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Andrea Fox

Editor, Gov1

Andrea Fox is Editor of Gov1.com and Senior Editor at Lexipol. She is based in Massachusetts.

LATEST ARTICLES
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Legal
Utah Updates Hate Crimes Law With More Victim Protections
Hate crimes laws just got a boost in Utah with passage of a bill that adds statuses like first responder employment, sexual orientation, homelessness, ancestry, age and more via victim targeting penalty enhancements.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Public Safety
Study: Combining Government Data to Reveal Human Trafficking Victims
A grant-funded Ohio study integrated various government data sources to reveal previously unknown victims of human trafficking.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Technology
What to Consider When Budgeting Cloud Migration at the Municipal Level
Learn how calculating costs and forecasting future savings when budgeting cloud migration can help your local government realize tech modernization.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Public Safety
Crowd Funding for Salem’s Mobile Command Center
Instead of working out of an SUV, the Salem Police Department has a state-of-the-art 40' mobile command center paid for with the city budget, grants and crowd funding raised by a police foundation.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Public Safety
The 911 Silent Call Procedure That Specifies Public Safety Services
Making a silent call to 911 can get callers the specific public safety services they need and can address dangerous situations or help emergency callers with disabilities.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Emergency Management
More Flooding Expected in Iowa: As Waters Recede, Levees Still Breach
While waters recede in the Midwest, levees are still breaching and dams are releasing water. The prospect of additional snow melt and precipitation makes additional flooding likely.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Housing
NIBS: 11:1 CBR on Adopting 2018 IBC & IRC Building Codes for Wind, Flood Hazards
The National Institute of Building Sciences found that communities lagging on adoption of the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Building Code risk public safety and economic losses in potential future wind and flood damage.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Housing
Grant-Funded P3 Saves Detroit Homes from Foreclosure
The Make It Home Program, a partnership of the Quicken Loans Community Fund, city of Detroit and United Community Housing Coalition, helps prevent foreclosures.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Legal
Court Blocks Village’s Assault Weapons Ban Ordinance
A Lake County Judge has permanently blocked the village of Deerfield’s 2018 assault weapons ban.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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Andrea Fox
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Technology
P25 Interfaces Primer: Overview of Public Safety Radio Interoperability
A new primer is available that helps address Project 25 (P25) interfaces that enhance public safety radio interoperability. Also, DHS has extended its P25 ISSI and CSSI conformance requirements comment period.
December 26, 2019 04:11 AM
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