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Jule Pattison-Gordon

Jule Pattison-Gordon is a senior staff writer for Governing. Jule previously was a writer for Government Technology, PYMNTS and The Bay State Banner and holds a B.A. in creative writing from Carnegie Mellon.

Firefighters are adopting new equipment and approaches to better protect against toxic smoke and soot.
Water facilities aren’t always aware of the risks they face, or what they can do about it.
Maura Healey broke new ground as the first woman and first openly gay candidate elected governor in Massachusetts, but her priorities have been firmly focused on quality-of-life and cost-of-living issues like housing and transportation.
As high schools rethink graduation requirements, a growing number are moving away from requiring all students to pass a comprehensive test.
The order calls for suing and denying grants to states with “onerous and excessive” artificial intelligence regulations, and for recommending a “minimally burdensome” national standard to pre-empt state laws.
Mississippi is hoping IT upgrades, new trainings and other efforts can reduce its SNAP “error rate” — or how often it over- or underpays benefits — before new federal penalties come into effect.
The federal government ended funding for an organization that gave election officials free help managing physical and cyber threats against election workers and operations.
A committee of judges and attorneys recommends piloting a program allowing non-attorneys to provide legal support.
Reduced revenues and rising costs leave municipalities tightening their budgets, per a new National League of Cities report.
The House voted this week to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for seven years, while also modifying the program.