Smart Cities
L.A. Metro Seeks Private Partner to Test Uber-Like, On-Demand Transit Service
Navigation software will determine the path the "micro-transit" vehicles will take, based on factors like traffic conditions and requests for pick-ups and drop-offs.
Management
How Operational Intelligence Is Saving One County Time and Money on Troubleshooting
An IT operations use case has spawned a security use case as well in Hennepin County, and they’re not alone.
Public Safety
As Sanctuary State, California Takes Deportation Fight to New Level
As more states map out their own immigration stands, California is taking its fight against mass deportation to a new level by restricting communication about release dates that help federal authorities arrest prisoners for deportation.
Addressing Challenges State Agencies Face Moving to the Cloud
At NASCIO's 2017 Annual Conference, Symantec SE Director Steve Carlson spoke about the challenges and concerns state CIOs and agencies face in moving to the cloud, and the new products, strategies and technology they can look forward to.
Infrastructure
The Republican Who Left Congress to Drain an Actual Swamp
Former Representative Candice Miller gave up a senior post in the House to manage the drains and sewers of Macomb County, Michigan. She has no regrets.
Health & Human Services
Puerto Rico Is a Textbook Example of How Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Spread
There have been at least 74 suspected cases of leptospirosis, a bacterial illness transmitted through water, food, or soil contaminated by infected animal urine, recorded on the island so far this month.
Smart Cities
San Francisco's Path Forward to Close Its Digital Divide
The city will consider two public-private municipal fiber alternatives to a high-risk, purely public network.
Tech & Data
States Are Leading the Move Toward Mobile Government
As agencies are increasingly focused on making their services more convenient, transparent and accessible, there's been a major uptick in mobile applications.
Public Safety
HUD Offers an Update on $7.4 Billion in Disaster Grant Funding
The agency also announced it will funnel about $58 million to the state of Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
Infrastructure
Can Cities Master Their Garbage With Better Design?
A band of architects and city planners insist that trash shouldn’t be a permanent feature of urban topography.
Finance
Some of Amazon’s Suitors Have Been Burned Before
More than a hundred cities and states are competing for Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 project, but an analysis of large subsidy packages suggests they should be wary of offering too much.
Management
California Wildfires Threaten Wine Industry
Businesses that account for the majority of Napa County’s economic output and employ almost half its workers by the thousands are at risk.
Finance
U.S. Senate Approves Tax-Related Amendment State and Local Groups Oppose
“This is a disappointment,” a lead National Governors Association staffer said of the measure, which could have implications for the state and local tax deduction.
Health & Human Services
Colorado Ski Towns Look to Fund Mental Health Services by Taxing Pot
Idyllic locales sometimes stigmatize mental illness the most.
Management
How Likely Is Resilient Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico?
Unlike with other hurricanes, the Trump administration holds all the cards—a good or bad thing depending on how committed it is to preparing the U.S. territory for the next major storm.
Health & Human Services
Medicaid Enrollment Growth Is Slowing, But State Spending Is on the Rise
A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of state Medicaid directors takes a close look at the fiscal outlook for the program.
Tech & Data
Technology as a Foundation for Statewide Decisionmaking
Wisconsin CIO David Cagigal talks about how tech is forcing statewide decisions.
Management
Tracking Down ‘Most Wanted’ Insurance Fraud Suspects
Some state insurance departments say using “Most Wanted” lists can help them find alleged scammers charged with fraud or theft who failed to appear in court.
Management
What America Is Losing as Its Small Towns Struggle
To erode small-town culture is to erode the culture of the nation.
Tech & Data