Space Satellite Connects Rural Health Clinics to Broadband
To connect mobile health units in the hills of rural New England with broadband access, policymakers are looking up -- all the way to space.
View ArticlePublic Fitness Parks Aid Income-Health Inequality
A nonprofit is helping cities across the country fund free outdoor gyms in public parks to help combat the nation's obesity epidemic.
View ArticleUsing GPS to Track Drug Thefts
The NYPD will soon begin using 'bait bottles' of fake pain-killers equipped with invisible GPS devices to combat a rise in pharmacy robberies.
View ArticleFingerprinting Helps Homeless Shelters Provide Faster Service
New Jersey is expanding a local program that helps human services agencies get a more accurate picture of where and when aid is most needed.
View ArticleNYC is 1st to Use Volunteer Techies to Improve Disaster Response
New York City has created the country's first municipal program that uses volunteer tech experts, including Facebook employees, to improve its emergency response.
View ArticleLibraries Start Lending Unusual Items
Seeking to adapt to the changing demands of the digital age, some public libraries are beginning to loan out more than just books and movies.
View ArticleCanadian City Seeks to Sell Its Trash Expertise
The Canadian city of Edmonton has created a for-profit agency to sell its expertise in waste management to other cities around the world.
View ArticleFirst State to Pay Lawyers to Practice in Rural Areas
To help rural America's drought of lawyers, South Dakota has passed the nation's first law to pay them to live and work in rural areas.
View ArticleOhio to Join 2 Other States with Arsonist Registry
Looking to reduce the economic and human cost of arson, the state is creating an arsonist registry to make catching repeat offenders easier.
View ArticleNew Jersey May Pay Students' Loan Debt to Live in Poor Cities
Lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed paying part of college graduates' student loans if they agree to live in cities in need of revitalization.
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