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Designed around the user and not the bureaucracy, an innovative Philadelphia program uses data-matching so applicants won't have to fill out multiple forms for different assistance programs.
Residents of senior care facilities are particularly vulnerable to the most damaging effects of COVID-19. Recent legislation aims to prevent lack of resources or bad practices from making things worse.
Andrew Perry, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, on how the economy impacts Black businesses and workers differently than the impacts on the white equivalent. (PEW — June 22, 2020)
The average poverty rate in opportunity zones, according to the Economic Innovation Group. Nearly 60 percent of opportunity zone residents are nonwhite.
Predictive policing software was founded in Santa Cruz in 2012, but now the city has banned the use of both facial recognition and predictive policing technologies, in a unanimous vote by the city council.
The state’s Employment Department announced last week that there is a backlog of 70,000 unprocessed Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims. The department hopes to overcome the backlog in six or seven weeks.
The state surpassed 6,000 new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period for the second day in a row as the state continues to reopen. Twenty-eight percent of the state’s total positive cases were reported within the last two weeks.
Governments need to move promptly to change rules and procedures to maximize eligible-voter participation while safeguarding health and protecting the election's integrity.
Chamber leaders and committee chairs are losing their seats. It's not easy to face voters during a combined health and economic crisis, but many primaries also represent ideological battles.
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We’ve all spoken about and planned for a pandemic for years, but now it is real. How does government and education provide “Continuity of Operations” (CooP) in this pandemic?
A new examination of 100 U.S. metros during the nationwide stay-at-home orders shows that small changes to societal norms, like daily commutes, could have significant impacts for air quality.
The act of breathing, which we take for granted, has become the focal point in how we deal with racism, the COVID-19 pandemic and the air our modern society pollutes, killing millions every year.
Albuquerque, N.M., Mayor Tim Keller, speaking of his plans to create a third city department of first responders to respond to calls involving homelessness, addiction and mental health situations. (PEW — June 23, 2020)
The number of new coronavirus cases over a five-day span, as reported by the Mississippi Department of Health.
Lawmakers are withdrawing their support from the high-speed rail project as many become skeptical of the plans and costs. “I personally have lost all confidence in this group to develop and deliver what they promised.”
As Wyoming faces its largest revenue decline in state history, Gov. Gordon asks departments to plan for a 20 percent cut to budgets while some lawmakers are worried the stimulus money isn’t being used fast enough.
President Trump continues to attack mail voting without any substantiated evidence that is actually true. Here are some facts about what a vote-by-mail election may mean in November.
Around the country, more than two-dozen top public health officials have left their jobs in recent weeks. If combating coronavirus wasn't stressful enough, several have received death threats or seen protests outside their homes.
How the City of El Paso leveraged partnerships and the local library to support small business growth
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Public sector leaders share thoughts on workforce planning in the digital era.
John Wetzel uses decades of experience and an unyielding determination to serve Pennsylvania as the secretary of corrections. But he knows that the true value of leadership comes from data, creativity and good people.
A CNN spokesperson, referring to the video with a manipulated CNN chyron that President Trump tweeted last week. Trump’s tweet has since been flagged for copyright infringement and blocked. (The Hill — June 19, 2020)
The number of years before there will be a COVID-19 vaccine for everybody in the world, as predicted by Dr. David Nabarro, the WHO’s special envoy. “I would love it to be proved wrong.”
In the 2010 Census, nearly 9 percent of minority groups were uncounted, resulting in lost funding for communities of color. But officials and advocates are determined to ensure that doesn’t happen in the count for 2020.
As workers stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, companies are having to establish new rules to keep their employees safe and accountable. But if remote work continues after the pandemic, guidelines are essential.
In 2016 Columbus, Ohio, won a national competition to become America’s Smart City. But four years and an extension later, the city still has several projects to complete before the upcoming 2021 deadline.
The Broadband Internet Service law creates the Florida Office of Broadband and approves $5 million in annual spending to expand Internet access. But the state still has a ways to go before all residents are connected.
White blue-collar families and their racial fears defined the urban landscape of 50 years ago, as Black Americans struggled through destabilizing change. The cities of today are very different places.
Thanks to better video technology and the expansion of social media, citizens now have the means to monitor, disseminate and expose acts of police brutality. They are forcing the country to rethink policing practices.
A Facebook spokesperson, regarding the social media company’s decision to take down posts and ads run by President Trump’s re-election campaign over their use of a Nazi symbol. (Reuters — June 18, 2020)
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