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There have been many success stories about government rapidly and effectively responding to the needs of the pandemic with technology. A new survey sheds some light on how the CARES Act helped make that happen.
Millions of Americans — particularly those from minority communities who remember infamous medical experiments — are leery of immunizations. Public officials need to find ways to overcome this.
Local governments have come to rely more and more on user charges to fund municipal operations. They're being challenged through the lens of equity and social justice, and they warrant a review.
The availability of a proven COVID vaccine may be weeks away, but many Americans remain wary. State lawmakers have introduced bills to address its administration, including the boundaries of enforced immunization.
Gabriel Sterling, a Republican and Georgia’s voting system implementation manager, speaking about the violent threats that have been made against state election officials and the lack of action from President Trump to condemn the behavior. President Trump continues his attempts to undermine the American electoral process with his baseless claims of election fraud and cheating. (New York Times — Dec. 1, 2020)
The number of laptops that Connecticut has delivered to pre-K through 12th grade students, making it the first state in the nation to provide devices for all students in need.
The county will analyze the cost of the technology as well as the data management system that would allow storage of footage and other evidence. For some, the purchase is an investment in public transparency.
Due to complex federal and state bureaucratic regulations, many homeowners and renters in California are still waiting for financial relief from a fire three years ago. For many, no money means no housing.
While doctors and nurses are among the top priority for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, not all health-care workers want to get the vaccine and they likely won’t be required to get it, either.
The president-elect has made economic equality a focus for the upcoming term, and many lawmakers and financial technology experts expect Biden will encourage personal ownership of digital identities and close loopholes.
Politicians who have imposed some of the nation's toughest coronavirus restrictions have been caught violating them. Their lack of self-control makes safety messages less convincing to the public.
It shouldn't be about Republicans favoring suburbs or Democrats favoring cities. Cities and their suburbs will succeed or fail together. We need reforms and dialogue that benefit both.
Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, commenting on the low priority investments in technology to track data in real time by public health agencies. (Governing — December 1, 2020)
The amount of the latest COVID-19 relief bill that was proposed by bi-partisan members of the House of Representatives. The package would include $228 billion in paycheck protection funds for hotels, restaurants and other small businesses as well as an additional $300 weekly to unemployment benefits.
Two U.S. cities were chosen to participate in a global initiative to test new technologies and policies for a more sustainable and equitable cityscape. Also joining in the pilot project is San Jose, Calif.
Of the state’s 35 largest workplace outbreaks, safety officials received warnings before 23 occurred and only inspected two of them. OSHA has received 11,000 complaints about COVID safety risks and violations.
The dashboard will collect coronavirus data from schools and combine it with information from the state’s health department to create a better understanding as to when it's safe to return to a classroom.
As COVID-19 numbers increase across California, Black and Latino residents are, yet again, disproportionately impacted. The reason for the disparities are unclear, but hard hit are the nursing homes.
The incoming administration could mean significant changes for technology, especially where federal cybersecurity is concerned. The increased attention will no doubt mean big changes for state and local governments as well.
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Susanne Wigforss, a Swedish citizen who lives in Stockholm, said of the coronavirus stimulus check she received due to an IRS error. Wigforss is not a “resident alien” but worked in California for several years and so receives a small Social Security payment, which is what triggered the IRS error. The U.S. government is unable to estimate how much money was erroneously spent in stimulus checks for non-eligible people. (NPR — November 30, 2020)
The number of people who traveled through airports on Sunday, the greatest number of travelers since the pandemic hit the U.S. in March. However, the numbers are still half of those who traveled a year ago.
The police department found that the Tesla Model S 85 met the performance needs of being a patrol vehicle and was cost-effective. Now the city plans to replace more patrol and city vehicles with electric options.
More than 300 medical providers and nonprofit organizations in Lackawanna County received $73.8 million in coronavirus aid, but officials say it isn’t enough to cover their losses. Many are hoping for a second round of aid.
State Auditor Pat McCarthy has criticized the employment department director for imposing constraints on the audit investigating the agency’s slow response to the state’s multimillion-dollar loss to job benefit fraud.
The California city will vote on the proposal on Tuesday and, if passed, natural gas will be banned from new commercial and high-rise residential buildings starting in August 2021.
The incoming administration’s ambitious goals of the nation becoming 100 percent clean energy and net-zero by 2050 could produce more clean energy jobs for rural Michiganders, especially for Detroit’s automobile market.
Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was removed from his position after disputing President Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
The election of 1800 was the first time power was transferred from one political party to another. Hoping for a smooth transition involving prominent Founding Fathers, the country ended up with a constitutional crisis.
Coronavirus dashboards are built on a pyramid of faxes, spreadsheets and phone calls. Public health technology investments have lagged behind other data-driven systems, making real-time information impossible to come by.
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