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Teachers can’t afford housing, so school districts are building homes
January 04, 2024 | News, WorkforceWhen potential teachers are considering a position, they often want to know what’s available for affordable housing. “If I don’t have an answer for that, I lose that applicant,” one school district superintendent says.
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State lawmakers seek to limit property tax increases as home values soar
| News, FinanceProperty taxes are rising along with real estate prices—particularly in the Mountain West.
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A carbon offset project that’s actually working
| News, FinanceVisiting Alaska is an emissions-heavy prospect. An innovative program has tourists ease that by helping buy heat pumps for locals.
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States hope doulas can deliver better maternal health outcomes
January 03, 2024 | News, WorkforceLawmakers are pouring resources into health care services like doula programs to improve comprehensive reproductive and maternal health care.
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A seasoned legislator looks to help newcomers navigate the complex world of lawmaking
| News, ManagementAs state legislatures across the country prepare for the new session, Washington state Sen. Karen Keiser offers newly elected lawmakers advice in a new book that looks back on a 25-year career.
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The future of government jobs: Post generative AI
| News, WorkforceIn the wake of dramatic technological advances, the workplace of the future will be far different than was envisioned a year ago.
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AI could make cities autonomous, but that doesn’t mean we should let it happen
| News, Digital GovernmentCOMMENTARY | AI could take us beyond the concept of smart cities, telling us how and why things happen in urban settings. But cities must consider how AI systems could make uninformed or amoral decisions, one expert warns.
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California is poised to protect workers from extreme heat—indoors
| News, WorkforceOnly two other states have adopted heat rules for indoor workers. Nationally, legislation has stalled in Congress, and a process initiated by the Biden administration to establish national heat standards for outdoor and indoor work could take years to finalize.
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Strengthening Medicaid should remain a national imperative
January 02, 2024 | News, ManagementCOMMENTARY | Congress and state lawmakers should do everything in their power to ensure that anyone who needs Medicaid now and in the future is able to get it.
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Treasury struggled to help states and cities with COVID reporting
| News, FinanceA GAO report found that questions about the $350 billion in COVID relief grants often went unanswered.