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Data and the Opportunity to Rethink Human Services

We’re seeing how new technology and methods, along with more sophisticated data analytics, can turn volumes of data into actionable insights and help change this all-too-common pattern.

Toys ‘R’ Us Exploits H-1B Visa Program and Brings Temporary Foreign Workers to U.S. to Move Jobs Overseas

"She just pulled up a chair in front of my computer," said the accountant, 49, who had worked for the company for more than 15 years. "She shadowed me everywhere, even to the ladies’ room."

4 Government-Friendly Startups to Watch

Can these companies make a difference in how governments share, conserve and connect?

Aging water systems get federal cash, but spending lags

"I think the loan fund is great, but I think the basic constrictions they put on it gives no latitude for smaller precincts that really don’t have the economic wherewithal to continually take advantage of it."

Montana revenue beats estimates, state treasury $455M in the black

Some Republicans in the Montana House blocked the infrastructure-investment bill, which failed on the final day of the 2015 Legislature in April.

One-third of felony DUI arrests in some Montana counties don’t lead to convictions

According to a Chronicle analysis of felony DUI cases in Gallatin and nearby Montana counties, about one-third of felony DUI convictions are pleaded down to a lesser charge or dismissed, an amount advocates say fails to hold offenders accountable and weakens Montana’s DUI laws.

The Benefits of Measuring Public-Sector Performance

Management report cards need to be more than a one-time exercise.

Paid Family Leave Gets New Momentum in States

Politics and funding have often stymied the legislative push to pay employees forced to take time off to care for newborns or sick family members. But attitudes about work-life balance are shifting.

Iowa Digital Driver’s License Pilot Begins

One of the most obvious benefits of a digital driver’s license is that it can be updated instantly — there’s no need for the state to print a new card or for the citizen to buy and wait for a new card. Changing an address or updating the card’s layout when the citizen ages from 20 to 21 can all be accomplished online.

FL, KY, TX, Others Use Data to Improve Postsecondary Graduates’ Chances of Finding, Keeping Well-Paying Jobs

As the individual with the
platform and budget authority
to guide public education and economic
development at the state level, the governor
plays a central role in ensuring that public
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with the knowledge and abilities required
for a successful life and career.

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