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NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

Limited in their ability to respond by financial constraints, an overwhelming majority of...

Chicago enacts environmental justice measure to ensure future prioritization of community health, social needs

As local governments assess the current and future impacts of climate and environmental change...

Dallas ransomware attack shuts down systems, forces public safety to use backup communication protocols

For the last week, information technology administrators in Dallas have been working around the...

New resource from NLC highlights best, worst practices for addressing homelessness

Homelessness is a complex societal problem that’s indicative of poorly considered policies and overlapping systems of oppression. It’s a visual representation of poverty, sometimes stemming from the way in which underserved demographics are failed generationally. And oftentimes, it’s an issue that’s swept under the rug—hidden from the public eye through encampment evictions and loitering ordinances.  But […]

Report: Recruiting ‘hidden workers’ can help public administrators fill vacancies, improve productivity

The coalescence of several factors synonymous with the ongoing pandemic—childcare challenges, economic stressors, the rise of remote work—is causing more people than ever before to reconsider their current job situation. There were 10.9 million job openings in December, according to latest unemployment report released Feb. 1 from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, nearly double the […]

Federal traffic strategy seeks to make roadways safer through updated standards, reduced speed limits

Seeking to curb the unprecedented spike in roadway deaths documented over the past several years, the federal government is taking action.  The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary announced Tuesday a comprehensive new strategy, the National Roadway Safety Strategy, as a roadmap for addressing a “national crisis in roadway fatalities and serious injuries,” a statement about the […]

Report: More than half state and local employees considering changing jobs

For two years now, public employees have endured hardships that have become indicative of this pandemic-afflicted era: constantly evolving work environments; economic uncertainty; politically driven confrontations with a disgruntled constituency.   Rising stress is leading many employees across all sectors to reconsider their work-life balance, with many opting to change jobs. New research of more than 1,000 […]
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