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7 tips for growing a successful local farmers market

It’s an early spring morning on a Saturday in Madison, Wis., and the sunshine is still sipping...

EPA to implement national limit on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will implement national...

2023 Crown Communities Award winner: Muscatine Organics Recycling Center

The Muscatine (Iowa) Organics Recycling Center (MORC) has a food waste depackaging operation...

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Report: Burnout is on the rise amid “great resignation”

Amid what’s been hailed as the “great resignation,” with employees leaving their jobs at record numbers, burnout is on the rise within the ranks of those who remain—a signal that the employment crisis could deepen for public employers. In a report published this month by MissionSquare Research Institute, almost four out of five survey respondents […]

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One year on, public officials laud success of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)

With businesses shuttered and economic uncertainty dominating discourse over the last few years, the fiscal toll over the last year felt by everyday people has been severe—with the blow lessened by national initiatives like the American Rescue Plan (ARPA), which was enacted exactly a year ago Friday. Federal support through initiatives ARPA and the CARES […]

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Two years into the pandemic and it’s clear telework is here to stay

It’s been two years since COVID-19 broke national headlines, prompting government officials everywhere to respond to the growing implications of a global—like telework. Offices were shuttered and administrative services were moved online. Prior to that pivotal impetus, remote work opportunities were an economic outlier—especially for public employers. Now, they’re commonplace. In 2022, “One-third of U.S. […]

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Federal push promotes American-made procurement practices

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is set to invest $1.2 trillion into infrastructure, and thanks to updated spending guidance from the Biden Administration, more of it will go to producers of American-made products than ever before. A rule update created in relation to the bill, formally published in the Federal Register Monday, increases the percentage of components for a […]

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Biden: ‘Russian oil will no longer be accepted at U.S. ports’

To this point, there’s been a glaring absence in the sweeping sanctions leveled by the United States and its western allies on Russia, which invaded Ukraine at the end of last month: Russian fossil fuels. No longer. In a press conference Tuesday, Pres. Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil imports. The move is […]

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Infrastructure report highlights challenges anticipated by local leaders in coming years

Remember when patrons could order a coffee without talking around a plastic barrier, and N95 masks were most often used within the construction industry? Twenty-twenty-two is just two years removed from the pandemic’s start, but it feels worlds apart. From more people than ever working from their couches to selectboard meetings held online, the pandemic […]

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Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights need for cybersecurity at local level

The Russian invasion of Ukraine hasn’t only taken place on the ground—it’s also been conducted online. Ahead of the unprovoked attack, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency witnessed destructive malware attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure “to destroy computer systems and render them inoperable,” according to a security advisory issued by the federal organization this week. According to […]

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Climate report from UN warns of ‘dangerous and widespread disruption in nature’

Easily missed amid news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest United Nations climate report released last week is ominous, pointing to “widespread deterioration” of the natural world as we know it. Climate change, it warns, “is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature,” already impacting billions of people. “This report is a dire warning about […]

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Public pension funds moving to divest from Russian markets

With sweeping sanctions leveled almost universally by western nations at the Russia, American states are likewise moving to divest public pension funds from Russian markets. So far, Connecticut, California, Colorado, New York and Illinois have made clear intentions to siphon money quickly from Russia. “Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine has led to unprecedented sanctions against […]

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Biden: U.S. to close airspace to Russian aircraft, release 30 million barrels from oil reserves

Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, Pres. Joe Biden hailed “an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny” in his State of the Union Address Tuesday night. “Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundation of the free world, seeking to bend it to his ways. He […]

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Attributes: News

Highlights

7 tips for growing a successful local farmers market

EPA to implement national limit on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

2023 Crown Communities Award winner: Muscatine Organics Recycling Center

News

Report: Burnout is on the rise amid “great resignation”

News

One year on, public officials laud success of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)

News

Two years into the pandemic and it’s clear telework is here to stay

News

Federal push promotes American-made procurement practices

News

Biden: ‘Russian oil will no longer be accepted at U.S. ports’

News

Infrastructure report highlights challenges anticipated by local leaders in coming years

News

Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights need for cybersecurity at local level

News

Climate report from UN warns of ‘dangerous and widespread disruption in nature’

News

Public pension funds moving to divest from Russian markets

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Biden: U.S. to close airspace to Russian aircraft, release 30 million barrels from oil reserves

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