GOVERNMENT

Civil asset forfeiture is not policing – The USA Editorial Board

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no business reviving this bounty hunting program: Our view

Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows

A scientific debate is intensifying over whether too much
money and too many lives are lost fighting forest fires.

Editorial – Hey, Idaho! Let’s steal Washington’s driving-under-the-influence-of-electronics law

Our neighbors to the northwest are trying something that we can watch and learn from — and then take for our own use.

Michigan’s Volunteer-Based Cybersecurity Strategy Catches On

For three years, a team of highly trained volunteers from the public and private sector has been standing by in Michigan, ready to spring into action and provide technical assistance if the state gets hit by a massive cyberattack.

Great Falls, Montana in Bloomberg Mayors Challenge to get funding for creative problem solving. What other Montana communities are participating?

For the first 300 cities that sign up for the challenge, Bloomberg is sending "innovation experts" to conduct one day city hall training workshops for idea development with community leaders.

Online sales tax amnesty program launched in 13 states, including Utah

"The program is directed at any online retailer that doesn’t have a physical presence in the state, but sells into the state," Valentine said. While sellers will be eligible for amnesty, he noted that buyers will still be responsible for reporting their online retail transactions on their income tax returns.

How Kansas City, Mo., Is Snuffing Out Potholes Before They Appear

Public works and IT officials use traffic and other data to predict where the next pothole will form — allowing it to repair or resurface 35 to 45 miles of streets per year versus the previous 20 to 25 miles.

Senator Jon Tester Demands Wells Fargo CEO Appear Before His Banking Committee

Senator: It’s Time for Wells Fargo to Answer for a Pattern of Deception and Fraud

Montana Shows How Government Can Be More Like Google Using Agile Development – You Should Work Here

In Montana, a team of 50 application developers collaborates using agile development. Is this the future of government IT?

San Francisco’s Startup in Residence Program Seeks to Expand to Other Cities Across North America

To be eligible for the STiR program’s coming expansion, interested cities must RSVP by Aug. 4 by simply filling out a short form. Organizers from the program will then get in touch with further information about the application process, which is slated to run from Aug. 7 through Aug. 31.

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