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Public-private partnership as a tool for EV infrastructure

While market trends and predictions certainly foreshadow a wide-scale, almost exponential use of electric vehicles (EVs) over the next five to seven years, practically speaking, full acceptance of EV is contingent on various factors, foremost being a more comprehensive national network of supercharging stations and enhanced EV battery life. Tesla was prescient on many points […]

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5 ways job order contracting shortens the construction procurement timeline

According to the United States Census, the value of public construction in 2021 was more than $346 billion. With hundreds of billions of dollars changing hands, the construction industry plays a significant role in a country’s economy and investment in this sector has been linked to economic growth. The first step towards a successful project […]

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Six ways states could help cities and towns implement climate solutions

Cities, towns and regions are creating jobs, improving health and making communities more livable. Many of them are doing so as part of their strategy to address climate change. This is an approach called “multisolving,” and examples of it are becoming more common. Case in point: Home weatherization programs reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide […]

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Pension funding is up over the last year despite pandemic-driven budgetary challenges

It’s been an exceedingly difficult few years for local governments—especially monetarily, given the pandemic’s unprecedented fiscal challenges—but even so, for the second year in a row, the funded ratio of public pensions continues to rise. Over 2021, the latest Public Plans Database analysis from the MissionSquare Research Group shows a 3 percent uptick in the […]

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How states are taking back their health care purchasing power to drive innovation

For the past decade or more, discussion around alternative payment models, value-based health plan benefits, and high costs of care has tended to focus on federal policy solutions and private negotiations between private health plans and providers. However, often overlooked in these conversations is the role states play in driving innovation. The fee-for-service chassis is […]

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Democracy must prevail: American City & County stands with Ukraine

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, has traded in his suit jacket and pen for a flak jacket and rifle. “I don’t have another choice. I have to do that. I would fight,” said Klitschko, 50, in an interview with ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” on Thursday. Klitschko, who won numerous world heavyweight […]

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10 states where employers are struggling the least to hire

Millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the COVID-29 pandemic, but now, it’s employers that are struggling to find workers, leading to reduced busines hours, delays in services. The pandemic caused people to reflect on what they wanted to do, and what they didn’t want to do anymore. Americans are quitting their jobs at […]

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Transforming your HHS agency into a data-first organization

Data is increasingly important to government agencies, and smart data management is more and more central to effective agency operations. Yet no organizations count on data more fundamentally than state and local health and human services (HHS) agencies. There are two reasons for this data dependence. First, agencies often rely on federal funding. They need […]

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Balancing pre- and post-COVID municipal planning strategies

The pandemic is the biggest challenge to face municipal planners in living memory. Even in the rosiest of times, keeping a municipality running effectively and meeting a community’s needs requires careful planning and diligent execution. Now, with the added stresses and dangers of COVID, that work has become exponentially harder. Although municipal planning has become […]

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Global sustainability network helps local governments share green procurement practices

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a large global network of local cities, counties and other regional or public agencies devoted to solving the world’s sustainability challenges. The group offers standards, tools and programs that can help communities reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve lives and livelihoods and protect natural resources. The group has local […]

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Public-private partnership as a tool for EV infrastructure

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5 ways job order contracting shortens the construction procurement timeline

Article

Six ways states could help cities and towns implement climate solutions

News

Pension funding is up over the last year despite pandemic-driven budgetary challenges

Article

How states are taking back their health care purchasing power to drive innovation

NewsCommentary

Democracy must prevail: American City & County stands with Ukraine

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10 states where employers are struggling the least to hire

Article

Transforming your HHS agency into a data-first organization

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Balancing pre- and post-COVID municipal planning strategies

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Global sustainability network helps local governments share green procurement practices

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