Do More Americans Prefer State or Federal Power?
A new Gallup survey takes a look.
Coal’s Decline Has Knocked a Big Chunk of Revenue From This County’s Budget
“It was a tremendous thing to get the coal severance tax,” said the chairman of the Wise County, Virginia Board of Supervisors. “That's all but gone now.”
Can Building a Drone Industry Lift Up This County in Virginia’s Coal Country?
A court official spearheading an effort to attract unmanned aerial vehicle companies to Wise County thinks so. “Innovation can come from the strangest of places,” he said.
Violence in Dallas: 5 Police Officers Dead, 7 Injured Following Downtown Protests
Officers were targeted in ambush-style attacks. One suspect "stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers." Police used a robot equipped with a bomb to kill him.
‘Gloomier and More Uncertain’ Outlook for State Budgets
A new report from the State University of New York highlights sluggish state revenue growth in recent quarters.
Upstate N.Y. Local Governments Get Infusion of Casino Money
The state is doling out $30.2 million in license fees from three new casino projects to counties and municipalities.
Following Plea to White House, Mayor of Struggling Former Steel Town Turns to Trump
“Whenever you're desperate … you take chances,” according to the Democratic mayor of Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Orlando Mayor: Cities Need to Be Better Prepared for Mass Violence
“It’s important that we as mayors begin a larger discourse about how we prepare for and respond to these types of events,” Mayor Buddy Dyer tells the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Groundwork for a Connected Vehicle Pilot Program in Tampa Forges Ahead
“This is the next paradigm shift in transportation,” says one official helping to lead up the program.
Columbus ‘Put Forward an Impressive, Holistic Vision’ for Its Winning Smart City Plan
“They were able to connect the problems they identified to specific technology solutions that are measurable,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
Here's How State Personal Income Grew in Early 2016
Most states saw gains, except for two with significant fossil fuels sectors.
State Spending and Revenues Are Finally Reaching Pre-Recession Levels Again
But arriving at that threshold has taken “an unusually long time.” And progress varies state-to-state.
Chicago’s New Civic Tech Collaboration: Better E. Coli Risk Predictions
Volunteers are helping the Chicago Park District figure out whether there are better analytics models for water contamination hazards at Lake Michigan beaches.
Tracking Detroit’s Blighted Property Demolitions Like Packages or Pizzas
A newly released online tool has an interactive map that includes information about contracts to take down individual structures.
New Analysis Has Somewhat Better News for State, Local Public Pensions
But challenges and uncertainty persist, especially for deeply troubled retiree benefit systems in states like Kentucky and Illinois. “Some plans are still in real trouble.”
Chicago Just Released a Massive Amount of Bike-Sharing Data
A new dataset about the Divvy bike-sharing program is now the largest available through the city’s open data portal, with over 52 million rows of information.
Stanford Rape Case Judge Barred From Sex Assault Trial; Chicago Police Commander’s Firing ‘Falls Through’
Also in Today’s State and Local Daily Digest: New York City eyes ferryboats; Arizona wildfire raises water concerns; and Pennsylvania’s competing pension reform bills.
New State-by-State GDP Gains and Losses Released
The states with the largest economies based on real GDP in 2015 are California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
California’s Cap-and-Trade Program in Jeopardy?; Louisiana Bucks Prison Air Conditioning
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: No more renting second homes in Denver; Gardendale school ‘brands’ kids; and a big, dead gator in Lee County raises a stink.
The ‘Most Difficult Day in the History of Orlando’ Prompted a Massive Intergovernmental Show of Force
America’s deadliest mass shooting required a swift response from state and local agencies and other stakeholders to deal with the immediate danger and to manage the continuing crisis.
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