Management and Administration
These articles are about the nuts and bolts of government administration, from IT governance, including security and privacy policies, to management best practices affecting procurement, workforce development and retention.
Hospital closures and service cuts are leaving many communities without local delivery options.
An overwhelming levy vote is helping the city move closer to ensuring every resident lives within a short walk of green space.
The nationwide shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed while harming defendants. Better pay would help, but efforts to expand the pipeline are needed.
Corpus Christi leaders say a water emergency could arrive within months, with shortages potentially disrupting major industries and fuel distribution.
Some people fear self-driving vehicles, but experts say their potential to save lives might be their biggest benefit.
Officials from both parties have halted proposed warehouse conversions in several states, even as federal officials continue exploring a 1,500-detainee processing facility near Orlando.
States are beginning to receive hundreds of millions from a new $50 billion federal rural health program, but lawmakers and health groups are challenging how the money will be spent.
Formerly incarcerated women have expertise that is policy-ready. We need to mandate including them on the bodies that shape jails, prisons, parole, sentencing and reentry.
A sharp increase in federal-local partnerships could reshape local policing across the country.
It’s a core public safety issue: Researchers need access to agency data, but it can be difficult or impossible to come by. You can’t solve a problem you can’t measure. Model state legislation offers a framework for expanding access.
Compounds far more potent than fentanyl are emerging faster than ever. State and local overdose tracking systems should be built to detect them.
Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton says an unusually low number of homicides, a departmental reorganization that sped up investigations and community relationships all contributed.
We need to reward outcomes that enhance community safety. The place to start is with the way we staff our prisons.
Katie Wilson campaigned against expansion but now faces pressure from public safety advocates and civil liberties groups.
A growing number of public health officials are recognizing that data alone is not enough to gain public trust. Jefferson County decided to take a different tack.
It’s all too easy to deploy a system that does more harm than good, undermining public trust.
Nearly 70 percent of traditional districts reported declines amid family self-deportations and lingering immigration fears, a trend that could affect funding and student support.
State efforts to rein in misconduct have triggered financial crises for legitimate providers, cutting services for seniors and people with disabilities.
It could provide a controlled framework for innovation, testing and deployment of technologies like AI and blockchain.
Citing rising SNAP and public benefits fraud, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley says the new position will centralize investigations and increase prosecutions.
What happens when familiar words of government are blended to take on new meanings? Perhaps a chortle or two.
Unlike parcel carriers that document every drop-off, many civil courts rely on bare-bones service records, leaving defendants unaware of lawsuits and default judgments looming.
With a multibillion-dollar deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget leaves tens of thousands of promised subsidized slots unfunded, keeping families on waitlists for years.
Police are working taxing overtime hours as calls over ICE-related activity soar. The police chief is trying to keep everyone safe, maintain community trust and prevent stressed-out officers from quitting.
Oklahoma puts its tobacco settlement funds in a trust, spending only the interest. The strategy has had long-term public health benefits.
A Tennessee program’s success stems from a yearlong commitment to housing stability, employment continuity and social support. It merits national attention.
Facing surging caseloads tied to school bus violations, court officials are launching a pilot service to handle routine filings and payments without entering the courthouse.
State prisons are full, forcing Idaho to house inmates in county jails and out-of-state facilities at sharply higher expense.
Billions of dollars are at stake. With new federal rules, it’s up to state lawmakers to ensure that programs like food stamps serve those in need without wasting taxpayer dollars.
An investigation has revealed that many of these deaths — whether the result of withdrawal, chronic medical conditions or mental health complications — could have been prevented.
It could signal major changes in compliance, grants and oversight for state and local governments. That’s happened in the past.
