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  Chicago to triple its network of contactless payment kiosks throughout the city
  The City of Chicago has announced it will triple its network of secure, contactless payment kiosks. Through its continued partnership with CityBase, this brings the total number of kiosks to 74 at 70 locations throughout the city, including several with 24/7 access. Chicago and CityBase first introduced payment kiosks in 2017, providing residents a method to pay utility bills, parking tickets, business taxes, citations and more, using cash, check, credit, debit and prepaid cards. This...

  
  

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  Drawn-out Congressional debt ceiling debate could have negative implications for cities
  An ongoing debate in Washington, D.C. about increasing the amount of money the nation’s Treasury Department can borrow to pay its bills is largely smoke and mirrors. At the end of the day, the federal government has an obligation to its people—defaulting on payments would have catastrophic economic consequences. But lengthy debate surrounding the subject has historically dampened the economy even if the ceiling is eventually raised. The nation’s debt ceiling was first established in 1939 and, since the 1960s, has...

  
  

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  Digital mapping tool gives land managers, policy makers, access to site-specific climate data
  There’s an intrinsic link between America’s most biodiverse forests and those that hold the highest potential for future carbon sequestration—the capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A recently released mapping tool gives cities and counties of all sizes access this climate data, which developers say can help officials identify important regions and focus conservation efforts. “Conserving these forests will not only help communities, states and the nation as a whole meet carbon-reduction goals, but many of the...

  
  

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  Procurement can help shape public policy and help small, disadvantaged businesses thrive
  Celeste Frye, co-founder and CEO of New York City-based Public Works Partners, a consulting and planning firm, speaks highly of public procurement departments across the U.S. “In our work with large city procurement offices, we see that these entities are working to make procurement faster and fairer.” Frye knows of what she speaks: she has more than 15 years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, including three-plus years as executive director of the...

  
  

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