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Northern California Dam Emergency Prompts Widespread Downriver Evacuations
Authorities ordered more than 160,000 residents in three counties to flee on Sunday amid fears of a major disaster; a state agency successfully saves millions of endangered fish.
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Oregon Bill Proposing ‘Coffee Tax’ Seeks to Perk Up State Revenues
The five cent per pound excise tax would be imposed on coffee beans sold wholesale.
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Homeland Security to Unveil 12 New Tools at Cyber Conference
The tools tackle malware attacks, internet visualization and social media analysis.
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DHS Won’t Confirm Trump’s Assertion That U.S.-Mexico Wall Design Is Underway
A spokesman says the department has no information to share.
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Bay Area City Heading Toward Bankruptcy?; Iowa Looks at Preempting Cities on Minimum Wage
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Is Edwards using tactics from Jindal’s Louisiana budget playbook; N.J. county distributes potassium-iodide pills; a blueprint for a city-county consolidation in Upstate N.Y.
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GAO: HUD's Legacy Tech Hogs 95% of IT Budget While Agency Struggles to Price Upgrades
“Significant weaknesses” plague the agency's cost-estimating practices for investments aimed to revamp IT infrastructure.
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Why Experts Worry Algorithms Can Do More Harm Than Good
A Pew report suggests corporations and governments could misuse algorithms.
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Can Private Investment Work for Rural Infrastructure?
During a U.S. Senate committee hearing, doubts emerge whether public-private partnerships can meet the needs of non-urban areas.
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Government Contractor Accused of Stealing NSA Cyber Secrets
Harold Thomas Martin III worked for at least seven private contractors since 1993, placing him in several defense and intelligence agencies that require security clearances.
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N.C. Legislative Leaders Decry Judicial Ruling; Wis. Gov.’s Regulatory Retreat on Fire Safety
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New Orleans tornado aftermath; Pennsylvania governor’s early retirement proposal for state workers; and Eric Holder’s Sacramento visit.
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Government Must Pick Between Bad Options in Encryption Debate
The government faces numerous bad choices in the encryption debate, but the worst is doing nothing at all, a think tank report concludes.
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Trump Talks ‘Muslim Ban,’ Public Safety With Local Police Chiefs, Sheriffs
The president urges local law enforcement to identify criminals who are also undocumented immigrants: “You know the good ones, and you know the bad ones. I want you to turn in the bad ones.”
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Lawmakers Irritated with VA's Continuing Tech Problems
With its history of failed large-scale IT projects that cost taxpayers billions of dollars, VA is again grappling with IT issues.
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The High Price of a Montana Liquor License; S.C. Gov. Hits Trump up for $5 Billion for Infrastructure
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Utah’s public lands agenda upsets outdoorsmen; Baltimore City Council reverses course on minimum wage; a two-year review of Ohio’s transparency efforts
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Red-Light Camera Company Finalizes Legal Settlement With Chicago
According to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, his city “will not stand by while a company takes advantage of our taxpayers, and I hope that this serves as a warning to other companies.”
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New International Cyber Rules Likely Off the Table for UN Experts Group
The UN group affirmed international law applies in cyberspace and stated nations should not hack each other’s critical infrastructure during previous meetings.
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Missouri Gov. Signs Anti-Union Bill; St. Petersburg Mayor Makes Sanctuary City Declaration
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: More sanitation troubles in Michigan prisons; Baltimore minimum wage bill; and lieutenant governor position may be axed in Illinois.
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Water Emergency in Chapel Hill, N.C.: ‘Our Water Supply Basically Ran Out’
Local authorities work to restore service after problems with fluoride treatment and a broken water main led to a loss in pressure.
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Bowling Green Mayor Responds to Kellyanne Conway ‘Massacre’ Misstatement
“We appreciate the clarification,” said Mayor Bruce Wilkerson.
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