GOOD GOVERNING: #RankedChoiceVoting already works for overseas military voters! ALL voters should be allowed to use #InstantRunoffs ! Veterans for All Voters governing.com/politics/ranke…

16 years ago, voting from Fallujah, Iraq, wasn't very easy for me. States should embrace innovations like #RankedChoice ballots to ensure overseas voters can easily participate in run-offs. Read more about it in my essay GOVERNING
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Resisting the Campaign for Safer Streets governing.com/podcasts/futur… via GOVERNING, Skip Descant, Paul W. Taylor, and Jared Brey

Spoke to GOVERNING about the ground game in 2024 and how Trump is lagging behind where he was 4 years ago: governing.com/politics/india…

'America’s challenges are not going to be addressed until there’s the civic capacity to do so'. Check out this insightful article from GOVERNING which explores what civic capacity is and why communities should tap into it:
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'The data proves that states offering more data science learning opportunities would provide their students with the tools they need to meet the demand of today’s local job markets.' Check out ExcelinEd's piece in GOVERNING !
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What's the Right Way to Fund Struggling Transit Systems? governing.com/transportation… via GOVERNING and Don Kettl

Great read from Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 GOVERNING bit.ly/3y6DWO0

Hold the presses: Print isn't dead!
GOVERNING magazine is producing a print magazine, again, after a 5-hear hiatus. governing.com
And, they have a talented transportation (@jaredbrey) reporter, too!

Key GOVERNING piece from State Policy Network’s Tony Woodlief. If #SCOTUS reverses Chevron, states must keep a close eye on Fed guidance.

“most … agree that it undermines democracy to let unelected officials make choices for the entire country in a manner that avoids public scrutiny.”

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is now putting the finishing touches on the state’s sections of I-69, expecting to complete the long-planned road by the end of the year.
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The #Arizona Senate on Wednesday, May 1, finalized repealing a near-total #abortionban that the state #SupremeCourt ruled earlier this month trumps a 15-week restriction that was implemented in 2022.
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#Fooddeserts are by no means only an urban problem but it’s in cities where the greatest numbers of people are affected. An estimated 53.6M Americans live outside an easy walk or drive to a full-service supermarket.
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The main constitutional question around the case is whether criminal penalties for those who have no option but to sleep outside violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. #SCOTUS #housing #homelessness
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As the #2024elections rev up and Trump keeps attacking elections, it is worth revisiting the most extensive national study by political scientists that looked at whether mailed-out ballots have any relation to #voterfraud . In a word, their answer was no.
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Indiana is finishing its portion of Interstate 69, a highway planned to run from Canada to Mexico. It’s been in the works for decades.
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Since 2015, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has remade the #Texas Senate in his image, allowing his conservative agenda to fly through with little resistance. He is already among the most powerful & successful lawmakers in state history, but he isn’t stopping there.
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California called for #organicwaste disposal to be reduced to 50% of 2014 levels by 2020, and 75% by 2025. Since that time, 75% of California communities have reported that they are collecting residential organic waste. Diversion rates are another matter.
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How to protect #water systems against cyber attack GOVERNING governing.com/infrastructure…

Very much agree with this GOVERNING piece on the need for more #computerscience in our #schools .

This is one of the keys to future #jobs .

#education

ExcelinEd

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