Axios Cities reporter Kim Hart hosts conversations on AI, the internet of things and the future of smart cities with co-chairs of the Congressional Smart Cities Caucus Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Jeff Marootian of the Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation and Kim Nelson, an executive director at Microsoft.
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Democratic lawyers are preparing to challenge any effort by President Trump to swap electors chosen by voters with electors selected by Republican-controlled legislatures. One state of particular concern: Pennsylvania, where the GOP controls the state house.
Why it matters: Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, together with a widely circulated article in The Atlantic about how bad the worst-case scenarios could get, is drawing new attention to the brutal fights that could jeopardize a final outcome.
Census workers outside Lincoln Center in New York. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images
A federal judge ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration could not end the 2020 census a month early.
Why it matters: The decision states that an early end — on Sept. 30, instead of Oct. 31 — would likely produce inaccuracies and thus impact political representation and government funding around the country.
Schools in Southern and Midwestern states are most at risk of coronavirus transmission, according to an analysis by Coders Against COVID that uses risk indicators developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The big picture: Thankfully, schools have not yet become coronavirus hotspots, the Washington Post reported this week, and rates of infection are lower than in the surrounding communities. But that doesn't mean schools are in the clear, especially heading into winter.
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