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Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

The pandemic has detrimentally impacted cities and counties in a lot of different ways, including an increase in emergency response time in some cities—a symptom of challenges like congested streets and staffing shortages. In New Orleans, for example, a report from AH Analytics commissioned by the New Orleans City Council found it takes an average […]

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Local governments find document imaging solutions through cooperative contracts

Today, local governments face security, document management and remote work challenges. Canon USA has several digital imaging products and systems that address these organizational tests. Canon USA’s state and local government solutions division provides a portfolio of imaging solutions and software offerings. These include its black-and-white and color multifunction devices as well as production center […]

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Report: Staffing shortages, ‘extreme drought’ driving concerns among water administrators

Amid yet another heat wave, with water usage restrictions posted in communities across the United States, concerns about the nation’s water supply are at an all-time high. From impacts stemming from climate change like responding to natural disasters, to those related to the pandemic, it’s been a difficult few years for the water sector. The […]

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Cybercrime is on the rise, and water treatment plants are particularly vulnerable

With most town water treatment plants serving less than 50,000 people, they’re facing a problem: budgetary constraints preventing administrators from investing in their digital defenses, making them prime targets for cybercriminals. “It’s definitely becoming a trend—possibly because ransomware has become a thing now where people can make money. Water plants do matter to the general […]

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Traffic signal technology tapped to reduce congestion in Portland’s metro area

A 2020 survey of traffic congestion in cities around the globe ranked Portland, Ore., as the 14th worst metro area in the nation and 115th worst in the world. That year, commuters lost 27 hours stuck in traffic. The latest push to reduce that commute time by TriMet, the region’s mass transit service, will bring […]

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Report: 2022’s losses negate last year’s funding progress for public pensions

Despite economic hardships brought about by the pandemic, American municipalities and states managed to reduce the funding shortfall of their public pension funds last year. But with looming financial uncertainty and the market turning downward, a new report finds that nearly all of those gains will be erased by the end of the year. “There […]

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Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

Without a doubt, more law enforcement agencies are acquiring automated license plate reader cameras and technology (ALPR). Study producer Transparency Market Research (TMR) expects the global ALPR market to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent during the forecast period, 2020 to 2030. Much of the growth is linked to a rise […]

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Report highlights electrification trends, future outlook for clean energy technology

As communities move to address the urgent needs brought about by climate change, the electrification of technologies that have traditionally relied on fossil fuels for power is at the top of the list. For administrators, keeping tabs on the latest clean energy trends is more important than ever, given how rapidly industries are pivoting to […]

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Reassessing government technology and processes now, before the next crisis

While COVID-19 is far from “over,” businesses, governments and constituents are starting to regain a sense of normalcy in their lives. What does normal look like? Which changes initiated over the last few years are here to stay? What should we do going forward to better serve our constituents? One of the pandemic’s lasting impacts […]

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To bring in talent and diversify, Kansas community attracts remote workers with cash incentive

The modern era of digital nomads and remote workers presents opportunity for local governments as much it’s brought on unforeseen challenges—like the need for high speed connectivity and an evolving economic landscape, as fewer people commute to brick-and-mortar offices. One community in Shawnee County, Kan. has capitalized on the migration, which was set into motion […]

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Increase in emergency response time caused by insufficient staffing, traffic congestion

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Local governments find document imaging solutions through cooperative contracts

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Report: Staffing shortages, ‘extreme drought’ driving concerns among water administrators

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Cybercrime is on the rise, and water treatment plants are particularly vulnerable

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Traffic signal technology tapped to reduce congestion in Portland’s metro area

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Report: 2022’s losses negate last year’s funding progress for public pensions

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Police adopt license plate readers at an accelerating pace

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Report highlights electrification trends, future outlook for clean energy technology

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Reassessing government technology and processes now, before the next crisis

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To bring in talent and diversify, Kansas community attracts remote workers with cash incentive

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