Next City

DECEMBER 4, 2023

What makes this particular credit union so special, how did it come to be – and what if there were more of them?

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Consumer confidence was mixed across the region as geopolitical concerns and price increases weighed on shoppers. Here’s the latest research from our ConsumerWise team.

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GCN

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The law signed this week is the first in the nation and expands the state's Department of Corrections’ current effort to restore voting rights to returning citizens.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A chief transformation officer is the high-level orchestrator of a business transformation.

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Leadership Government 136

Advertiser: Noratek

Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.

Public Safety

FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Software factories have proved to be a speedy way to create and deploy new software applications. DevSecOps helps software factories develop and implement new digital capabilities more rapidly. Now, many federal agencies are taking the next step in DevSecOps by deploying platform engineering, which helps create a foundation that underpins the factory model.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Equipment recovery, planned maintenance, and parts management can increase semiconductor fabs’ equipment availability and efficiencies.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Asian grocers and FMCG companies are dealing with the impact of inflation and changing consumer preferences. Our analysis highlights five trends, but the devil is in the details for each market.

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Strategic Planning 125

GCN

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Several states appear unwilling to change laws on their books that are at odds with a requirement in the 2021 infrastructure law.

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Laws 97

Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A few weeks ago, we wrote an item for this website about the executive orders that were pouring out of the offices of the nine most recently elected governors. One of our findings was that “New task forces, study groups and advisory bodies were a dominant theme.” That discovery led us to think about the many task forces we’ve seen established over the course of years.

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GCN

DECEMBER 4, 2023

COMMENTARY | The dwindling number of qualified, government-savvy accounting professionals makes it imperative municipalities find new efficiencies sooner rather than later.

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Accountability Government 79

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Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.

Management

State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All modern organizations, including state and local government agencies, have data platforms to house, transfer, modify and manage their digital information. Without these hubs, organizations wouldn’t survive in today’s environment, in which the volume of data continues to grow. But an organization shouldn’t stop at simply having a data platform. Implementing a modern data platform — one that is cloud-based, sustainable, flexible and scalable — can improve operational efficiency and resilience.

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Local Government Government Agency Sustainability Housing 63

GCN

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As foreigners buy up American agricultural land, lawmakers want to keep certain countries out.

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OpenGov

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Heard about the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)? It’s the newest iteration in the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect our nation’s residents from drinking lead-contaminated water. The biggest […] The post 10 Years to Replace Lead Pipes: The EPA’s New Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) appeared first on OpenGov.

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GCN

DECEMBER 4, 2023

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said in his preliminary injunction that the first-of-its-kind state law “likely” violates the First Amendment. A trial to review its legal authority could still reinstate the ban.

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Laws Government 72

Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining municipal operations is no small task, especially when budgets are tight and public expectations are high. In this webinar, we’ll explore how local governments can streamline their maintenance operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency. What You’ll Gain: Proven strategies for effective inspection management Insight into leveraging digital tools Practical tips for addressing common maintenance challenges Examples of municipalities that have achieved success.

Local Government

The City Fix

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With recognition of the vital role of both subnational and national governments in the climate agenda, the G7 Roundtable on Subnational Climate Actions was established by the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting in 2023 under the presidency of Japan. The.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ever feel like you’re missing the CRA support you need? Having to comply with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) means tracking a lot of data and learning a lot of new information. But resources are scarce for bankers coming into a CRA role, and finding this support can be daunting. Knowing what data to track, how to track it, and where to find all this information is hard, especially if you’re thrown into the CRA world without much previous experience.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In a recent study released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in October 2023, it was revealed that 42.9% of Australians aged 16–85 had experienced a mental health disorder at some point in their lives. Specifically, within the last few years, predominantly during the pandemic years from 2020 to 2022, it indicated that 21.5% of individuals aged 16–85 had a 12-month mental disorder, while 37.9% had a selected physical condition.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The NE Institution expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and services within the institution.

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Management Government Operations Press Release 52

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Government agencies that rely on tax revenue to fund critical services and infrastructure are finding it more urgent than ever to bridge the gap between under-reported tax revenue and taxpayers’ understanding of the processes. This is especially true as things like short-term rentals (STRs) have grown in popularity and become new sources of income for residents.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Merida city in Mexico is creating a new bus rapid transit system (" IE tram system brings to Merida a whole different means of transportation ," Yucatan Times, " Yucatan's Electrifying IE-TRAM Project ," Mexico Business News), and as part of it, they're using Irizar ie tram bus vehicles, produced by the Irizar company in Turkey, which look more like fixed rail transit vehicles than buses.

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Transportation 52

GovPilot

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The WI City expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Management Government Operations Press Release 52

GovPilot

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Local government officials play a pivotal role in their local communities. From providing support for essential services, to upholding the integrity of their community, these officials in many ways have the wellbeing of their constituents in their hands. Not only that, but the safety and security of the citizens of their municipality is a paramount responsibility for local governments as a whole.

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