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Pence: Trump Will Work With Both Parties’ Mayors on ‘Equal Footing’
“No politics, just results,” the vice president-elect promised at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 85th Winter Meeting.
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We Have 'Very Robust Defenses': An Exit Interview with Cyber Coordinator Michael Daniel
Daniel defended the administration's cyber legacy in an exit interview, pointing to a bevy of new policies and cyber détente with China.
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N.C.’s Last-Ditch Medicaid Expansion Push; Don’t Slip on Michigan’s Sidewalks
Connecticut government braces for revenue estimates; N.Y. gov. attempts to privatize horse-racing again; AFSCME may strike in Illinois
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Obama’s Cyber Legacy: He Did (Almost) Everything Right and It Still Turned Out Wrong
Obama took cyber seriously and tried to tame it, but we’re no safer in cyberspace today than we were eight years ago, experts tell Nextgov.
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Don’t Overlook Resiliency Benefits When Touting Transportation Improvements
Yes, mobility is important, but every dollar invested to improve infrastructure is also a dollar invested in being better prepared for the next major disaster.
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‘Patriots Day’ Shines a Spotlight on Federal-State-Local Law Enforcement Radio Woes
The Boston Marathon bombing response is revisited in a new movie.
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Election Systems as ‘Critical Infrastructure’: What Comes Next?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s designation creates some questions for state and local elections administrators.
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Vaccine Critics Target Mississippi; Conn. Gov. Declares End to Chronic Homelessness
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Chicago awaits major federal announcement on its policing practices; Cuomo’s ‘Buy American’ procurement push; and Seattle sends help to snowed-in Portland.
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Outgoing DOD CIO Defends Pentagon's IT Modernization Efforts
DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen announced his retirement and defended the Joint Information Environment and the Joint Regional Security Stacks.
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A Cautionary Case Study for Governors Looking to Defund Planned Parenthood
What are state governments doing to prevent a repeat of a public health crisis like the one that’s hobbled Scott County, Indiana?
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OPM Debuts Cyber Careers Site
It's part of a push to remedy the federal government's cyber talent shortage.
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Video: Goats Help Prevent Wildfires in Southern California
Caltrans utilizes the animals to eat invasive species and eliminate potential ignition points that could blow up into big fires.
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Amid Infrastructure Crisis, Accessibility-Minded Agencies Are Needed More Than Ever
“Transportation agencies know surprisingly little about the people and places that they serve…” said MassDOT’s secretary at a Brookings Institution event in Washington, D.C.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Not Worried About N.C.-Style Backlash; Delaware Ex-Mayor’s Email Surprise
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: More state legislative updates; a bad audit for a Florida state agency’s IT; L.A. County’s one-stop shop for immigration defense
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Should DHS Move to Des Moines?
One prominent lawmaker thinks so. We have our doubts, but what about other agencies?
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Needle Exchanges Work, But Where’s the Funding?
Making clean syringes available to people who inject drugs can save counties millions of dollars in the long run, but funding has been slow to reach these critical programs.
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Chris Christie: ‘Arresting, Jailing, Stigmatizing the Victims Will Not Make It Better’
In his State of the State Address, the New Jersey governor laid out plans to address drug abuse and the ongoing opioid epidemic.
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Senate Staffers to Assess Intel Community’s Russian Hacking Report
Congressional staffers will examine the report’s confidential sourcing to ensure it is sound.
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Iowa Gov. Details $110 Million in Budget Cuts; Hope vs. Reality in Olympia
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: More state legislative updates; L.A. legal settlements strain city finances; and Denver police horse euthanized after neglect.
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