Service to the States
CSG East’s Council on Communities of Color (CCC) presents…
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The 2021 Annual Meeting & Regional Policy Forum was held virtually August 16-20, 2021. Recorded presentations and conversations…
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For more information, please contact Uldis Vanags, director, Northeast High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Project.
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During the next five years, the nascent offshore wind industry is poised to become a major supplier of…
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The “overdose prevention centers” — commonly known as supervised injection sites — have been discussed for years in New York and some other U.S. cities and already exist in Canada, Australia and Europe.
NYC greenlights safe sites for drug use in effort to curb overdoses
The “overdose prevention centers” — commonly known as supervised injection sites — have been discussed f...
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We're proud of all that the Justice Center has accomplished in our region and around the country. Follow along as they continue to provide leaders with the insight and data they need to pursue a better justice system for all.
CSG Justice Center just reached 6,000 Twitter followers! Thanks to all who follow to learn about our efforts to advance safety and second chances. #CSGJC works to 1) break the cycle of incarceration 2) advance health, opportunity & equity 3) use data to inform safety & justice.
REGISTER: Join @DOJBJA, @NationalSheriff & #CSGJC December 2 at 1pm ET for a webinar: "Addressing Misconceptions & Cultural Differences for Embedded Clinicians in Jails." Speakers show how collaborative methods improve safety & mental health responses.
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.@Gothamist: NJ Cut Its Prison Population By 40% During 11 Months Of the Pandemic
"In Oct 2020, @GovMurphy signed a law that allowed those within a year of release to get out up to 8 months early... ultimately freeing nearly 5,300 adults and juveniles."
NJ Cut Its Prison Population By 40% During 11 Months Of the Pandemic
Nearly 5,300 adults and juveniles were released from state custody under a state law that gave incarcerated people health credits to get out early.
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STATELINE: Rural Leaders Fear They’ll Miss Out on Infrastructure Money
“... there isn’t the internal infrastructure to accept federal money, develop ideas for how it could be spent, develop regulations for how it should be spent, and implement it.”
Rural Leaders Fear They'll Miss Out on Infrastructure Money
Small towns might not have the staff to write grants.
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CSG, in its quest to champion excellence in state government, has created a utilization database for #AmericanRescuePlan Act dollars. CSG worked with the @NASBO to verify the data by state budget offices. The full database can be found at https://web.csg.org/recovery/state-utilization/
A fun read from Stateline today on how culvert removal in Alaska is opening up old streams for migrating salmon:
Here in the East, similar projects have helped shad, salmon, and other fish return to their ancestral waterways: https://www.fws.gov/northeast/restoring-our-rivers/stories/index.html
Salmon to Swim Free as Infrastructure Money Flows
The Biden infrastructure law includes $1B to remove fish barriers in several states.
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Big news off the Cape: The nation's first utility-scale wind farm is being built off Cape Cod
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Vineyard Wind: The nation's first utility-scale wind farm is being built off Cape Cod
Federal, state, municipal and company officials celebrate at Vineyard Wind groundbreaking ceremony.
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Black WWII Veterans and their families to benefit in proposed bill
Black WWII Veterans and their families to benefit in proposed bill
In honor of Veterans Day, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) and Representative Seth Moulton introducedThe ...
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.@routefifty: "Buttigieg indicated that [DOT] would be on the lookout for proposals that incorporate regional cooperation..."
👋Hi there, we're CSG East, here to help with that!
Email us at Transportation-East@csg.org or visit
https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2021/11/buttigieg-regional-cooperation-infrastructure-cities/186946/
Transportation
The Transportation Policy Committee serves as a forum for state and provincial elected officials, their federal counterparts, as well as...
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Expanding broadband access to rural areas and underserved communities is a top priority around the region. Read the full breakdown from @CSGovts on how the bipartisan infrastructure deal, signed this week, will help states get it done: https://www.csg.org/2021/11/15/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act-broadband-affordability-and-infrastructure/
The $1.2 trillion #infrastructure bill allows for $32.2 billion in #broadband projects in areas currently without it and more.
CSG examines when states can see this in their cities and towns: https://www.csg.org/2021/11/15/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act-broadband-affordability-and-infrastructure/
Congrats to Chichi Momah from Springfield Pharmacy, who was recognized on NBC Nightly News last night for going above and beyond to make kids comfortable while distributing thousands of COVID vaccine shots! ➡️ http://Nbcnews.to/30CJlf6
