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Many cities are currently enduring the most significant period of disruption ever experienced globally in peacetime. Countless agencies have implemented rapid transformations to accommodate social distancing, staff or commodity shortages, and working from home where possible to continue providing public services. Some change has happened remarkably smoothly, while for others, it was remarkably difficult or […]

Governors of southern states are handling mask mandates in widely varied ways, which in turn is affecting their local governments across the region differently. A July 3 executive order from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee allows mayors in 89 counties to issue local face mask requirements, the Times Free Press reports. The state’s six other counties […]

As the country is grappling with how to solve issues related to systemic racism and equality, last week the Asheville, N.C., City Council made a historic move – formally apologizing for the state’s role in centuries of slavery and discrimination and voted to provide repatriations to Black residents.  “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled […]

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened stress levels across America. Do you live in one of the most stressed cities in the country?