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This Utah county will buy your lawn to save water
May 14, 2024 | News, ManagementWould you ditch your grass for less-thirsty plants? In a place where every drop of water counts, a little cash compels residents to say yes.
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Efforts to reform federal broadband subsidy gain traction
May 13, 2024 | News, InfrastructureLawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for tweaks to the Affordable Connectivity Program’s rules in a bid to keep it from sunsetting this month.
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Whole-of-state program delivers security that’s ‘antivirus on steroids’
| News, CybersecurityWoodbury, Minnesota, was one of the first cities to take advantage of the free managed detection and response solution.
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San Francisco tries tough love by tying welfare to drug rehab
| News, ManagementStarting in January 2025, public assistance recipients who screen positive for addiction on a 10-question drug abuse test will be referred to treatment. Those who refuse or fail to show up for treatment will lose their benefits.
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Report: State by state, how segregation legally continues 7 decades post Brown
| News, ManagementResearchers unveil loopholes, laws and a lack of protections allowing Black, brown, low-income students to be excluded from America’s most coveted schools.
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Amid a housing crisis, hospitals offer a dose of relief
May 10, 2024 | News, ManagementThe housing crisis may be too big for state and local governments to overcome. That’s why hospitals are stepping in to remedy housing and health care gaps.
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After Supreme Court decision left wetlands unprotected, Colorado steps in
| News, InfrastructureLawmakers crafted new rules to protect and restore wetlands and streams left vulnerable following a decision by the high court that scaled back the types of places subject to the Clean Water Act.
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Texas flooding brings new urgency to Houston home buyout program
| News, InfrastructureThe Houston area is the site of perhaps the country’s longest-running experiment in the adaptation policy known as “managed retreat.” But the past week’s flooding has demonstrated that even this nation-leading program hasn’t been able to keep pace with escalating… Read More »
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Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions
| Management, NewsA new analysis shows that, for the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
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What’s the poop? Wastewater data predicts overdoses
May 09, 2024 | News, ManagementAnalyzing wastewater samples can help public health workers paint a reliable picture of a community’s rapidly evolving drug use that can be used to get ahead of overdoses.