Category: State & Local

November 14, 2018

California’s deadly wildfires have a straightforward solution, experts say: stop building homes in places that are likely to burn—and make homes that already exist in those areas a whole lot tougher. That approach, wildfire and climate policy experts are quick […]

October 26, 2018

Republicans in California had rallied around a gas tax repeal known as Proposition 6, but the measure is now at risk of failing, according to a new poll. That could mean trouble for some GOP candidates who pinned hopes on […]

August 10, 2018

California’s $2.7 trillion economy may face pain from the U.S.-China trade spat and show signs of slowing job growth but economists don’t see a recession in the cards. The Golden State added a mere 800 new nonfarm jobs in June […]

July 24, 2018

The Trump administration will propose a plan to freeze emissions standards at 2020 levels while undercutting California’s legal waiver to set emissions standards that are stricter than those set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to three sources that […]

July 12, 2018

California has cleaned up its air. In 2016, California’s greenhouse gas emissions were lower than in 1990, despite a larger population and booming economy, the state’s air resources board reported. Emissions in 1990 were 431 million metric tons and they […]

May 29, 2018

Idaho’s recent cybersecurity-training efforts haven’t panned out for the state government so far. Earlier this month, Idaho fell victim to two separate cyberattacks in just three days, including an the use malware that security experts say they had not previously […]

April 26, 2018

A group representing state chief information officers says progress was made in private talks with federal officials Wednesday on solving state government’s woes in complying with a varied and sometimes conflicting mass of regulations. The talks were held between approximately […]

April 24, 2018

A significant portion of state and local government technology officials in a new survey say they are under-equipped, under-staffed and under-resourced in addressing cybersecurity concerns. Four in 10 state and local IT leaders say they lack the tools they need […]

April 23, 2018

With tax season comes attempted fraud, as crooks use false identities to try to trick all levels of government into sending them refund checks. There are ways to fight back, though, and Indiana is one of the states showing how […]

April 13, 2018

Most local election jurisdictions are pretty happy with the performance of their voting machines and equipment. According to an April 11 report from the General Accountability Office, 32 percent of voters voted in jurisdictions that relied on direct recording electronic […]