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FCC poised to require calls to the 988 suicide hotline be geolocated
May 07, 2024 | Infrastructure, NewsRouting calls based on location versus a person’s area code is already standard for calls coming into 911. Elected officials and mental health advocates want 988 calls to be geolocated as well. A new FCC proposal would do that.
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Montana could be a model as more GOP states weigh Medicaid work requirements
| News, ManagementThe state has a program that can help Medicaid enrollees get job training, career guidance.
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‘Extremely dangerous’: Governors criticize ‘federalization’ of National Guard
| News, ManagementGovernors from 53 U.S. states and territories object to the Defense Department's plan to move all Air National Guardsman with space-related missions from state to federal control, placing them under the umbrella of the U.S. Air Force, specifically the Space… Read More »
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How local governments can respond to the housing crisis
May 06, 2024 | Management, NewsA new book by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges of Strong Towns encourages local officials to promote small-scale developments, even if it means using city financial tools to get them off the ground.
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The possibility of parole: A powerful incentive that makes us all safer
| News, ManagementCOMMENTARY | Researchers have found that offenders incarcerated under truth-in-sentencing laws racked up more disciplinary infractions and engaged in fewer rehabilitation programs. And after release, they were much more likely to reoffend.
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With only three weeks to go, lawmakers weigh ways to save federal internet subsidy
| News, InfrastructureCongress is exploring several options to fund it. All face long odds of success despite widespread and bipartisan support for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds
| News, FinanceCOMMENTARY | A recent study of the Community Development Block Grant program showed that neighborhoods with the largest share of low- to moderate-income families were less likely to receive CDBG funds than communities that were closer to the 51% threshold.
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HUD warns on AI-fueled housing discrimination
| News, Emerging TechThe Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed characteristics like race and income are protected from AI algorithmic discrimination.
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Data for dementia: State’s brain health registry helps prep for an aging population
May 03, 2024 | News, ManagementThe Virginia Memory Project will catalog dementia cases and caregiving needs to inform policy and programming for aging adults.
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As a critical deadline approaches, the Biden administration issues a flurry of regulations
| News, ManagementThe new rules cover subjects as varied as marijuana policy, vehicle pollution, civil rights for transgender students, and drinking water safety.