Health & Human Services
Florida Is ‘Ground Zero’ for Hijacked Google Searches for Drug Treatment Centers
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Pro-ISIS hacker targets Ohio and other local government websites; a “green room” for solitary confinement; and New Jersey’s attorney general joins multi-state opioid investigation.
Public Safety
Canines Helping Out in the Courtroom
A growing number of courts across the U.S. are allowing specially trained dogs to accompany child abuse victims and other vulnerable people on the witness stand.
Tech & Data
The Poverty Just Over the Hills From Silicon Valley
The South Coast, a 30-mile drive from Palo Alto, is facing an affordable-housing shortage that is jeopardizing its agricultural heritage.
Mobile Parolee Management Solution Wins in San Diego, Then Goes Viral
DXC Technologies' Probation Utility Mobile Application (PUMA) helps officers in San Diego manage their ever-increasing caseloads.
Smart Cities
What 3 U.S. Mayors Think Cities Will Be Like in 2030
The mayors of Baltimore, Boston and Denver weighed in on major issues their cities are facing at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 85th annual meeting.
Management
How Local Leadership in America Has Changed Over the Years, From the Expert
U.S. Conference of Mayors Executive Director Tom Cochran talks about the social movements and technological changes that have changed our mayors and our country.
Public Safety
‘Ban the Box’ Movement Scores Win in America’s Most Incarcerated State
In Louisiana, public universities will be prohibited from asking about criminal history on admission applications.
Public Safety
How a Chicago Program Cut Violent Arrests in Half
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks emotional well-being can help reduce gun deaths.
Management
Bill Clinton: Mayors Are the Cure to Rising Tribalism in the U.S.
In a possible subtle jab at Trump, the former president said: “Diverse groups make better decisions than lone geniuses.”
Management
President Kennedy’s Important Message to Today’s U.S. Mayors
This weekend, city hall leaders listened to an address from the 35th president that resonates 55 years later.
Infrastructure
What’s the ‘Most Impactful Thing’ Trump Will Do for Infrastructure?
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke with the White House’s point person on infrastructure about the need for federal grants to incentivize innovation and maintenance.
Management
Labor Secretary to Mayors: Localized Apprenticeship Programs Won’t ‘Water Down’ Workforce Skills
The Trump administration wants cities and industries to spearhead such initiatives and incorporate them into two- and four-year education programs.
Health & Human Services
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley: I Would Encourage Other Cities to Sue
Her city filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical companies, distributors and doctors it believes caused the opioid epidemic. And Whaley thinks other cities should do the same.
Management
Portland’s Ted Wheeler: ‘The Role of Mayor Has Never Been So Important As It Is Right Now’
The new city hall leader exemplifies the passion and dynamism that is stirring in cities and mayors across the nation.
Management
What to Watch For as U.S. Mayors Meet in Miami Beach
There are some big political and policy moments we can expect at the 85th meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Management
Nonprofits Poised for Bigger Role in Disaster Recovery
Nonprofits and foundations are working to fill the gap between federal funding and disaster recovery needs as natural disasters become more frequent and expensive.
Tech & Data
San Francisco's New Bike Racks Are Self-Aware
They make security cameras take your picture and cry for help if somebody is stealing your bike.
Smart Cities
Making the Business Case for Cities-Driven Climate Protections
“Today it is no longer the case that greater prosperity means increased carbon emissions,” said Phoenix's mayor, ahead of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 85th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach this weekend.
Public Safety
Juvenile Justice Reforms in Kansas Show Early Signs of Success
Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2016, S.B. 367 creates standards to improve juvenile justice system
Management