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COVID-19 Doctor

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El Paso P3 partnering across borders for a shared mission: COVID recovery

Though public private partnerships (P3s) have historically focused on real estate and infrastructure development, in recent months, P3s have created unique citywide and statewide COVID-19 recovery solutions. COVID-centered P3s have enjoyed success, from conception to implementation, by capitalizing on multiple stakeholders’ willingness to connect during high stakes situations to best provide resources that could save […]

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Navigating energy performance contracts: Lessons learned from the City of Jackson’s $90 million recovery for a failed water meter and billing system

As city and county governments face revenue shortfalls and budget cuts, many are turning to energy performance or energy savings contracts to update aging infrastructure. These agreements with contractors and service companies promise to finance the capital costs of infrastructure projects with “guaranteed” savings from improved energy efficiency and reduced operating expenses. Unfortunately, these contracts […]

opioid abuse

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In a public health crisis, data analytics can be a lifesaver

The Commonwealth of Virginia’s data-driven initiative to fight opioids

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LA food maps keep residents from missing meals during pandemic

With the coronavirus stay-at-home order comes the possibility of one in five Los Angeles residents not knowing where to get their next meal. So, city officials stepped in to offer online maps that direct Angelenos to food resources. Under regular circumstances in Los Angeles County, two million residents—approximately 20 percent of the population—lack reliable access […]

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Overcoming big city problems with a little city budget: How El Cajon, Calif., kept its economy moving forward through COVID-19

To say that we are facing unprecedented challenges is an understatement during this time as public sector practitioners. As a city IT Director, I’m noticing that it is also a really interesting time for technology. My city of El Cajon, California, sits just outside of San Diego and is full of local businesses and local […]

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How the Montgomery County Hospital District is using technology to respond to COVID-19

Local government agencies across the U.S. have been forced to completely re-evaluate operations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s been no different for us here at Montgomery County Hospital District in Texas. MCHD was established in 1977 to provide healthcare to the indigent residents of Montgomery County. In the years since, MCHD […]

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How one New York town restored drinking water production in just four months

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a group of over 4,700 compounds used in the manufacturing of non-stick and waterproof coatings, personal products and fire suppression foams commonly found at airports or air force bases. These long molecular chain fluoride and carbon chemicals are resilient and exposure is believed to be linked to numerous health risks. PFAS has […]

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New pretrial process helps courts, defendants and communities

Across the country, justice partners and the public are realizing the need for pretrial reform. The many decisions made during the period from an arrest to a trial have significant effects not just on defendants’ lives, but also on community costs. A pretrial release decision based solely on a defendant’s ability to pay bail money […]

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Newark, N.J. focuses on resident engagement during lead service line replacement

After discovering that some residents who owned lead service lines and were served by Newark, NJ’s Pequannock Water System were experiencing high levels of lead in their drinking water, Mayor Ras J. Baraka implemented an aggressive 30-36 month lead service line (LSL) replacement program in 2019, with the goal of replacing approximately 18,000 LSLs at […]

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Dewatering the Sabine River Pipeline tunnel sites

The Sabine River Authority’s $75 million pipeline project, launched in early 2016, began with the task of dewatering, conducted by Houston-based TerraFirma Earth Technologies. The company was selected for the challenging dewatering of tunnels under an open highway, an active railroad and a set of gas pipelines. The project delivery method is Construction Manager at […]

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