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Oct 10, 2024 | 
governing.com | Stephen Goldsmith |Ashley Silver |Zoe Manzanetti |Paul Taylor
In our program at the Harvard Kennedy School we explore exemplary data practices in city governments to identify the principles that will take municipal data use to the next level. In June we examined enterprise-wide systems enabling efficiency and community engagement in Nashville. Here we look at another of the most effective local government agencies, Dallas’ Office of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, known as DBI.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
governing.com | Zina Hutton |Ashley Silver |Zoe Manzanetti |Paul Taylor
Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so often. One of those times was during the protests at U.S. universities about the Israel-Hamas war. As scholars of free speech and public opinion, we set out to find out what happened and why.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
governing.com | Zoe Manzanetti |Carl Smith |Alan Greenblatt
The NLIHC publishes a report called "Out of Reach" each year showing how many hours a week a resident working at the local minimum wage would need to work to afford typically priced rental housing. Numbers are available statewide and for the metro-east.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
governing.com | Paul Taylor |Zoe Manzanetti |Zina Hutton |Aaron M. Renn
The hope is that a ban would lead to improved learning, less bullying, distraction and anxiety—and more meaningful communication with peers and adults. Some parents, however, want their children to have cellphones for safety and communication and school administrators say the ban could be difficult to enforce.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
governing.com | Paul Taylor |Zoe Manzanetti |Carl Smith |Alan Ehrenhalt
Internet Explorer 11 is not supported For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. Future in Context Complete bans, age verification and new online tools are in play as government, the tech industry and parents contend for influence and control in determining how to keep minors safe online.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
governing.com | Paul Taylor |Zoe Manzanetti |Zina Hutton |Carl Smith
Internet Explorer 11 is not supported For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers. The artificial reef aims to replenish marine life eradicated by a nuclear power plant’s water cooling system. The plant has now been shut for more than a decade, giving the aquatic ecosystems time to rebuild.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
governing.com | Alan Greenblatt |Zoe Manzanetti |Zina Hutton |Carl Smith
Kate Cox, a 20-weeks pregnant mother from Dallas, needed an abortion, and quickly, her lawsuit said. With a serious genetic diagnosis that made it unlikely her baby would survive, Cox became the first woman since Roe vs. Wade fell to sue Texas for permission to end her pregnancy. After a whirlwind, week-long legal battle, the Texas Supreme Court decided it would not decide.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
governing.com | Carl Smith |Zoe Manzanetti
The United States has the world’s largest population of incarcerated people. Corrections departments collect large amounts of data. But they haven’t had data infrastructure and analysis capacity to track what happens to each inmate and parolee and use what they learn to improve outcomes. A nonprofit founded by Google engineers is bringing state-of-the-art tools to state corrections. In four years, these tools have helped about 70,000 people in 11 states achieve release from prison or parole.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
governing.com | Carl Smith |Zoe Manzanetti |Laurie Mazur |Jared Brey
Energy conservation is an emission-reduction strategy that has benefits for all stakeholders. It is largely driven by utility programs. A new survey by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy finds that utility energy efficiency decreased between 2018 and 2021. Utility performance is primarily a reflection of the guidelines and incentives put in place by state legislators. As of Sept.
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Jul 20, 2023 | 
governing.com | Jared Brey |Mike Maciag |Alan Greenblatt |Zoe Manzanetti
Downtown activity in Salt Lake City this spring was 139 percent of what it was during the same period in 2019, according to a report from the University of Toronto School of Cities. It was by far the strongest recovery of any city in the U.S., according to the report. The use of cellphone location data gives a limited window into urban health, but experts aren’t surprised to see Salt Lake City’s strong economic recovery.
