating, but sharing resources and ideas around technology.
Ohio County Crippled by Computer Virus; New Background Checks for Colo. Teachers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Pa. mayor arrested in cemetery incident; New Mexico’s organic farm program withers; and Wisconsin gov.’s tax credit plan.
Case Study: Reducing Recidivism by Training Probationers in Construction
In Northern California, Sacramento County’s Probation Department has an 85 percent job placement success rate.
Program in Tennessee County Aims to Divert Single Moms From Jail
A $50,000 MacArthur Foundation grant will help Campbell County develop a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment for women at high risk of incarceration.
California County Supervisors Fed Up With Legislative Inaction on Road Funding
A $70 billion backlog of projects isn’t helping the situation in the Golden State.
Case Study: Ada County, Idaho, Highway District Automates Citizen Service Requests
“We turned our electronic records management system into a business process automation system," according to the district’s information records administrator.
Howard County, Md.’s Snowplow Tracker Is Ready for Winter
The jurisdiction is not alone in improving real-time snow and ice removal data relayed to residents and government itself.
Is the Cloud in Your Agency’s Future? Ask These 5 Questions First
Outcomes, clouds, security, services, and starting points all require consideration.
Hazardous Needles Pose Difficult Problems for Local Governments
If a safe-injection site “eliminates this public health hazard, maybe it’s something to consider,” says the public works director in Santa Cruz, California.
Counties Struggle Under Burden of Unfunded Mandates
“Both the state and federal governments must be more cognizant of the financial pressures created by unfunded mandates," according to Joel Griffith, the deputy research director at the National Association of Counties.
Nevada Judge Dismisses Trump Request for Poll Worker Names in Early-Voting Dispute
Las Vegas-area elections officials let early voters already in line cast their ballots after deadline, to the Republican campaign’s frustration.
How GIS and Drones Have Aided Hurricane Matthew Recovery Work
In South Carolina, mapping played a critical role in situational awareness and damage assessments before, during and after the extreme weather event.
Navigator Award Finalist: Chelsa Wagner and Team, Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Bringing greater transparency to county government finances.
Morton County, N.D.’s Reaction to the Standing Rock Check-in Push on Facebook
The Sheriff’s Department maintains that it has not used Facebook as a surveillance tool against the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters.
Local Governments Can’t Ignore Resilience Issues Any Longer
“Places are going to be at repetitive risk more than they have been in the past,” said HUD's Harriet Tregoning, on the heels of an eye-opening new Rockefeller documentary.
Drone Aspirations in Virginia Coal Country Get a Federal Boost
$2.2 million will support new training programs focused on unmanned aerial vehicle technology in a county in the southwest part of the state.
The Trials of Sheriff Joe
Years of racial profiling and ignoring a federal judge’s order to stop his immigration sweeps may have finally caught up
Navigator Award Finalist: Omar Masry, Senior Analyst, City and County of San Francisco
Taking "the road to implementing new and innovative solutions" in the City by the Bay.
Compare Your County to the 3,143 Others in the U.S.
A new County Benchmarking Engine can show you where yours falls with respect to 104 data attributes in areas like public safety and economic development.
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