Days of Low-Cost Gas Are Over in N.J.; Flint’s ‘Chilling Effect’ on Mich. State Workers
Also in our State and Local Weekend news digest: McCrory to call special legislative session in North Carolina; Des Moines school bus seatbelt pilot project; and Connecticut’s drought warning.
How New Jersey Courts Created an Automated Risk Assessment System for Judges
Criminal justice reform is in full swing in the Garden State.
N.J. Transit Faces More Scrutiny; Landmark Designation Sought for Boston Icon
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Possible state worker strike looms in California; feds charge county executive in New York with corruption; and an ethical quandary for Chicago officials involving the Cubs.
Navigator Award Finalist: Deborah Collins, Deputy County Administrator, Essex County, N.J.
Making strides to make government contracting more inclusive.
Train in Hoboken Crash Had Malfunctioning Data Recorder; Ransomware Hits Honolulu Fire Dept.
Also in our State and Local Weekend News Digest: Louisiana’s “Deepwater Horizon” tax breaks; Illinois state government pays its electric bill; and sentence handed down in Kentucky bribery case.
Fate of Atlantic City’s Water Utility to Be Decided; Illinois Village’s Chuck E. Cheese Nightmare
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: An end to Colorado's largest-ever marijuana raid case; 5,000 Cedar Rapids residents asked to evacuate; and San Francisco turns dog poop into compost
N.J. Ends Bistate Tax Deal With Pennsylvania; Challenging Alabama's 'Discriminatory' Judicial Elections
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Pittsburgh bridge within 30 minutes of collapsing; NYC brings in streetcar heavy hitter; and Illinois schools drivers on police.
Christie’s Big Move on N.J. Transportation Funding; Texas Court Strikes Down City’s Plastic Bag Ban
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Maine’s proposal to revise mining rules; N.Y.C. infrastructure guessing game; homeless shelter quandary in Salt Lake City
This App Aims to Incentivize Public Transit Ridership and Boost Local Businesses
Shop and Ride is connecting riders with merchant offers along their routes, and soon they met be able to redeem points for travel rewards.
N.J. County Residents Fight Dunes; Add Trash to the List of Flint's Problems
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: San Francisco's sinking skyscraper; Texas weakens its Public Information Act; and Cobb County school eyed by Satanic Temple
Welfare Caps: More Harm than Good?
California just became the seventh state to repeal a controversial welfare policy that caps aid for parents who have more children while on public assistance.
New State Minimum Wage Hikes Come With 'Off Ramps'
Many states that raised their minimum wages this year took a cautious approach.
New Jersey Looks at Hiking Its Gas Tax; Big Job Cuts to Hit Michigan Hard
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Big salmon ruling in Washington state; GOP legislature looks to override Missouri governor’s veto on gun legislation; and bad juvenile justice data in Ohio.
Paterson Worries About ‘Cops’ Filming; Amarillo Battles Dysfunctional Image
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: West Virginia governor vetoes budget; Miami Beach leaders vs. ‘sloppy science’; and dog tag controversy in Massachusetts.
Camden Makes a Better ‘Civic Hacking’ Event With Mapping
Rather than coding, youth hackers in the New Jersey city used story map software and HUD data to analyze pressing city issues.
N.J. Among States With Lagging Revenues Following April Tax Collections
State officials shared dimmer budget forecasts with lawmakers Wednesday.
New Jersey Courts IT Team Preps for the State’s Landmark Bail Reforms
A predictive computer model is a key part of the overhaul.
N.J.’s Richest Resident Leaves; How Many Denver Pot Shops Is Too Many?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: A Florida city will pay for part of your Uber ride; Google Fiber nixes “free” broadband in Kansas City; and San Francisco’s aging homeless problem.
Could Atlantic City’s Financial Crisis Hurt Other N.J. Municipalities?
The political sparring continues between Gov. Chris Christie and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto over how to resolve the city’s deep fiscal problems.
Chris Christie vs. Atlantic City; Oklahoma Looks to Recoup Taxes on Out-of-State Sales
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Indiana’s transparency battle legal fees; synthetic herbicide and pesticide ban; Seattle’s frozen crab highway spill
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