NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 2, 2024

Six months into the new Fiscal Year and following four continuing resolutions to keep the government running beyond the October 1st start of Fiscal Year 2024, Congress has approved all twelve annual spending bills, which have been signed into law.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 4, 2023

Many of the federal grant program opportunities available through the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, involve an eligible entity sharing the costs of the project.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As citizens’ expectations evolve and the need for rapid, accurate information becomes more pronounced, state and local governments seek smarter ways to keep pace. Enter Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and large language models (LLMs)—the dynamic duo powering the next wave of efficient state and local government services.

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zencity

JULY 12, 2023

Here are four things every state and local government leader needs to know about Threads to be a successful early mover: Register your username(s) right away. What must you consider to comply with your state and local laws? agency officials, professionals, and elected.).

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and American Rescue Plan Act […] Source Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Sarah Schaefer, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This week, the National League of Cities (NLC) celebrated the second anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which has stepped up a federal-local partnership on rebuilding America’s infrastructure.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In this election cycle, we are witnessing a tipping point—social media will likely hold a heavier influence on government elections now and into the future, meaning state and local governments may need a strategy reset. So, how do local governments activate on this?

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 6, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local governments set a prime example for their community in regard to environmentalism and eco-friendliness. Whether through approving environmentally friendly laws or setting the pace in local offices, government bodies have a major impact on the environment of their community.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The New Jersey state legislature recently took action to pass NJ law S1368, which requires all business and multifamily rental unit owners to maintain and show proof of certain levels of liability insurance.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Local government officials frequently face a unique set of challenges when managing problem employees. These challenges are intensified by strict labor laws, complex union guidelines, and the basic need for transparency and accountability in the public sector.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 13, 2023

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law in 2021, provided $350 billion in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to state, local, territorial and Tribal governments.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the White House announced , “$1 Billion in Funding for First-Ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program,” in an effort to put money into the hands of local governments to mitigate against hacks and prevent exposure of sensitive government data as a result of data breaches.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

This is especially true for state and local governments, law enforcement and public safety professionals. Over the past few years, collaborative technology that supports communication efforts across industries has been a must. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the release of $62.5

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

It’s a new year, which means our team is here to share the local government conferences we’re most excited for in 2022. But by mid-year, as things began opening up, we were back in action in person, happy to see so many of our local government friends and colleagues! 10 Best Local Government Conferences 2022.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), contains numerous grant opportunities for local governments for energy projects, providing funding nationwide for clean energy, new energy infrastructure and much-needed upgrades.

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GovPilot

MAY 4, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that sets standards for protecting sensitive patient health information. Any organization that handles or transmits patient health information is required to comply with HIPAA, including local public health departments, and in some cases – local governments.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The average (mean) cost for state and local government organizations to recover from a ransomware attack was $2.83 This is a sample of the data in the “State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024 report.” Through PSTA, member organizations can learn about specific cyber-threats targeting local governments.”

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Physical security will continue to be a top priority for state and local government IT decision-makers in 2025, especially as digital technology becomes more deeply embedded in the protection of people, property and physical assets.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Courts and other public safety organizations are being targeted by a rising number of cyber events,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS. The AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge. Detailed legal analysis of each point follows after the summary.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Mobile printers — paired with flexible, simultaneous Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity — are frequently used in local government, particularly in public safety, law enforcement and voting. The demand for print-as-you-go functionality in a rugged, reliable solution was already growing before…

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 17, 2022

Eisenberg , associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, discusses the unique challenges and approaches to addressing vacancy in rural communities. Vacant properties are, by and large, a local government issue, and urban and rural local governments are fundamentally different in size.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The growing popularity of electric bikes in cities nationwide is an exciting development in the use of transportation technology. While electric bikes are a new and convenient addition to many cities, it is important that public officials understand both the pros and cons of integrating these fast electric bikes into their community.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? One thing is certain: government alone does not have the resources to construct and operate the needed housing units. Accordingly, a preliminary step for a local government is to conduct an assessment of the local housing need.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Once property taxes are considered delinquent, local governments typically focus on providing notice of delinquency and attempting to collect the unpaid amounts from the owner. After providing notice to the property owner of delinquency, many local governments have the power, granted in state law, to foreclose on unpaid property taxes.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 13, 2024

State and local government agencies quickly have begun to include artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in IT modernization plans. However, complying with these laws is complex. Best Practices to Unlock AI’s Potential State agency leaders aren’t alone in feeling these pressures.

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Government Technology Insider

JULY 9, 2024

Over the last few years, there’s been a marked shift among state and local governments to prioritize the launch of digitized services and adopt the kind of automation and digital transformation that’s been well-established across the private sector.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 11, 2023

With unprecedented funding quickly becoming available from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction […] Source While setting a target is a critical first step, the next step is prioritizing and implementing energy projects to meet their goals efficiently.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most of us are aware of the horrible health and developmental repercussions that come with lead paint, and hopefully had it removed from our residences and commercial properties decades ago. Yet, the unfortunate truth is that many citizens are still breathing in toxic fumes as a result of lead paint.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 26, 2024

When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is divided among the remaining family members, or heirs. Land banks often assume responsibility for properties that slide into tax foreclosure or are unwanted by both the private market and the local government.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The “why” and “when” wealth left our communities may be different from the major cities, but the outcome was very similar: the real estate market failed, and we were left with a glut of vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated properties that became the burden of local governments to address. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year.

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zencity

JULY 13, 2023

Executive Summary The US Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC) this week published a landmark report titled “A Landscape Report on Measuring Community Sentiment and Perceptions of Safety and Law Enforcement Performance.”

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 22, 2024

To address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, local governments must first identify what types of VAD properties exist in the community. When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is passed to family members legally entitled to it.

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The City Fix

MAY 8, 2024

Mexico became the first nation to declare access to safe mobility a human right in 2020 and two years later passed the General Law of Mobility and Road Safety to protect people, reduce collisions and promote sustainable modes of travel. Now, with this new.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The number of available jobs in municipal government is growing and yet local governments continue to have difficulty filling these positions. Retention is a unique problem in the law enforcement field for multiple reasons such […] Source

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Decker, Andrew.

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