local government

Local Governments Need Cybersecurity More Than Ever. A Free Federal Program Will Help.

10/03/2019 - 5:53 AM By Brittany M.

The United States is experiencing around 150 million cyber attacks on state governments everyday, according to some estimates. Fortunately, a free federal program could blunt the damage.

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Ebay, San Jose Near Sales Tax Split

09/26/2019 - 4:44 AM By Brittany M.

San Jose and EBay Inc.

Newgotiation For Public Administration Professionals: A Groundbreaking Guide to Better Deal-Making

09/19/2019 - 7:53 AM By Brittany M.

Don’t miss this indispensable guide from authors Yann Duzert, Ph.D. and Frank Zerunyan, J.D.

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Oakland Bans Facial Recognition Technology

08/05/2019 - 4:11 PM By Brittany M.

Oakland has become the second California city and the third nationwide to ban the use of facial recognition technology by government and law enforcement officials. Berkeley may be next.

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Darrell Steinberg and Mark Ridley-Thomas to Head Governor’s Task Force on Homelessness

05/22/2019 - 10:24 PM By Brittany M.

“Homelessness is a matter of statewide concern, but solutions will come from the local level,” the governor said.

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GAO Warns: Tough Times Ahead for State and Local Governments

01/07/2019 - 7:34 AM By Brittany M.

"Our annual outlook suggests the sector will have an increasingly tough time covering their bills over the next 50 years,” the GAO writes.

Government Office of Accountability

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It’s Worse Than You Think: New Research From GrassrootsLab Highlights Massive GOP Losses at the Local Level

12/20/2018 - 7:05 AM By Brittany M.

While the focus has been on GOP losses in state and congressional races, painstaking research by GrassrootsLab shows that during the 2018 Midterm Elections Republicans also suffered unprecedented losses at the local level.

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Cannabis Regulators Ok Statewide Deliveries

12/17/2018 - 5:27 PM By Brittany M.

Officials with the California Bureau of Cannabis Control have made a final decision on one of the most controversial issues involving commercial pot, much to the chagrin of the state’s cities and counties.

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Despite Local Government Objections, California Moves Ahead With Statewide Cannabis Deliveries

10/25/2018 - 6:52 AM By Brittany M.

The public still has time to comment.

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Here Are the Local Cannabis Measures Appearing on the Nov. 6 Ballot

10/15/2018 - 10:59 AM By Brittany M.

There are dozens of local measures on cannabis to be decided by voters in California next month. Most of them would establish a new tax basis for marijuana businesses.

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