These States Collected the Most Q1 Taxes on Booze, Gambling and Other Categories
Newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau detail state tax revenues for the first three months of 2015.
Maine, Tennessee CIOs Talk Surfing the Coming 'Silver Tsunami' of State IT Retirees
“If we don’t figure out how to do this, we’re really going to have systems we can’t support, and we’re going to have public failures.”
Louisville Mayor Continues Push for Performance and Compassion
“To be a good mayor, you have to have the heart of a social worker and the head of chief executive officer.”
While Vermont Is Still the King of Syrup, This State Is Savoring Its Own Sweet Success
A bitterly cold winter limited the amount of time to collect raw sap, but that short season turned into record production.
Powerful Law Enforcement Database Moves to the Cloud
The move by IBM will make Coplink more accessible for smaller agencies that may have constrained budgets and resources.
Census Estimates Show Metro Areas Where Households Lag in Disaster Preparedness
Plenty of Americans don’t have evacuation kits, provisions or plans to help them get through a major emergency.
Census May Drop the Words ‘Race’ and ‘Origin’ From 2020 Survey Form
Some viewed questions on previous forms as “misleading or insufficient to describe” an individual’s personal identity.
Iowa City Looks to Curb E-Cigarette Use in Smoke-Free Zones
If local leaders approve legislation, Iowa’s fifth-largest city would follow other jurisdictions that have restricted electronic cigarettes.
Connect America Fund Aims to Boost Rural Broadband Expansion
A new FCC agreement with Frontier Communications will direct large portions of funding to higher-speed Internet projects in Illinois, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
In Worcester, Discussing Race Relations Amid Shifting Demographics
How one Massachusetts city is fostering ‘very civil’ community dialogues on some tough but important topics.
State Supreme Court Delivers Bad News to Colorado Marijuana Users
Employers in the state can fire workers who use pot in their spare time, justices rule.
Can Bicycle Cops Help Build Stronger Community-Police Ties?
Two-wheeled patrols might make officers more approachable, but reform advocates say it will take more to ease tensions in some cities.
As State Spending on Higher Education Drops, Federal Funds Grow
New Pew research shows “a pretty striking change, in a pretty short period of time.”
Volcker Alliance Aims to ‘Expose the Game’ Some States Play With Their Budgets
A new report criticizes questionable fiscal tactics and calls for more transparency in spending decisionmaking processes.
'It's Not Garbage Anymore': Seattle Sees Uptick in Organic Waste Collections Under New Rules
Residents face mandates to divert their food waste from landfills, but enforcement isn’t easy.
New Visualization Tool Will Augment Existing Open Data Portal in Philadelphia
The city is also looking to automatically update more datasets.
Seattle Finds a More Cost-Effective Way to Keep Road Contaminants From Its Waterways
Performance data show that street-sweeping programs are more economical than some environmental infrastructure investments.
How Much Do Public School Systems in Each State Spend Per Student?
A new U.S. Census Bureau survey details expenditures on public education.
In Utah, Fending Off More Than 20 Million Malicious Transmissions Is Just a ‘Light Day’
For the state’s chief information security officer, protecting IT systems and sensitive information is “a game of risk management.”
Passage of Campus Carry Bill Puts Texas Lawmakers at Odds With State’s Universities
The controversial legislation would allow licensed gun owners to carry their weapons in campus buildings.
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