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How have Icelandic teenagers gone from the biggest drinkers and smokers in Europe to the healthiest in 20 years?

Iceland has managed to reduce the number of teenagers for the past 20 years who regularly drink from 48 % to 5 %, and those who smoke 23 % to 3 %. What is your state doing?

NASCIO Survey Finds Government Remote Work Here to Stay

Most state CIOs expect remote work to continue and for digital services to keep proliferating. That introduces a host of shifting priorities, including a renewed need for cybersecurity enhancements and identity tools.

This Silicon Valley county is trying to end a ‘hidden epidemic’ of homeless families. Will it work?

By 2025, the “Heading Home” program seeks to functionally end family homelessness in the county, meaning that more families are entering housing than falling into homelessness.

Helena, Montana ordinance would charge telecom companies looking to expand

Last week, the city commission approved first passage of an ordinance to charge fees for cable and telecom franchises to cover the cost of reviewing their applications. Helena has received inquiries in the last six months about companies possibly expanding telecom service, including installing fiber optics, according to commission documents.

Bozeman, Montana putting future of affordable housing funds to voters

If approved, the community housing levy would allow city commissioners to levy up to seven mills annually, which would cost the owner of a $364,000 home almost $34 annually could raise $9.5 million over ten years.

A Systems Approach to Scaling Rural Co-op Efforts to Expand the Fiber Edge

The deployment in Turney will combine multiple wireless technologies into a single architecture using Radio Frequency (RF)-over-Fiber technology.

The Government Wants to Bolster Its Tech—Starting With Workers

Robin Carnahan, head of the agency that manages the federal government’s offices and IT, is revamping job descriptions and pushing remote work. 

Diana Gordon Talks Immigration, on a Small-Town Scale

Former professor, author, and founder of the Small-town Immigration Clearinghouse, Gordon’s work shows that small-town decline is not inevitable, and that immigration often leads to revitalization.

Data analyst to help Missoula Crisis Intervention Team judge effectiveness

Thanks to an $80,000 grant, CIT will soon hire a data analyst who will be in charge of finding the numbers and the effectiveness of the Crisis Intervention Team. That person will be answering questions…

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