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Biden delivers ‘unconditional pardon’ covering ‘simple possession’ marijuana charges

President Joe Biden delivered “a full, complete, and unconditional pardon” to those federally charged with ‘simple possession of marijuana’ on Thursday, restoring civil rights to thousands of Americans and taking a notable step toward decriminalization. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. It’s already legal in many states,” Biden said […]

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Building 100 percent digital state and local governments

During the global COVID-19 pandemic, many systems moved online to limit face-to-face interactions, including within state and local governments. Government processes that required citizens to show up in person, like renewing driver’s licenses or applying for unemployment, are now available partially or completely online. With the familiarity of online interactions—from online shopping to paying bills […]

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Report: Need for public financing talent outpacing the number of candidates available

The public financing sector is facing a workforce crisis: The need for talent is growing faster than the number of prospective candidates available, straining resources and pressuring the talent pipeline beyond what it’s capable of, according to a new report from the Government Finance Officers Association. “The gap is growing because while state and local […]

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Take the government initiatives in asset management survey

Your constituents depend on you to make the best use of their taxpayer dollars, so it’s important to craft an asset management program that leads to the best possible outcomes. American City & County is interested in how you use and deploy your resources and what tools you have at your disposal for staying on […]

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How to maximize engagement in community planning

It is a municipal leader’s duty to represent their community—to ensure that their constituents’ needs and wants are listened to, processed and acted upon. That duty can manifest in many ways, one of the most important being community planning. Community planning is the development of a partnership between communities and the agencies to build specific […]

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10 of America’s best coffee shop capitals

If there’s a community behind every coffee shop, then cities with a lot of coffee shops are presumably community minded. A new ranking from Apartment Guide lists the American cities with the highest density of coffee shops, and the most coffee shops per capita. Researchers considered U.S. cities with at least one coffee shop and […]

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With Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida and South Carolina, local leaders are once again on the front lines of climate change

As communities throughout Florida survey damages following Hurricane Ian’s landfall Wednesday as one of the most powerful storm systems to ever impact the United States, local leaders find themselves once again on the front lines in the global fight against the impacts of a changing climate. It’s a familiar place for many. From horrific wildfires […]

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Procurement teams need to take a holistic approach when acquiring technology, says Bill Campbell, senior vice president of North America at Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division. Hexagon offers a variety of digital reality solutions. Its products combine sensor, software and autonomous technologies. The firm puts data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and […]

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Hurricane Ian leaves swath of destruction in Florida, millions without power in its wake

With 150-plus mile-per-hour winds, Hurricane Ian swept ashore in Florida Wednesday as one of the strongest storm systems to make landfall in the nation’s history, leaving a swath of destruction in its path and cutting power to more than 2.5 million homes and businesses. In the aftermath, tens of thousands of utility crews are scrambling […]

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Report: Insufficient data central to Oakland, Calif.’s homelessness shortcomings

Over a period of three consecutive years beginning in 2018, Oakland, Calif.’s housing program, which is managed by third-party service providers, served a total of 8,683 participants via contracts worth $69 million—sometimes successfully, sometimes not so successfully. An audit published this month at the behest of Oakland’s City Council found the city has had “mixed […]

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Biden delivers ‘unconditional pardon’ covering ‘simple possession’ marijuana charges

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Building 100 percent digital state and local governments

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Report: Need for public financing talent outpacing the number of candidates available

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Take the government initiatives in asset management survey

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How to maximize engagement in community planning

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10 of America’s best coffee shop capitals

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With Hurricane Ian’s landfall in Florida and South Carolina, local leaders are once again on the front lines of climate change

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

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Hurricane Ian leaves swath of destruction in Florida, millions without power in its wake

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Report: Insufficient data central to Oakland, Calif.’s homelessness shortcomings

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