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Africatown Is Still Trying to Breathe

Next City

Black and Hispanic communities in America's port cities are fighting an uphill battle against environmental racism and industrial expansion. Next up in Africatown, the Alabama neighborhood founded by formerly enslaved people: a new rail line.

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Ep 31: Exploring Camp Traditions: A Rapid Fire Discussion

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES Hosts Kelie and Shauna, after a series of serious episodes, decide to lighten the mood by introducing a fun, rapid-fire segment focused on camp traditions. Utilizing a wheel to randomize selections, they explore their experiences and thoughts on a variety of camp traditions, such as the Apache Relay, family/parent days, awards for campers […] The post Ep 31: Exploring Camp Traditions: A Rapid Fire Discussion first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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State and Local Governments Should Embrace the Geolocation Capabilities of 5G

State Tech Magazine

Research has shown that 9 in 10 companies worldwide use location data, and that use is expected to grow in significance over the next few years. However, geolocation data from telecommunications service providers is currently heavily underused. And while other sources of geolocation data, such as smartphone application data, are harder to come by after recent privacy policy changes, 5G geolocation data is only improving as the technology advances.

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Author Talks: Chris Dixon on how to reshape the digital landscape

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Tired of running into paywalls, walled-off spaces and the broken promise of an open internet? Hunch cofounder Chris Dixon shares why a return to the decentralized internet is key to protecting businesses and consumers.

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Holiday Safety Tips for Municipal Operations

The holiday season brings joy and celebration, but it also introduces unique challenges for municipal operations. From ensuring safe snow removal and managing icy sidewalks to organizing festive events and addressing increased community needs, municipalities play a critical role in keeping residents safe and operations running smoothly. This eBook provides actionable safety tips to help your team navigate the holiday season effectively, protect staff and citizens, and ensure compliance with safe

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Using ARPA Funds to Invest in Workers and Businesses to Build New Pathways to Economic Competitiveness

NLC (National League of Cities)

The State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), allowed local governments to maintain operations and deliver critical services during the pandemic. These funds supported essential staff, including first responders and emergency personnel, ensuring the continued delivery of municipal services.

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The Brave New World of Local Government Debt Management

GCN

COMMENTARY | Market volatility, economic uncertainty and factors like climate change are driving heightened risk, creating a tougher issuing environment and a more complex landscape.

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Meet the newest member of your team: the chief AI officer

GCN

Federal agencies must hire a CAIO by year’s end. State and local governments could soon follow their lead, but some observers doubts that another C-suite officer is the best way to go.

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McKinsey’s key takeaways from Mobile World Congress

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Generative AI was a core topic at the annual connectivity conference—but so were 5G APIs, talent, and the industrial internet.

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Syphilis is killing babies. The U.S. government is failing to stop the disease from spreading.

GCN

The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.

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Product Spotlight: Safeguard Your Agency with the Verkada CD52 Dome Camera

FedTech Magazine

Physical security remains a major concern for federal agencies, as continuing threats of violence put workers and citizens at risk. The government secures thousands of federal buildings, several of which have been the targets of violent attacks — most recently, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2023 alone, the Federal Protective Service kept 15,000 weapons, including more than 500 guns, from being brought into federal buildings, according to congressional testimony late last year

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

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.

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Thoughtful M&A strategies are key to growth in tech, media, and telecom

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

With technology, media, and telecommunication companies poised for a potential resurgence in M&A, players seeking growth need precise, focused M&A strategies that are aligned with their corporate goals.

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WMATA "Fleet of the Future" exhibit on the National Mall

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

For years I've argued WMATA needs to rebuild the regional consensus on transit. It's only more of a need given how WFH has cut transit ridership in half. -- St. Louis regional transit planning process as a model for what needs to be done in the DC Metropolitan region ," 2009 -- " WMATA 40th anniversary in 2016 as an opportunity for assessment ," 2014 --" What it will take to get WMATA out of crisis continued and 2016's 40th anniversary of WMATA as an opportunity to rebuild ," 2015p From March 20

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Five actionable strategies to put equitable engagement at the forefront of comprehensive planning

Citizen Lab

We launched our podcast, Public Square, to highlight the transformative stories of local governments worldwide. One episode features an engaging discussion with Aja Hazelhoff from the City of Seattle, focusing on the crucial integration of equitable engagement into comprehensive planning. Aja Hazelhoff, the Outreach and Engagement Coordinator at Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development, believes in leading community engagement through the… The post Five actionable strategies

