Supreme Court ruling upholds counties on flow control
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling upholding local governments’ right to require waste haulers to deliver trash to publicly operated processing sites, otherwise known as “flow control.” The 6-3 decision, issued on April 30, reverses a 1994 ruling that essentially eliminated flow control....
New publication prepares local governments for baby boomers’ retirement
A survey released last year by the Washington-based National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) indicated that most cities and counties are not prepared to offer services to the upcoming wave of retiring baby boomers...
Corps of Engineers to hold June conference
“Engineering in an Increasingly Complex World: What does the Future Hold?” is the theme of this year’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Infrastructure Systems Conference...
Florida Turnpike deploys mobile data access system
The Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is building a system that will allow workers to enter data from the field directly into the Turnpike Enterprise Asset Management System...
ICMA to hold audio conference on manager/council member relationships
The Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA) will hold an audio conference on June 26 aimed at teaching city and county managers how to improve relationships with the council members for whom they work. ...
June Web platform
Last year, Chicago, inspired by its successful sale of the Skyway toll road, sold the concession on the city’s Downtown Parking System to a private company ...
Fund started to help tornado-struck Kansas town rebuild
The grain elevator was one of a few remaining structures left standing in Greensburg, Kan., after a massive tornado struck there on May 4, killing 12 people. Now ...
North Carolina cities sponsor ‘Bike to Work’ week
The Greensboro, N.C., Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and other area government and advocacy groups are encouraging residents to use pedal-power ...
Local agencies needed for traffic study
Local traffic planning agencies are being asked to contribute to the nationwide Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study (PFS). Administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ...
Is the sale of transportation assets a good idea?
Last year, Chicago, inspired by its successful sale of the Skyway toll road, sold the concession on the city’s Downtown Parking System to a private company ...
Georgia town launches wireless network
Officials in the historic town of Macon, Ga., say they have taken a step toward closing the city’s “digital divide.” On April 30 they launched a citywide wireless network....
DHS to hold Webinar on Real ID
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Washington-based National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) will host a Webinar to give state legislators a chance ...
Mayors call for “common sense” steps against guns and crime
The Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President and Trenton, N.J., Mayor Douglas Palmer appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives’ ...
ICMA offers toolkit for meeting needs of aging population
The Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA), the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties have created a toolkit to help ...
Is the sale of transportation assets a good idea?
Last year, Chicago, inspired by its successful sale of the Skyway toll road, sold the concession on the city’s Downtown Parking System to a private company ...
May Web platform
The fatal shootings of 30 students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16 reignited the debate on gun control. In a statement on the shootings, Trenton, N.J., Mayor and President of the Washington-based ...
States consider record number of immigration bills
In the absence of federal action on immigration reform, a record number of immigration-related bills are under consideration, or have been enacted, in all 50 states...
Mayors hail Energy Efficiency Promotion Act
The Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) is hailing the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act in the U.S. Senate. The act, which aims ...
USGS Web site seeks metadata from local governments
The U.S. Geological Survey is calling on local governments to contribute information to its Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) Web site, www.geodata.gov. GOS brings together ...
Should local governments promote gun control?
This week’s fatal shootings of 30 students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has reignited the debate on gun control. In a statement on the shootings, Trenton...
Midwest police chiefs hold first summit on firearm violence
In early April, the Alexandria, Va.-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) held the first Great Lakes Summit on Firearm Violence that was attended by law ...
IACP to hold firearms enforcement training
The Alexandria, Va.-based International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) will hold two training sessions in May on enforcing gun laws. The training will focus on illegal firearms trafficking and street level enforcement...
NLC summit investigates link between media and violence
Tuesday, city leaders, law enforcement officials, researchers, and media and entertainment industry representatives gathered in Indianapolis to discuss the relationship between media violence and rising ...
NLC holds summit on minor’s access to media violence
A recent Federal Trade Commission report to Congress concluded that minors continue to have access to violence in the media and entertainment industry...
Mayors file brief in Supreme Court urging CERCLA clarification
The Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has filed a brief with the Supreme Court urging the justices to provide legal clarification of the Comprehensive Environmental Response...
