• Pennsylvania Launches Unique Career Website
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Pennsylvania   |   October 25, 2012
• A new statewide website unveiled this month is designed to help residents identify career paths, get training and find local jobs.

• Recycling Paint in California
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   California   |   October 22, 2012
• A new law requires paint manufacturers to put a system in place to make recycling leftover paint easier for residential and commercial customers.

• Kansas City Streamlines Fire Hydrant Inspection
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Kansas City, MO   |   October 18, 2012
• By using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software the city has overhauled a time-consuming process to save time and money while making the city safer.

• Using Radar to Detect Wrong-Way Drivers
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   October 15, 2012
• Milwaukee County hopes that radar detection coupled with new signage will stop wrong-way drivers in their tracks.

• Seattle Police Use Neighborhood Twitter Accounts
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Seattle, Wash.   |   October 9, 2012
• The police department has created 51 hyper-local accounts to keep residents informed about crime and police response.

• New Mexico Creates App to Reduce DUIs
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   New Mexico   |   October 1, 2012
• The state has unveiled a new smartphone application, ENDWI, that has a suite of features to promote responsible drinking.

• Measuring Air Quality in U.S. Cities
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Los Angeles   |   September 24, 2012
• A nonprofit is working to create a real-time map of air quality in U.S. cities that will be available to the public.

• North Carolina Encourages Youth Vote with Pre-Registration Drives
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   North Carolina   |   September 20, 2012
• By allowing teens as young as 16 to register and having mandatory voting drives in school the state is ahead of its peers.

• Michigan Rewards Colleges for Keeping Tuition Affordable
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Michigan   |   September 17, 2012
• Public universities that keep tuition rates down are being rewarded with extra state aid.

• Miami Taps into Organic, Local Food Movement to End Homelessness
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Miami   |   September 13, 2012
• A community just outside the city offers homeless people a paycheck and place to live in exchange for work on a sustainable urban farm.

• Building Profiling for First Responders
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Camden, New Jersey   |   September 10, 2012
• Camden, N.J., is piloting a new program that maps out abandoned buildings for hazards to increase safety for first responders and nearby businesses.
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• D.C. Police Fight Crime with Design
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   District of Columbia   |   September 6, 2012
• District of Columbia police aim to work with developers to design safe environments that prevent crime.
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• Portland Loo Solves the Problem of Public Toilets
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Portland, Ore.   |   August 30, 2012
• The city built a solar-powered, not-so-private restroom that deters illegal activity.

• Wi-Fi Turns School Buses into Study Halls
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Alabama   |   August 28, 2012
• The Huntsville, Ala., school district is testing out the idea on 20 school buses where students spend nearly two hours a day.
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• New Census App Keeps Users Up-to-date on Economy
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Nation   |   August 24, 2012
• The new app pools data from three government organizations and showcases real-time statistics for the U.S. economy.

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• 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.
• BY: Penelope Lemov | May 16, 2013

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• 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.
• BY: Tod Newcombe | May 15, 2013