• Second Municipality to Allow People to Text 911
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   August 8, 2011
• The "text-to-911" pilot will allow citizens who can't call 911 in Durham County, N.C., to connect with emergency operators.
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• Finding Summer Employment for Crossing Guards
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   August 4, 2011
• Having crossing guards write parking tickets ends their paycheck-less summers and generates more money for the city.

• America's First All-Electric Car Sharing Program
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   August 1, 2011
• With 1,500 charging stations already in place, San Diego was selected to be the first city with such a service.

• 'Secret Shoppers' Keep Tabs on NYC Supermarkets
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 28, 2011
• A new initiative educates customers about their rights and allows them to easily report any violations that may result in overcharges.

• Wellness Insurance Plan Improves State Workers' Health
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 25, 2011
• Nebraska's public employees reportedly ate healthier, smoked less, exercised more and experienced less stress since enrolling in the new plan.

• Medically Equipped Motorcycles Increase Response Time
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 21, 2011
• The bikes enable paramedics to weave through traffic faster than ambulances.

• The Northeast's First Cyber Disruption Team
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 18, 2011
• Rhode Island has assembled a team to battle cyber disruptions that result from natural disasters, viruses or attacks.

• Creating Competition for Charter Schools
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 14, 2011
• Massachusetts is opening more “innovation schools” this fall to keep kids from transferring to charter schools and taking education dollars with them.

• Employing the Unemployed After A Disaster
• BY: Tina Trenkner   |   July 11, 2011
• U.S. Department of Labor grants help fund efforts like the Missouri Disaster Recovery Jobs Program, which provides temp jobs to those unemployed due to tornadoes and floods.

• Learn Here, Live Here
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   July 7, 2011
• Connecticut lawmakers want to offer its graduates a homebuyer tax credit to keep them from fleeing the state.

• Hoping for Brighter Budgets
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   June 30, 2011
• The Arizona Department of Transportation is using solar-powered technology to reduce its fuel consumption and save money.

• Seeing Solar Energy's Impact in Numbers
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   June 27, 2011
• A new map calculates the potential, annual savings and environmental impact that solar panels would have on every building in New York City.

• Lessening the Impact of Small Fines
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   June 23, 2011
• Marin County, Calif., launched a community court to void certain unpaid fines for homeless and low-income people.

• Providing and Protecting Volunteer Dentists
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   June 20, 2011
• New laws in the Midwest remove disincentives for retired dentists to volunteer their services to low-cost clinics.

• Cleaning the Way Out of Homelessness
• BY: Caroline Cournoyer   |   June 16, 2011
• In San Jose, homeless people who assist in cleaning local creeks can receive food, shelter and employment in return.
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• A New, Sometimes Not-So-Nice Outlook for the Muni Market
• Despite some positive developments, it seems the SEC and IRS are cracking down on the municipal bond market.
• BY: Penelope Lemov | June 13, 2013

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• Do Cities Need a Chief Resilience Officer?
• The Rockefeller Foundation is awarding $100 million to cities willing to create chief resilience officers to prepare for and recover from disasters, which have increased in frequency and intensity due to climate change.
• BY: Tod Newcombe | June 12, 2013