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Volusia Sheriff’s Office Navigates Complexities Around FOIA Requests with Automated Workflows

Government Technology Insider

The benchmark report found that overall, complexity in public records has increased by 57 percent since 2018. In some instances, FOIA requests have been abused to paralyze government entities with large volumes of requests, slowing down operations and siphoning away valuable time and resources.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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Pathology digitization and the fight against cancer

Google Public Sector

We’re proud to have worked in this area for many years, applying our technology and tools to fight cancer, in partnership with leading public and private sector organizations. Samples from the AFIP were instrumental in solving many public health challenges, like sequencing the genome of the 1918 influenza virus.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River ," 2018 -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). And if there is a lot of kid visitation, well kids don't spend money. They often bring their own food, etc. ( I can't think of a worse walk.

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The Road Not Taken | a response to a letter to the editor in the Washington Post about DC, traffic deaths and traffic safety

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In preparing for that interview, I looked at the websites for all of the city's Advisory Neighborhood Commssions (ANCs are block and neighborhood specific councils that weigh in on matters before DC government) and just a handful had transportation/public space committees. And public health.

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FIRST AMENDMENT/PUBLIC HEALTH: Freedom of Religion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of our lives have been severely altered and restricted in the name of public health. 2561, 2562 (2018). A state's exercise of its police power is presumptively constitutional, especially when public health and safety are implicated. cannot ban drive-in services).