GCN
APRIL 5, 2024
At a time when drug overdoses plague the nation, Oregon will recriminalize hard drugs, walking back a first-in-the nation experiment that critics say the state botched.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 5, 2024
Can a tool intended for creative work help you live life more fully? Advertising leader Bonnie Wan shares her story of connection and courage—and offers a transformative practice that anyone can learn.
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GCN
APRIL 5, 2024
Bans on synthetic turf look to address its impact on the environment and human health.
State Tech Magazine
APRIL 5, 2024
When Shane McDaniel became CIO of Seguin, Texas, in March 2018, he was surprised at the state of the city’s legacy network infrastructure. “It contained things that I truly did not know still existed,” McDaniel told a panel at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Government IT Managers on Thursday. The city truly needed a modernized network, and about a year later, McDaniel settled on a partnership with Extreme Networks after consulting a Gartner Magic Quadrant, he said during TAGI
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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
APRIL 5, 2024
Four years after the pandemic began in March 2020, much of daily life has returned to normal; mask mandates have been lifted, people gather in large numbers for concerts and conferences, and the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Yet, one legacy of COVID-19 – the shift towards remote work – remains a significant feature of the U.S. economy.
GCN
APRIL 5, 2024
COMMENTARY | Internet access among rural students had begun to decline in 2022, putting them at significant educational disadvantage compared with their better-connected peers. This trend is likely to accelerate with the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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GCN
APRIL 5, 2024
California Reps. Adam Schiff and Jimmy Gomez cosponsored legislation that would direct the Housing and Urban Development Secretary to help refashion certain federal, state and local government properties into affordable residential rental projects.
GovLoop
APRIL 5, 2024
In our private lives, we interact every day with brands and services that shape our expectations of how government should engage with us. Applying for public services should be as easy as online shopping. And when agencies fall short, we remember. “When you have an experience that’s less than satisfactory … with government, it impacts how you feel about [it] and decreases trust,” said Jonathan Alboum, Federal Chief Technology Officer at ServiceNow, a company that facilitates agency transformatio
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 5, 2024
Right now there's a lot going on in stadium and arena deals: Chicago: the White Sox MLB and Bears NFL teams want new stadiums Boston: the Revolution soccer team aims for a stadium in Everett, just outside Boston Dallas: the Mavericks NBA team along with the Stars hockey team wants a new arena, preferably with a casino, which isn't yet legal in Texas Kansas City: the Chiefs football team and the Royals baseball team just lost a sales tax extension which many attributed to a poorly defined program
GovPilot
APRIL 5, 2024
Delran, NJ expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.
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GCN
APRIL 5, 2024
The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities across the country.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 5, 2024
== Republished due to misdating == Gaps in park master planning frameworks -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Levels of Service " -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Two | Using Academic Research as Guidance " -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change/Environment " -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Four | Planning for Seasonality and Activation " -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of par
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