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How Nomad uses Amazon IVS to scale public court livestreams

AWS Public Sector Blog

To make hearings visible to the public, even when in-person attendance is limited, state and local governments are beginning to mandate many court proceedings be live streamed, often with a very short window to do so. Read more about AWS for state and local government: Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety.

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Boosting Agility for State and Local Government Finance & Budget Offices

Government Technology Insider

Transparency is widely valued by agencies, stakeholders, and constituents because it provides essential insights for large-scale scenario development. Public sector agencies need to be able to react quickly to legislative mandates or changes in revenue estimates, as well as unplanned emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

California swiftly embraced the ACA and became the first state in the nation to enact legislation to set up a health insurance exchange and soon after, in partnership with the state’s Medicaid agency, established the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS). “The It also provides increased resiliency.

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Digital Constituent Services: 3 Mistakes to Avoid

GovLoop

Increased focus on constituent experience is pushing agencies to expand and redesign their digital services. Government services have lagged behind retail, but constituent expectations haven’t. But agencies, under pressure from constituents, can stumble when trying to increase digital services. Avoid These Mistakes.

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Digitization Makes Government More Responsive

GovLoop

Streamlined digital workflows allow agencies to respond better — and faster — to constituents. “If If you improve the user experience internally, it also enhances the user experience externally for customers,” according to Shonte Eldridge, Senior Director of State and Local Government Strategy and Solutions at DocuSign.

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Leaders in Land Banking: A Conversation with the Directors of the Savannah-Chatham Land Bank Authority and Omaha Municipal Land Bank

Center for Community Progress

I got my start in local government in Memphis, Tennessee, which is where I developed my love of working with my community and driving generational wealth-building. laughs) I don’t think I’ve fully arrived, yet, but one challenge is the translation jump across state policy, legislation, and even philosophy of approach.

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Budget Lessons from the States for the Feds:How to Radically Change Expectations about the Federal

Barrett & Greene

States can short their pension obligations, issue debt to cover operating expenses, create off-the-books entities to issue debt, pass the buck to local governments, and game the revenue estimate - just to name a few gimmicks. Yet, by and large, year after year, most states pass fiscally constrained budgets. Money is no object.