by CivMetrics Staff | Jun 4, 2022 | Infrastructure, Sub Featured C, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water
Does the mid-sized Pennsylvania town of Chester actually own its Water Authority? The state’s Supreme Court is now weighing in. In the September decision of the lower court, it ruled that Chester was the sole owner of CWA. This prompted Chester City Council to...
by Jim Baller | May 6, 2022 | Infrastructure, Public Private Partnerships (P3s), Sub Featured C, Uncategorized
A growing number of local governments are coming to see fiber broadband networks as essential infrastructure for the 21st century, infrastructure that is capable of driving and supporting simultaneous progress in just about every area of significance to their...
by CivMetrics Staff | Apr 1, 2022 | Census, Sub Featured C, Uncategorized
No April Fools: Individual-level data from the 1950 Census was released today (April 1, 2022) to the rejoice of historians, archivists and others who long-awaited the new release. The data can be searched here. Northjersey.com reports: Sequestered by law for 72 years,...
by CivMetrics Staff | Feb 11, 2022 | Census, Demographics, Politics, Sub Featured C, Uncategorized
Lawmakers are requesting a briefing regarding the possible undercounting of Detroit and other communities in the 2020 Census. According to The Hill: Democratic members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the U.S. Census Bureau for a briefing...
by CivMetrics Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Sub Featured C
Virginia may de-emphasize the weight of standardized test scores in school evaluation starting in the 2018-19 school year. The Virginia State Board of Education has voted 8-1 to overhaul the school accreditation system, which will now include non-academic measurements...
