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As COVID cases continue to increase, many residents have voiced their opposition to using relief funds to purchase the police tech. The city is still waiting for guidance as to whether or not the purchase is legal.
Los Angeles County’s $300 million election system investment has paid off without any serious problems during last week’s voting. But mail-in ballots continue to trickle in around the state, slowing the final tally.
Republicans have claimed that Trump’s loss is a direct result of voter fraud and illegal ballots. Antrim County says the flawed results that were eventually corrected resulted from human error.
The winners in this year’s Digital Cities survey have long been following well-laid plans for modernizing infrastructure, cybersecurity and citizen services, meaning they were prepared to stand up to the pandemic.
Cities and suburbs moved further to the left in this year's elections, while rural areas swung right. But there were some surprises — and perhaps opportunities for conservatives — in the voting.
There has been a 111 percent increase in drive-by shootings that the city hopes to reduce in a pilot program to identify violent crime offenders. But privacy advocates have concerns about the plate-reading technology.
Most of the state has seen large Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the wake of the death of George Floyd and other Black people, but for some rural towns being a BLM ally means death threats and harassment.
Despite the seamless process on Election Day, election officials agree the elections system will need an overhaul if the state expects to see such large numbers of vote-by-mail ballots in future elections.
Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue have claimed “failures” with the November election while providing no evidence of such claims and are demanding that Secretary of State Raffensperger, a Republican, resign.
The way things worked out in Georgia reflected not only changes in demographics in a one-time citadel of the Confederacy but also the evolution of political beliefs and social attitudes.
Sedgwick County is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases and community spread. But a recent House bill limits what data contact tracers can collect without being at risk for misdemeanor penalties.
The state’s Attorney General commended the Public Utilities Commission of its efforts to jumpstart the state economy, but also says that the commission doesn’t have the macroeconomic experience to make those decisions.
The city has 18.5 police officers per 10,000 residents, which is far below a national, big police department average of 26.5. With budget cuts and public pressure to defund the police, the number could drop further.
The career public servant has served a president and in the cabinets of three governors, and is not afraid of tackling big, complicated jobs that help the disenfranchised while building better communities.
State and local government workers were worried about their finances even before the pandemic. Helping them and their families navigate the impacts of the economy is more important than ever.
He'll have his hands full from the start with issues that are likely to bring a rethinking of federal-state-local relations.
The U.S. added 638,000 nonfarm jobs in October and the jobless rate fell to 6.9 percent. While there is still a long way to go to return to pre-pandemic levels, many are hopeful with the economic gains.
Portland residents approved five of six citizen referendums in last week’s election which will bump the minimum wage up to $15 an hour, set up rent control protections and strengthen the ban on facial recognition.
The group behind the “no” vote on Proposition 25 wasn’t against it because they like the state’s cash bail system. They just wanted to enact reform from the ground up. But now there’s uncertainty about what happens next.
Two of the state’s voting systems connect to the Internet, making them accessible for voters who are stationed overseas but also increasing the risk of cyberattacks and data breaches that could result in fraud.
Mitch McConnell and other Republicans are opposed to further aid for states and localities. It looks like the Senate will stay in GOP hands, so prospects for relief next year have dimmed.
This election year, in New York City and elsewhere, early and mail-in voting have altered the voting landscape. Still, making a sacrifice to cast a ballot is one reminder of our continuing commitment to democracy.
To resolve the stalemate on COVID-19 relief for states and localities, Congress should require a contractual commitment to robust rainy-day funds and promote serious efforts to fix pension underfunding.
The most recent budget proposal is $188 million more than was proposed by the governor last month, $2.4 billion more than was spent in the entirety of last fiscal year and drains the state’s “rainy day” fund by almost half.
An external audit found that Black residents are more likely to be arrested and have force used against them. The report stops short of connecting the behavior to racial discrimination, but it suggests it as a possibility.
Trump has denied the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and discouraged the use of masks. He also won Ohio by eight percentage points. Now some wonder if the anti-coronavirus behavior will grow as a result of his win.
Republicans continue their dominance at the state level, with Democrats failing to take chambers ahead of redistricting. Two chambers leaders were unseated, while several states saw demographic breakthroughs.
Millions of dollars were spent on races for the Michigan, Ohio and Illinois high courts. The elections could impact a host of cases.
Los Angeles voters have revived criminal justice reform efforts by supporting a new district attorney and measures on bail and restoring voting rights.
Ensuring a secure election doesn’t just include collecting safe and honest votes — it extends into ensuring that ballot tallying is completed and reported without any attacks or interferences.
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