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- Second Municipality to Allow People to Text 911
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The bikes enable paramedics to weave through traffic faster than ambulances.
- The Northeast's First Cyber Disruption Team
- Rhode Island has assembled a team to battle cyber disruptions that result from natural disasters, viruses or attacks.
- Creating Competition for Charter Schools
- 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
- 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
- Connecticut lawmakers want to offer its graduates a homebuyer tax credit to keep them from fleeing the state.
- Hoping for Brighter Budgets
- 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
- 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
- Marin County, Calif., launched a community court to void certain unpaid fines for homeless and low-income people.
- Providing and Protecting Volunteer Dentists
- New laws in the Midwest remove disincentives for retired dentists to volunteer their services to low-cost clinics.
- Cleaning the Way Out of Homelessness
- In San Jose, homeless people who assist in cleaning local creeks can receive food, shelter and employment in return.
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Columns
- A Third Way for Public Pensions: Adjustable Pension Plans
- Defined-benefit plans put all the risk on states and localities; defined-contribution plans put it all on employees. Now there's a new approach to risk sharing.
- Bike Lane Battles Heat Up
- Cities like San Francisco and Chicago are running into resistance from drivers as they try to meet demand for more bike lanes.
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