FEMA to require states to pay into disaster assistance fund The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is considering the establishment of a financial obligation that states would be required to make before becoming eligible for public assistance after a disaster. In short, FEMA wants every state to invest in disaster mitigation. Public comments on the […]
City leaders in San Francisco have launched a bold initiative and are being touted as visionaries! The mayor has announced the creation of an innovation lab called Superpublic. This project is so timely it has caught the attention of community leaders, government officials and business executives throughout the country. The lab is designed as a […]
When the 50 State Project was undertaken two years ago by CQ Roll Call, the report producers took an unconventional approach to the project. Instead of surveying public officials and government executives regarding the most talked about issues facing states, they turned to the media to ask about the hottest legislative topics. The 2016 report […]
The budget knife cut deep into proposed capital outlay projects in Louisiana this week. The House Ways and Means Committee either reduced or eliminated more than a quarter of a billion dollars’ worth of funding for proposed projects statewide as lawmakers continue to deal with a growing state budget deficit. These proposed capital outlay projects […]
“Luxury” is not a word often associated with accommodations at state parks. However, a public-private partnership (P3/PPP) in West Virginia is out to change that notion. In Lewis County, the Stonewall Resort State Park is celebrating the opening of 20 luxury cottages in a new development on the lakeshore. Private-sector capital and collaboration between public […]
A recent State of Our Schools report, co-produced by three education groups, brought attention to the rampant underinvestment in the nation’s education infrastructure. Shockingly, the report concludes that the U.S. is spending $46 billion less than what is required for safe and healthy facilities. Allocations of $38 billion for construction and $8 billion for school […]
Texas has lots of banks and one of the most interesting is the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB). Texas was one of 10 states chosen to participate in the first pilot SIB program following passage of the 1995 National Highway Designation Act. That legislation authorized SIBs as financial options that local governments could take advantage of […]