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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.
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The National Science Foundation awarded a $10 million grant to two universities in order to fund the construction of a new supercomputer that crunches large data sets and aids in innovation.
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A tech startup created a precise record of every parking spot, fire hydrant and loading zone on more than 100 miles of Philadelphia streets — data that could be a valuable tool for managing street congestion.
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In January, Berks County approved spending nearly $4.5 million on new voting machines from Election Systems & Software, fulfilling a state directive that all voting systems produce a paper trail to track ballots.
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Following a recent 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Southern California, Los Angeles will lower the notification threshold on its ShakeAlertLA app, alerting users when temblors of at least a 4.5 magnitude occur.”
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In prior years’ capital improvement plans for the city, there was roughly $80,000 envisioned in start-up costs for a body camera program, but that figure has now proved itself to be too low.
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Kenosha County, Wis., recently implemented a new way to contact 911 by using text messaging in the event of an emergency, and nearby Racine County is now moving to obtain the same technology.
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In many underserved areas of the country, to the chagrin of some early childhood experts, online early learning programs are growing as an alternative to traditional brick and mortar preschools. -
Counties across Washington state are rushing to enter a backlog of voter registration data into a new system — one that’s struggling to handle the influx of traffic — ahead of a mid-July deadline.
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As many as 2,000 speed cameras will be placed throughout 750 school zones to catch speeders. Since the program launched in 2014, speeding at locations with cameras has decreased by more than 60 percent, officials say.
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If the governor signs the legislation, electric scooters would be allowed in the city under the rules. But the rentals would be banned under an ordinance that prohibits their use before a pilot program has been tested.
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Information technology personnel in the Florida county are trying to rebuild court schedules after an unknown issue deleted them late last week. Attorneys have been asked to pass along hearing information to assist.
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The cyberattacks on Lake City and Riviera Beach have put other government agencies in the region on high alert. Ransom demands totaled more than $1 million, leaving neighboring cities to question their preparedness.
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Two mass shootings highlighted deficiencies in Broward and Palm Beach counties’ radio communications, but efforts to rectify the situation with a 400-foot communications tower are getting opposition from the community.
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Plus, Arlington, Texas, has a new City at Work transparency dashboard with user experiences as a core goal and a new website called Citygrader.com wants to be Yelp for local government and other public agencies.
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The app was only designed to alert users physically located in Los Angeles County. What was felt Thursday, while seemingly scary, was actually not that bad — either level 2 or level 3 shaking, or “weak shaking.”
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
