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A multimillion-dollar data farm is growing in Lowell and the local planning board there recently heard neighbor concerns with noise and pollution emanating from the facility during a meeting.
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A cross-sector partnership has helped pave the way for electric AV shuttles to start rolling off the assembly line in Florida by the middle of 2026, meeting Buy America requirements.
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The Communities in Charge program, administered by CALSTART and funded by the California Energy Commission, is making millions of dollars available for incentives to expand Level 2 charging in neighborhoods.
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The Anchorage Police Department is considering the use of automated license plate readers to help reduce crime amid ongoing staffing issues. The plan has raised privacy concerns for some.
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The city of Sanibel and Lee County in Florida are set to participate in the Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program, a $30 million initiative aimed at empowering local governments with cybersecurity solutions.
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A new task force formed by MetroLab is seeking to explore this question, doing so by including more than 45 local governments, alongside other public, academic and private-sector members.
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State and local government PIOs and social media teams are navigating the drastic changes at what was once Twitter, grappling with unexpected features and shifts in user verification, as they weigh the pros and cons of remaining on the evolving platform.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that aims to improve broadband and Internet connectivity across California by allowing the state to lease its property to providers for deployment of new infrastructure.
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Questions presented as memes can give a scammer the answer to your password reset challenge questions that you set up on your credit cards or bank account or, maybe, even your kids' school portal.
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The department is fine-tuning a pilot program in which drones buzzing over beaches could drop flotation buoys to struggling swimmers. The idea is to give imperiled swimmers something to hold on to as a lifeguard responds.
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The official Twitter/X account for the Boulder, Colo., Office of Disaster Management was deactivated to prevent “suspicious activity” after it was apparently hacked over the weekend.
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A newly unveiled pilot program at L.A. Metro gives $150 a month to 1,000 residents to be used for transportation across the region’s public and private networks. The program is similar to work being done in some other major cities.
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Homeowners associations could be prohibited from blocking energy efficiency upgrades – from rooftop solar panels and home EV charging to rain barrels – under a new proposed bill in the Michigan House.
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Concerns about explosions, fires and toxic gas have prompted San Diego officials to begin crafting proposed laws to regulate the storage and disposal of lithium-ion batteries, which are used in EVs.
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Residents of Midland, Texas, got an up close look at a caravan of various electric vehicles during an event aimed at removing the mystery and stigma associated with the increasingly popular technology.
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The proposal to spend $12 million on a network of police cameras over the next five years was approved by the city’s Public Safety Committee last week. The proposal now heads to the City Council for consideration.
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Rides on the region's paratransit van service Call-A-Ride were canceled early Saturday after a cyber attack on Metro Transit left the agency unable to contact customers or access the scheduling system.
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