Texas Is Building a Killer App for Killing Bureaucracy
Chief Information Officer Todd Kimbriel wants a digital assistant to navigate the state’s bureaucracy for citizens.
Delaware Is Dead Set on Putting Your State’s Broadband to Shame
“My hope is in the next 24 months, we’re going to eradicate this rural broadband issue,” James Collins, state chief information officer, told Route Fifty.
Oklahoma Aims to Boost Its Economy by Solving Government Problems
The state’s tech team has an ambitious plan to fuel the state’s technology sector; it’s early, but they may be on to something.
When the FBI Calls to Say Your State Has Been Hacked By Iran
Indiana CIO Dewand Neely shares how his state came to be named in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns ever prosecuted.”
Despite Popular Support, State and Local Officials Heavily Divided on Marijuana Legalization
Route Fifty's new survey shows local government officials are particularly skeptical.
Q&A: Cities Must Look at Education 'Beyond the Schoolhouse Doors'
West Sacramento Mayor Chris Cabaldon is an evangelist for the idea that mayors can build a “cradle-to-career approach, but all of it outside of the classroom.”
State Legislatures—And Careers—Are Shaped by Gender Bias
A new analysis of 25,000 careers in state legislatures suggests women are being pigeonholed into “women’s issues,” and passed over for key roles in favor of their male counterparts.
Breaking Up Is Easy. Reforms Are the Hard Part
Findlay, Ohio broke ties with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after a decade of frustration and flooding. Now their mayor wants the feds to change how they do business.
Dayton Refuses to Fit the Mold of a City Plagued by the Opioid Epidemic
Despite leading the nation in accidental overdose deaths, the city is seeing economic growth and launching innovative educational programs, according to Mayor Nan Whaley.
Trump’s Opioid Crisis Looks Similar, Yet Altogether Different From State and Local Experience
The president’s speech in New Hampshire had a mix of bipartisan solutions, along with highly political ideas and rhetoric that could destroy broad support for his initiative.
What Trump-era Economic Policies Mean to the Mayor of U.S. Steel’s Hometown
Gary, Ind. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson spoke with Route Fifty about the what she dislikes and likes about the tax overhaul, steel tariffs and education, as well as being sued for being a “welcoming city.”
A Focus on Inclusion From Mayors
Columbia, S.C. Mayor Stephen Benjamin: “If we don’t speak to that as a strength every single day, then we’re missing out on what it takes for us to be a competitive and prosperous city well into the 21st century.”
To Tackle the Opioid Epidemic, Look to the Sewers
At a civic tech pitch led held by mayors at SXSW, innovators put forward solutions to pressing problems facing cities.
Cities Join the Branding Bonanza
The nation’s cities are among the many brands trying to promote themselves to innovators at SXSW.
The President of Everywhere, USA
We asked South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg about a recent Politico headline, automation and much more at SXSW.
The Mayor’s Life at SXSW
In the background of a busy week of innovation, ideas, movies and music in Austin, Steve Adler is dealing with tricky challenges, like state legislative preemption and traffic congestion.
Mayors Set to Converge on Austin for SXSW
The event provides the local leaders with a forum to dream up what’s next for American cities and towns with tech leaders, futurists and other visionaries.
Trump’s Trade War Could Stall Kentucky’s Bourbon-Fueled Boom
An international tit-for-tat could have consequences for Kentucky and other regional economies.
States Dive Into Cryptocurrency Fray
From dealing with Ponzi schemes to financial windfalls, state leaders are weighing how to best handle the future of nationless money.
Welcome Robot Overlords! Now We Can Get Some Real Work Done.
Despite tech transforming government, public employees aren’t concerned for their jobs. Maybe because it’s letting them focus on the work they signed up for.
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