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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 Greensboro Transit Authority put its first zero-pollution electric bus into service Thursday. The new $800,000 rechargeable transit vehicle is the first of 10 planned for the fleet.
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The city’s six-month moratorium on the communications antennas is set to expire at the end of February, and officials have been working to cement a policy that complements recent federal changes.
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State law requires elections offices to print ballots based on the number of registered voters in the county, even if that county is using touch-screen devices. The law also requires unused ballots to be stored for 22 months after a federal election.
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A third-party smartphone application is being used to poll residents about pressing city issues. Officials say not everyone has time to attend meetings, so they hope the tool will help reach more residents.
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Like many other dispatch centers that have adopted the modern technology, officials in the Napa area say the text option is only to be used when a conversation is not possible for safety reasons.
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After an increase in crime and killings in the central city, Denver police officials elected to expand the ShotSpotter technology that detects gunshots and add more officers to police the area.
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For the first time, riders can now plan bus or rail trips on their Uber app. However, some transit experts caution against letting private-sector firms become the de facto mobility manager for a transit region.
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The city originally planned to roll the municipal ID cards out early this year, but some of the proceedings are taking longer than anticipated. The cards are set to be distributed sometime "this spring."
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The city has $192,000 in tax increment financing funds and some residents argued that it would be most effective to spend the money on updating Internet infrastructure. The council has yet to make a decision.
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A fiber-optic cable hut stopped working as a result of freezing conditions, disrupting the Internet connections and phone service across two local governments. Emergency services were not impacted.
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City officials told local media they are exploring the capabilities and potential locations, hoping the new center will be more cost efficient than deploying a shared services concept.
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Porter County's new equipment will allow voters to insert a paper ballot and make their choices on the screen before the machine marks the selections.
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Until recently, staff had relied heavily on outside consultants to manage the modernization of the city’s outdated technology. Now, an internal team will take over to manage the risk and move the project forward.
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The new technology will come in the form of updated in-car camera systems, body-worn cameras for all uniformed officers, new computers and video systems for department interview rooms.
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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.
