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Time to prepare for cold weather construction

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Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

Barely two weeks have passed in 2020, and already, two cities have announced that they’ve been...

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Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

Barely two weeks have passed in 2020, and already, two cities have announced that they’ve been the victims of cyber attacks. Dunwoody, Ga., announced on Jan. 9 that its computer systems were attacked on Christmas Eve, according to Reporter Newspapers. No data was compromised in the attack; however, the city’s IT contractor, InterDev, shut down […]

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Minnesota county becomes second in U.S. to ban refugee resettlement

Following a presidential executive order, Beltrami County, Minn., voted 3-2 on Jan. 7, to prohibit refugees from resettling within its jurisdiction. The move makes it the first county in Minnesota and the second county in the U.S., to pass such a resolution, according to the Associated Press. Previously, Appomattox County, Va., passed a similar measure […]

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Virginia capital requests control over Confederate monuments from state

In a symbolic vote, the Richmond, Va., City Council requested that the state government give municipalities the authority to determine the fate of their Confederate monuments should the state law protecting them change. The law currently limits local government’s authority to remove or alter war memorials, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Attempts to overturn that law […]

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Utilities, telecom companies in 5G street light fight

Big wireless network operators like AT&T and Verizon are hungrily eying your neighborhood street light as the perfect home for their 5G small cell transmitters. After all, those light poles already offer a reliable source of electricity, and they’re often located in just the right place to push 5G signals into your home or office. […]

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Florida county seeks to resurrect recycling

After a nine-month hiatus, commissioners in Santa Rosa County, Fla., are working to bring back recycling in 2020. The attempt is to resurrect the county’s recycling program, which has been on the brink of collapse due to high material contamination rates and instability within the global recycling market. Pensacola News Journal reports that county commissioners […]

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Ransomware attacks hit at least four local governments in December 2019

A Dec. 17 ransomware attack on a sheriff’s office brought the total number of attacks on local governments to at least four in just one month. The attacks have not been confined to one area. As American City & County previously reported, Pensacola, Fla. was hit with an attack on Dec. 7, while New Orleans […]

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New Orleans declares state of emergency following hack

The New Orleans government has declared a state of emergency following a cyber attack on its systems. The attack began at 5:00 a.m. on Dec. 13, according to Forbes. It was discovered about six hours later, at which point IT teams ordered staff to power off computers and unplug them. By the end of the […]

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Supreme Court declines to hear city’s case for prosecuting homeless

Cities cannot prosecute people for sleeping on public property if there are no shelters in which they can sleep, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case on Dec. 16. The case, City of Boise v. Martin, centered on a Boise, Idaho, ordinance that prohibited people from sleeping public spaces, the Idaho Statesman […]

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Financing to fuel energy savings projects

In an era of tightening budgets, one way many communities are saving costs is by going green. By adopting energy conservation measures (ECMs), cities and counties can keep their coffers and the environment sustainable. Energy savings programs can save municipalities considerable amounts of money, and they are often cost-neutral to implement since the costs are […]

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Pensacola hit by cyber attack hours after shooting

Pensacola, Fla., has disconnected most of its network following a cyber attack over the weekend. The city first became aware of the incident early Saturday morning, CBS News reports. The discovery of the cyber attack came just hours after a Saudi flight student killed three and wounded eight during a shooting at a naval air […]

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Time to prepare for cold weather construction

Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

How to create the right ecosystem for large-scale developments

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Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

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Minnesota county becomes second in U.S. to ban refugee resettlement

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Virginia capital requests control over Confederate monuments from state

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Utilities, telecom companies in 5G street light fight

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Florida county seeks to resurrect recycling

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Ransomware attacks hit at least four local governments in December 2019

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New Orleans declares state of emergency following hack

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Supreme Court declines to hear city’s case for prosecuting homeless

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Financing to fuel energy savings projects

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Pensacola hit by cyber attack hours after shooting

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