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Learning from tragedy: Collaboration can identify dangerous buildings

Nearly 50 years before the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Miami last month, rescue workers searched for survivors through the wreckage of a 30-year-old federal office building that collapsed suddenly in 1974 in downtown Miami. Seven people died. Officials later determined the building failed because of concrete deterioration. In the aftermath, Miami-Dade County created a 40-year recertification […]

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Harrison, Mich. offsets energy costs, reduces carbon footprint with solar project

With the rising cost of electricity and the looming threat of climate change, municipalities across the United States are turning to solar as an efficient way to offset costs and reduce carbon emissions. In Harrison, Mich., Tracey Connelly, the city’s manager and clerk, says the town is finalizing a 661-kilowatt solar project costing a little more […]

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Ransomware attacks highlight need for adequate cybersecurity

For those not immersed in cybersecurity, the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack this past spring probably came as a shock. Overnight, images depicting long lines of desperate drivers seeking fuel at gas stations that had suddenly been cut off from supply chains flooded the international newsfeed. In May, the pipeline, which originates in Houston and supplies gasoline and jet fuel […]

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With proposed plan, Los Angeles grapples with housing crisis

The housing crisis in Los Angeles is well documented. Last year, the region’s homeless services authority documented more than 60,000 unhoused people living in the greater Los Angeles area, an increase of about 20,000 people in the last five years. The cost of living in Los Angeles is a driving factor—among others including historic racism, […]

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Webinar addresses post-COVID messaging fatigue and how governments can best reach citizens

After a year of constant and breaking COVID-19 updates from news outlets, health organizations and local governments, constituents everywhere are facing a modern-day problem: message fatigue. “There was a substantial increase (in messaging), not only in the country but across the world due to COVID, and that’s understood,” said Brian Toolan, government strategy director at […]

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EPB honored for free internet initiative

Tennessee-based energy provider EPB, along with its partners, has received this year’s Sue Kelly Community Service Award from the American Public Power Association (APPA) for an initiative that provides free internet to students studying at home. EPB serves the greater Chattanooga area delivering electricity to more than 170,000 homes and businesses across a 600-square-mile service […]

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Pandemic lessons: Improving your municipality’s continuity and coordination of services after COVID

As COVID recedes, it’s crucial for governments to take stock of what they learned—and update their processes accordingly. The past 18 months have been trying for governments of all sizes, from small town and village boards to vast cities like New York. As with any crisis, the pandemic exposed—and then worsened—municipal gaps and inefficiencies. And […]

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Two U.S. cities receive global Bloomberg Philanthropies innovation grant

Building on lessons learned during the pandemic, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, are among six international cities receiving $17 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies intended to help mayors better leverage data and emerging technology for their communities. The other four cities are Amsterdam; Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City; and Reykjavík, Iceland. The grant will be distributed among […]

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Building back better starts by addressing the systems that move us

With the new presidential administration, many lofty goals to reshape American cities are seeing the light of day. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is already prioritizing plans that reimagine America’s urban landscape and address the inequities built into the national transportation system as part of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan. Yet, while work must continue […]

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Local governments can expand and enhance access to health care

Editor’s note: In a special series, Larry Morrissey will examine three major factors affecting local government’s ability to tackle health care challenges and save money on their health care spend—and the implications it has for their constituents and employees. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020, primary care appointments across the nation plummeted […]

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Commentary

Learning from tragedy: Collaboration can identify dangerous buildings

News

Harrison, Mich. offsets energy costs, reduces carbon footprint with solar project

News

Ransomware attacks highlight need for adequate cybersecurity

News

With proposed plan, Los Angeles grapples with housing crisis

News

Webinar addresses post-COVID messaging fatigue and how governments can best reach citizens

News

EPB honored for free internet initiative

Commentary

Pandemic lessons: Improving your municipality’s continuity and coordination of services after COVID

News

Two U.S. cities receive global Bloomberg Philanthropies innovation grant

Commentary

Building back better starts by addressing the systems that move us

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Local governments can expand and enhance access to health care

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