Emergency Comms Survey Reveals Top Concerns for Public Sector Decision Makers
A good reminder for state and local governments: Is your employee contact information up to date?
Effort to Kneecap Gas Tax Revenue Fails in California
A source of transportation funding in the state has been preserved.
A Thumbs Up and a Thumbs Down for Proposals to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
There’s now a 10th state where weed will be legal. But not an 11th.
Michigan Voters OK Proposal to Overhaul State’s Redistricting Process
Previous GOP-led district-drawing efforts gave Republicans an advantage in congressional and state legislative races.
New Reports Suggest Amazon Plans to Split Its HQ2 Between 2 Cities
The strategy would allow the company to access even more top tech talent.
Opponents of Strong-Mayor Vote Fear ‘Dangerous Concentration of Power’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Hawaii rape kit backlog successes … more cases of acute flaccid myelitis confirmed … and crowded commuter trains in Connecticut.
Survey Identifies Main Factors That Shape Decisions of Where to Live
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Amazon HQ2 site selection is in "advanced talks" ... a major railroad may ditch its Atlanta HQ relocation plan … and a bag of poop was thrown at an Upstate N.Y. mayor.
There’s an Easy and Effective Way to Boost Voter Participation
And this low-tech solution has been around for two decades.
Mayor Deployed to Afghanistan Killed in ‘Apparent Inside Attack’
Brent Taylor’s final Facebook post: “I hope everyone back home exercises their right to vote. We have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us."
Here’s What’s Holding Up Florida’s Shift to Year-Round Daylight Saving Time
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Food pantries see more demand … San Antonio short-term rental vote ... dairy woes … and Colo. governor’s final state budget.
In Less Than 10 Years, America Will Have 17 ‘Superaged’ States
Currently, none are in that demographic category.
Flying at Peak Thanksgiving Travel Times Through These 10 Airports? Good Luck.
Looking at scheduled departures, here’s when airport authorities, airlines, baggage handlers and security screeners will be especially busy.
Albuquerque Mayor OKs Netflix Deal
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | More recycling sector disruption … Minneapolis alcohol vote; and a “sex for speedbumps” scandal in Florida.
Virginia Gov. Details How Part of State’s Volkswagen Settlement Will Be Used
The state wants to use the settlement in order to “reduce pollution and advance the clean economy.”
Injunction Sought to Stop Missouri’s New ‘Meat’ Labeling Law
Legal wranglings over the first-in-the-nation rules pit beef and poultry producers against those selling plant-based meat alternatives.
State Attorney General Releases Report on Surge in Data Breaches
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Charleston, S.C. earthquake risk … Texas air pollutants … and Pennsylvania prison mail lawsuits.
When the Honors System Short-Changes State Parks
An audit found that one-third of park visitors in this state didn’t pay an entrance fee.
Pittsburgh Awaits Trump as City Grieves ‘11 Neighbors Stolen From Us’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Wrong-way driving research … Calif. vaccination rate … an Ohio city’s antiquated lie detector rule … and Peoria’s budget woes.
Creating a Warm Welcome in an Otherwise Sterile Lobby Area
Here’s a good idea public facilities managers can use to take the virtual chill out of the air.
9 Cities Selected as 2018 Bloomberg ‘Mayors Challenge’ Winners
Each of the cities, part of “a coast-to-coast civic-solutions laboratory,” will receive $1 million in funding.
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