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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, pointing out that, while COVID cases are surging in the state and people would need to keep their distance, wear masks and avoid gatherings, the state did not need legal limits on reckless behavior. (Washington Post – October 19, 2020.)
The target annual return on investment set by CalPERS (California Public Employees’ Retirement System) by directing more of the fund’s billions into private equity. The effort has fallen short for the $410 billion retirement fund, the largest in the country.
President Dwight David Eisenhower in 1958, commenting on the justices he nominated to the Supreme Court: Earl Warren, who proved to be perhaps the most liberal chief justice in American history, and William Brennan, who opposed the death penalty, championed women’s rights, and supported the legalization of abortion. (Governing — October 19, 2020)
The amount that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated to state and local governments across the nation to help ensure a secure November election. The funds will be used to cover rental costs for polling places and PPE for poll workers.
The state’s Proposition 20 would expand felonies which are ineligible for parole and collect DNA samples of misdemeanor offenders. Californians must decide if it assures public safety or is backward progress.
Dayton and Yellow Springs are among several cities that are using some of their CARES Act funding to expand broadband access. Dayton plans to spend $1.4 million in certain neighborhoods lacking high-speed connectivity.
The city council has approved $2.75 million from the city’s CARES Act funding to support Black business owners who weren’t eligible for aid from federal pandemic relief programs.
King, Snohomish and Thurston counties are all taking extra steps to ensure that the November election’s voting is secure. Officials are confident that they will be able to take in, process and count ballots.
The annual NASCIO conference concludes with a look at how states are developing governance frameworks around the latest technologies to ensure a focus on citizens and avoid being drawn toward “every shiny widget.”
It may depend on what millennials really want. But none of the ideas aimed at that generation would make more than a dent in America's acute housing shortage.
If Trump’s third Supreme Court nominee is confirmed by the Senate, there is no guarantee she will continue to hold views congenial to the president. But does America still want its justices to be unelected and unaccountable?
There is much that they can do to support what state and local election officials are doing to counter efforts by those who would weaken our democratic institutions through distrust and suspicion.
Kindergarten and first grade teacher Eric Hale, commenting on becoming the first Black man to be named Texas Teacher of the Year. The award has been given out since 1969. (The Hill — October 14, 2020)
The increase in the number of Republican women candidates for office in state legislatures this year, while the number of Democratic women candidates is down 4 percent.
Despite widespread Republican claims that mail-in voting systems will greatly increase the amount of election fraud, an analysis reveals that for Harris County, vote-by-mail has historically favored Republicans.
Proposition 24 would expand on the state’s existing consumer privacy law, and it would create a dedicated state agency to enforce those online protections. But not all user privacy advocates support the ballot measure.
They employ almost half of all private-sector workers. The pandemic has hit them hard, especially Black and minority-owned businesses. Legislators want to help them bounce back with grants and other assistance.
Facebook’s Research Scientist Larry Zitnick, writing in a company blog post regarding the social media company’s partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop artificial intelligence that will help combat climate change. (c|net — October 14, 2020)
The number of videos that YouTube has removed since early February due to misleading information regarding COVID-19.
The city is purchasing software that will produce real-time images of crimes for the police headquarters, but officials have explicitly said the software does not include facial recognition technology.
With increasing child care and distance learning demands, thousands of women are dropping out of the national workforce. Many are concerned over the lasting impact their leaving will have on the makeup of the workforce.
California’s governor has called for police to avoid provoking protesters, not to look too militaristic and to only use rubber bullets and tear gas as a last resort.
Black Americans are disproportionately affected by the disease and the lack of testing. Black doctors have mobilized efforts to make testing more accessible for those without insurance or who are skeptical of new diseases.
Bracing for a potential swell in foreign interference, the Centennial State has brought on a new team of national security experts to monitor and mitigate potential threats against county election systems.
Republican women fared poorly in 2018, but this year there's been an increase in the number running at both the congressional and state levels.
David French’s new book, "Divided We Fall," is a warning of what might happen to America as it becomes less united than at any time since the Civil War. But there are concrete steps the country can take to bridge the gulf.
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said of Virginia’s voter registration website that crashed on the final day of registration due to a fiber cut. Virginia experienced the same problem four years ago. (The Hill — October 13, 2020)
The cost of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan that will prevent mass evictions after the state’s eviction moratorium expires on Saturday. The plan will provide funding to households in need of assistance with moving, rent, security deposits and legal services. Landlords will also receive financial support among other things.
As cybercrime has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, more and more local school districts are under cyberattack. Experts say there are two main reasons why hackers are focusing on the local schools.
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