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‘Replace short haul flights with high speed rail’ say citizens around the world

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Press release Global survey of public transport attitudes shines light on demand for green travel Around the world, 64% support banning air travel where high speed rail alternative exists and 56% support air taxes to fund new high speed rail lines New Hitachi Rail commissioned survey of 12,000 people in 12 global cities also finds over one-third of people expect to travel more by train in next five years Within cities, 72% would use public transport more if it was better connected, with shorter

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Overcoming Operational Challenges in Parks & Recreation

Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.

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What is Code Enforcement?

Center for Community Progress

Vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties—referred to by some as “ blighted ” properties— harm neighbors and neighborhoods. Addressing these properties is hard, especially when they exist in a community at a large scale. But when property conditions harm its occupants, or the property’s deterioration threatens the safety of neighbors or the stability of the neighborhood, local governments need tools to step in.

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Local Governments Prioritizing Housing Stability Led Cities and Towns from Pandemic Front Lines to Strong and Equitable Recovery

NLC (National League of Cities)

The American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $65 billion in direct federal grants to all of America’s 19,000-plus cities, towns, and villages provided both necessary budget relief and made local governments a principal part of the nation’s solution to reversing pandemic-related declines in housing stability.

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Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII

GCN

With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.

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ULI report: The Case for Open Space Why the Real Estate Industry Should Invest in Parks and Open Spaces

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

-- The Case for Open Space Why the Real Estate Industry Should Invest in Parks and Open Spaces It's a few years old, didn't know about it. Have to read it.

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Boost Revenue With Simple Short-Term Rental Registration and Tax Collections

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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Talking, taking credit and storytelling: How agencies can build trust with their workforce and the public

Partnership for Public Service

Research from the Partnership for Public Service shows that, although one-third of Americans trust the federal government, their trust in civil servants is much higher. But federal agencies still face a trust deficit—both externally and internally. To better understand this gap, the Partnership and the Senior Executives Association hosted a session on Feb. 13 that featured agency staff discussing their challenges and efforts around building trust within their agency and with the public.

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CFP & Call for Peer-Reviewers: Information Literacy Collab (ILC) #OpenAccess

A Library Writer's Blog

Calling Budding Information Professionals! The Information Literacy Collab (ILC) is seeking authors and peer-reviewers for our first edition! We are a diamond open access publication by and for students and early career professionals that fosters critical conversations about reflective and ethical information practices within a variety of learning environments.

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Chapter 5. What Does State Transformation Tell Us about the UK Policy Process?

Paul Cairney

This post introduces chapter 5 of Politics and Policy Making in the UK by Paul Cairney and Sean Kippin. This chapter relates UK state transformation (Chapter 4) to the Westminster and complex government stories explained in Chapter 3.

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CFP: Academic BRASS Spring 2024 Issue

A Library Writer's Blog

The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS is seeking articles for the next issue of its online publication, Academic BRASS. Academic BRASS is a newsletter--not a journal--that publishes issue-based articles and information for the general and educational interest of BRASS members and academic business librarians. Topics of interest to the editors are those dealing with business librarianship, such as resources, liaison and outreach activities, strategies, and instruction.

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Maximizing Municipal Budgets: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners

Speaker: Noratek

Join this insightful webinar on how local governments can reduce costs and optimize resources. Discover how municipalities like yours are leveraging technology to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and generate lasting ROI. Key Takeaways: Learn actionable steps to reduce operational costs and increase community engagement Explore how digital tools can streamline inspections and reporting Understand the financial and operational benefits of digital management solutions Hear real-

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Optimizing Electric School Buses for Cold Weather Climates 

The City Fix

As electric school buses hit the road across the United States, it’s important for school districts and school transportation providers to prepare for how these clean-running buses will perform in different climates. The good news? Electric school buses are tested.

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House passes spending bills in bipartisan vote

GCN

While the bills fund WIC and rental assistance, they slash funding the Biden administration’s tech and innovation hubs initiative. The package now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to pass.

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Biden administration explores using Tesla-style tech in federally funded EV chargers

GCN

Most automakers have announced plans to use the industry leader’s standards, which would give them access to Tesla’s Supercharger network.

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