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The state is in stronger financial shape than many others but IT projects may face more scrutiny around cost and justification, officials said at the Texas Digital Government Summit. -
Recently, several areas of the Bandon, Ore., community have reported concerns about the audibility and volume of the system, with others reporting that they cannot hear the sirens at all.
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House Bill 646 would cut a controversial sales tax break in half for future data centers, set new water-use standards, and require the energy-hungry facilities to pay their connection costs.
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New Internet of Things technology is helping to monitor the operations of elevators, escalators and moving walkways in airports and other transit centers — and determine when might be best to service them.
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The state projects a savings of more than half a billion dollars over the next decade as it moves away from aging physical infrastructure and hands daily IT operations to two providers.
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An order from the Federal Trade Commission follows allegations that the software company’s security failures led to a data breach between late 2021 and early 2022 involving the personal data of 10.1 million students.
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Senate Bill 315, which passed with broad support in the legislature and now awaits the governor’s signature, mandates annual independent third-party audits of frontier AI models’ safety practices.
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Eighth graders in Louisiana are learning about carbon capture from a curriculum developed by Rice University's Tapia Center, though the program has been criticized for being funded by ExxonMobil.
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The move comes as the state works to create money-saving AI agents and seeks to encourage more AI expertise. Other states also are striving for an edge in AI, sometimes with similar innovation labs.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal indicated a cellphone ban for schools is a top priority for them, aiming for the 2027-28 school year.
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In an effort to keep up with anticipated demand, colleges and universities such as Yale, Quinnipiac and Central Connecticut State are creating AI-focused majors, certificates and graduate degrees.
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More than 200 local governments, hospitals and other entities are in the running for $272 million in federal transformation funds. The program’s design, a lawmaker said, “is almost directing us to AI.”
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State lawmakers have approved the New York Stealth Crawlers Prohibition Act. The bill, which would bar the use of deceptive bots to secretly scrape news reports, needs the governor’s signature to become law.
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The St. George Fire Protection District is suing a Baton Rouge cybersecurity firm after hackers were found to have gained access to the fire district's network — and were lying in wait for a future attack.
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The lawmakers say the state needs to capitalize on data center growth because developers are interested in the region — and because, they asserted, risks are lower than some constituents fear.
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The proposed legislation from Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, would fund the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which provides cybersecurity support to state and local governments.
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Local governments are using data to inform urban forestry initiatives and other work to mitigate the impacts of heat islands on communities. Implementing AI technology may add value.
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The Montana School Boards Association released “boilerplate” language last fall, and school districts in Missoula, Florence and Stevensville are considering how much of that language to adopt and modify.
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A proposed law would bar companies from collecting more data than necessary for products and services, and would shield sensitive information. Next up for the bill is reconciliation.
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Township leaders are cautioning residents that a breach Oct. 5, 2025, uncovered names, Social Security numbers and identity and financial information. It’s unclear whether criminals have capitalized on it.
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Evanston Township High School in Illinois canceled summer school classes, camps and other campus activities for at least two days last week following a ransomware attack that is now being investigated by the FBI.
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