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Government Executive
Special Counsel Robert Mueller was emphatic when he testified before the House Intelligence Committee in July about Russian interference in the 2016 election: “It wasn’t a single attempt. They’re doing it as we sit here, and they expect to do it during the next campaign.” In an earlier, less partisan era, Mueller’s warning likely would have galvanized lawmakers and propelled them to action to ensure the security and integrity of American elections.
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Emergency Management
The city’s fiscal watchdog is demanding Mayor de Blasio detail what steps the New York City Housing Authority has taken to ensure it’s prepared for environmental calamities like Superstorm Sandy, which left NYCHA buildings inundated with water, the Daily News has learned. “It’s not a question of whether New York will be hit by another superstorm like Sandy, but when," Comptroller Scott Stringer told The News.
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Government Technology
Recently, the Fulton County, New York, Board of Supervisors believes it became the first county government in the state to pass a resolution formally opposing the new license plate replacement and fee requirement recently announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration. The New York state Department of Motor Vehicles has announced the new license plate plan will not only require plates over 10 years old to be replaced, but also cost consumers an additional $25 fee on top of their registration renewal fee to do so.
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KSL.com
The years long lawsuit between Salt Lake City and Martha Ellis — who was the city’s first female fire battalion chief before she was demoted then fired after she filed claims of discrimination against her bosses — is moving forward in federal court. While a judge has dismissed some portions of Ellis’ case, Salt Lake City still remains embroiled in the legal battle after the judge determined Ellis and her attorney have sufficiently supported her allegations to proceed to trial if there is no settlement.
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Forbes
Elizabeth Bauer writes "Yes, I am certainly just one of many who get on their respective soapboxes about Chicago pensions (as I have been) and say, "a fixed 3% COLA is unsustainable when inflation is running at a rate far less than that." But in the interest of being careful with the facts and avoiding misunderstanding, I owe readers an article clarifying what that particular fix will — and won't — do."
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Route Fifty
With upwards of 11,000 homeless residents, Seattle has the third largest homeless population in the country. The latest survey of homeless people in the region found 19% had lived in the surrounding King County for less than a year before experiencing homelessness. And 9% of respondents said reuniting with their family would help them obtain permanent housing.
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Cities Today
Telematics – technology that captures data wirelessly and in real-time – is increasingly being used in municipal fleets to enhance vehicle efficiency and guide driver behavior. Traditionally used as a fleet management tool, a city or state fleet manager can gain insights on how to drive downstream productivity efficiency, optimize fleet operations such as maintenance and fuel spend analytics, institute and measure safety initiatives and automate regulatory compliance and reporting.
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The Golden Gate Xpress
Mayor London Breed recently announced a package of traffic safety projects aimed at curbing the climbing number of vehicle-related fatalities on San Francisco streets. The safety measures, described in a press release, would expand traffic enforcement, make crosswalks more visible and lengthen walking signals so pedestrians have more time to cross the street. They would also limit right turns on red lights and slow the speeds of vehicles making left turns.
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