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Three projects in early stages could bring hundreds of high-paying jobs to the northwest Indiana town. Construction of 1,000 housing units at Liberty Estates is now underway, and could provide housing for employees.

Between remotely monitoring their kids' laptops and texting and emailing them during class, some educators say that parents have become a significant source of distraction during class time.

A new public community college in Illinois has a new facility with advanced training stations for welding, machining and electronics, plus a robotics lab, a computer lab and classrooms for lectures and presentations.

A committee of parents, employees and students will have online meetings this spring to decide questions such as when teachers will be able to integrate certain artificial intelligence tools into student lessons.

The number of fatal crashes in Connecticut statewide this year is on track to surpass last year's numbers despite a monthslong initiative targeting menaces on the state's roadways.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell has joined with colleagues in more than a dozen states who are calling on federal regulators to make it easier for people to switch their cellphone provider.

The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.

Has your smartphone become a listening device? Are your apps gleaning information from your conversations? How can you check and what can you do to regain more privacy? Let’s explore.  

Sacramento Regional Transit is poised to deploy a new payment system in coming months, using technology familiar in the retail world. The agency will preserve older ways to pay, and offer discounts for veterans and seniors.

To turn the disruption of generative artificial intelligence into an opportunity, higher education leaders should focus on four important variables: policy, principles, strategy and collaboration.

The state first published its policy and procedure for generative artificial intelligence in March. Since then, officials made several updates to address the changing needs this type of technology creates.

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The social media network has been the coolest kid in school since the election, with some big public agencies joining. But they must consider emergency management, tech and even fraud before befriending the rising star.

An update to the 30-year-old Northwest Forest Plan for management could allow more logging to fight extreme wildfires and climate change. A draft environmental impact statement identifies several strategies for the U.S. Forest Service.

The city has hired a well-known local architecture firm to oversee engineering and design on a new police headquarters that would enable all officers to work from one facility. The move comes as the Dec. 31 deadline for cities to allocate federal American Rescue Plan funds looms.

The Boulder City Council has unanimously approved a long-awaited agreement that will eventually empower the rollout of citywide broadband. Officials signed off on letting ALLO Communications LLC lease part of the city’s fiber backbone for 20 years.

The health payment processing company, one of the largest in the world, was hit in February by a ransomware attack that is considered to be the largest health-care data breach in history. Medical billing services have now been restored.

Representatives from 10 nations that are part of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes discussed international cooperation and teamwork on AI, and the risk new U.S. leadership could move the nation to act alone.

The city’s Mass Transportation Authority replaced its last two diesel buses in April with hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The $11 million, which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week, will enable it to add to its fleet of fuel-cell buses and expand its hydrogen production facility.

Wichita State University's new Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine and Assistive Technology intends to accelerate the development of new assistive technologies and open clinical trials to rural residents.

A program in several northeastern states is attempting to bridge training gaps for EV technicians in disadvantaged communities. The endeavor, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, focuses on the need for municipal fleet mechanics.

East Baton Rouge Parish School District in Louisiana updated its Internet and network use policy for the first time since 2012 with new rules on unauthorized photos, AI, cloud computing and other recent topics.

Shippensburg, Kutztown and Pennsylvania Western universities are now using Niche, an online service where prospective students can upload their high school information and test scores in exchange for admissions offers.

The recent fortunes of local initiatives reveal a shifting landscape in U.S. transportation policy — driven by political, economic and environmental factors. What lies ahead is, as yet, unclear.