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December 1, 2008
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Three U.S. cities among Bloomberg Global Mayors Challenge winners
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently announced the 15 winning cities of its 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge, which includes three U.S. cities—Paterson, N.J.; Phoenix; and Rochester, Minn. The 15 winners are being recognized for designing bold and ambitious urban innovations emerging from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The winning cities submitted innovative ideas that addressed one or more of […]
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Report: Between staffing shortages, pandemic, public safety organizations face uphill battle
Between the pandemic, rancorous national politics, civil unrest and staffing shortages, it’s been a difficult few years for those working in public safety—to say the least. A new report from Rave Mobile Safety, a critical communication platform, quantifies the toll that’s been taken on the industry at large. A little more than 60 percent of […]
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U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo launches climate change initiative
A newly announced year-long partnership between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the financial institution Wells Fargo intends to study the challenges faced by municipal leaders in addressing climate change. Over the next year, the organizations will collaborate to produce a report on identifying those barriers along with the most effective and achievable solutions for de-carbonization, […]
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U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture announce new 10-year wildfire mitigation plan
Budgets can be balanced; staffing shortages can be solved; failing infrastructure can be fixed; but no political leader—no matter how adept—can stem rising tides, hold off a hurricane or smother an out-of-control wildfire. Of all the challenges municipal and county administrators must face, none is more daunting than climate change. In its latest effort to assist […]
