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Can a ‘sprint’ to a medical emergency solve states’ EMS shortages?
May 22, 2024 | News, WorkforceMinnesota lawmakers have approved a so-called sprint paramedic program to confront the state's worsening rural emergency response.
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AI guardrails vs. ‘guiderails’: Navigating the curvy road ahead
| Emerging Tech, NewsCOMMENTARY | Rather than focusing on guardrails, which try to prevent undesirable outcomes, agencies should consider more proactive guiderails that make generative AI safe and easy to use.
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Amid record high NYC homeless student population, calls grow for laundry machines in schools
| News, ManagementMore than 1,600 public schools offers on-site laundry services, allowing students who live in temporary housing or who otherwise lack access to such facilities to wash their clothes while at school.
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California pays meth users to get sober
| News, ManagementSubstance use experts say incentive programs that reward participants, even in a small way, can have a powerful effect with meth users in particular, and a growing body of evidence indicates they can lead to long-term abstinence.
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New cyber range helps future tech workers wargame cybersecurity
May 21, 2024 | News, CybersecurityFulton-Montgomery Community College in New York will open its range to students this fall, making it the first in the nation to offer one on campus as part of its academic curriculum.
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Drivers score win against Uber and Lyft in Minnesota
| News, InfrastructureThe ride-hailing companies dropped their threats to leave the state in exchange for lower guaranteed rates than were originally proposed and preemption of city laws. Similar fights are happening around the country.
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More than 70% of surveyed water systems failed to meet EPA cyber standards
| Cybersecurity, NewsThe agency says it will take certain enforcement actions in cases where there is imminent danger from a cyberthreat against water infrastructure.
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Colorado becomes first state with sweeping artificial intelligence regulations
| News, Digital GovernmentThe law attempts to mitigate algorithmic discrimination in AI systems that make consequential decisions related to hiring, banking and housing.
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Considering skills-based hiring? Resource hub helps agencies move from concept to practice
May 20, 2024 | News, WorkforceThe STARs Public Sector Hub will offer data, research and collaborative resources to help governments implement skills-based hiring.
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Prioritization key to prep for website accessibility rule
| News, Digital GovernmentNow that the Department of Justice has issued a final rule to make government websites accessible for people with disabilities, states and localities have to start implementing it. Here’s how.