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Pretrial diversion programs are effective. And expensive for participants.
March 28, 2024 | News, ManagementCourts often charge high fees for people to get into programs that allow them to avoid prison. Alabama's Jefferson County is trying a different approach.
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Deadly fires from phone, scooter batteries leave lawmakers playing catch-up on safety
| News, ManagementLithium-ion battery fires move fast, blaze hot and are tough to extinguish.
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Massive ships make protecting bridges a much tougher task
March 27, 2024 | News, InfrastructureAs officials evaluate replacing Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, they must consider the weight and size of increasingly large vessels.
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For effective community research, get the right people at the table
| News, Digital GovernmentWhen people with lived experience participate in a research project’s design, data collection and analysis, they can increase engagement, build trust and lay the groundwork for system-level change.
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New Florida law bans kids under 14 from social media
| News, Digital GovernmentIt is the latest in a series of efforts by states to regulate social media in a way that protects minors and stands up to legal challenges. But opponents say Florida’s law still runs afoul of the First Amendment.
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Is the deal with the NBA Milwaukee Bucks a model for city development projects?
| News, WorkforceThe community benefits agreement that the Bucks owners signed for $250 million in state aid to build the Fiserv Forum included provisions allowing arena workers to freely unionize. It has turned their low-wage, insecure work into sustainable jobs, according to… Read More »
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One city’s long and historic lawsuit against the gun industry appears to have met its end
| News, ManagementAfter surviving 25 years of appeals, Gary, Indiana's efforts to hold firearm manufacturers responsible for illegal gun sales is likely over after the governor signed a bill aimed at extinguishing the suit.
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Rebuilding the collapsed Baltimore bridge will be a ‘FAR bigger challenge’
March 26, 2024 | News, InfrastructureWhile recent bridge replacements have been completed in a matter of weeks, this incident will be tougher to recover from and have wider impacts.
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Survey: Few states have ‘established’ privacy program
| News, CybersecurityAs states race to protect Americans’ data, the number of chief privacy officers has increased in state government. Still, a majority reported in a recent survey that they are building their programs.
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Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery to honor victims of slavery
| News, ManagementThe park features sculptures and wall with 122,000 surnames of the 4.7 million people formerly enslaved recorded in the 1870 Census.