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Voices: The Role of Mobile Printers Grows in Local Government and Public Safety

State Tech Magazine

This growth underscores the increasingly important role printer mobility and portability are playing across industries, including public services. 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.

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4 key predictions to watch for public sector partners in 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

We anticipate that 2023 will see an increase in public sector organizations seeking end-to-end solutions versus an interest in building blocks. Partners are seeing increased customer interest in solutions that support critical public services like traffic, voting, transportation, and waste management.

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Why hide from data?

Barrett & Greene

Though this may be short sighted, we can certainly understand that there's pressure to use limited resources on direct services, like sanitation, pot-hole filling or public safety. It's a simple equation: Clean up the potholes and it’ll help you get re-elected. Measure the number of potholes and nobody will notice.

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City of Joplin, MO Residents Engage with City Budget Survey to Rank Seven City Priorities

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Residents were not asked to vote on specific city services to fund or how much funding they thought should go toward specific services. It ends with: "Where would you place your votes?" Residents were also told they could give zero points to statements with which they did not agree, but all seven received points.

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States take new steps to stop election mistruths from going viral

GCN

To combat the rising misinformation threat, some states are bringing on cybersecurity specialists to comb social media and flag posts that spread falsehoods about the voting process.

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The Importance of Thoroughly Screening Election Poll Workers

American City & Country

At the heart of our democracy, election poll workers serve as the guardians of the voting process. As we approach November, officials at the local, state, and federal levels need to address several challenges, including: Raising public confidence in the electoral process. This can increase voter turnout and participation.

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Defining deviance down: Disorder and cities in 2022

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They are crimes and they have tremendous negative effective on quality of life and public safety. This "Small Business Public Safety Resources" guide was produced by two New York City Councilmembers with the aim of getting businesses to call for responses other than police. Transit fare evasion in DC (and elsewhere).