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SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library and Cooperstown Graduate Program were awarded a $50,000 grant to digitize the university’s archive of New York state folklife and oral history recordings. -
Visitors to the Colorado state Capitol can now access free American Sign Language interpreting services through the Aira ASL app, building on the state’s existing work to expand language access with this tool.
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Mississippi has announced a new AI data center build that promises tax revenue and job creation. Such gains are not always easy to quantify, but policymakers can push developers to deliver.
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In urban neighborhoods, where Internet service and health care can be hard to access, a novel pilot project uses local barbershops and salons as wireless hubs and hypertension screening centers.
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The emergency management agencies of Calhoun, Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall, Cleburne and Morgan counties joined together recently to subscribe to Everbridge mass notification software at a reduced cost.
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The crowdsourced navigation app Waze has added new features that allow users to report unplowed streets and roadways coated with ice to government, subsequently receiving related notifications.
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A cellphone app to enhance communication with the public is being discussed by city leaders. The tool would alert residents about important public safety events and emergency situations.
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Lackawanna County has opted to leave behind its touchscreen voting machines and has approved the purchase of an optical-scan system that uses paper ballots. The new system is identical in functionality.
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Plus, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, approves funding for a full-time digital inclusion staffer; Chicago launches a new data portal that details developer compliance with affordable housing rules; and more!
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States have made progress with budget portals that allow citizens to see how tax dollars are spent, but a new report shows they remain lacking in online transparency about economic development subsidies.
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Creation of a new Minnesota computer system for vehicle registrations and titles is on track to replace the much-maligned current one, according to a report, but some risks related to schedule and budget still remain.
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Plus, the CA.gov redesign is now underway; new tools created to help address online misinformation; Census State Data Centers are offering localized training resources for community groups; and more!
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Officials and stakeholders in Texas this week called for more cooperation from social media companies when it comes to proactively responding to threats that could lead to future mass shootings.
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By tapping human-centered design principles, the i-Team in Durham, N.C., has helped the district attorney remove 51,000 charges for 35,000 individuals, many of whom were facing restricted driving privileges.
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As Brockton, Mass., comes under scrutiny for failure to inspect thousands of apartments that have fallen out of compliance, officials have promised to implement tech changes to modernize code enforcement efforts.
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In the past, when police needed to reach the public, it meant holding meetings or going to news outlets. Now, law enforcement agencies are increasingly reaching the public through social media.
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Plus, New Yorkers are battling bad landlords with open data; the Hard to Count Census map has added new contact strategy data; a grant from the Knight Foundation seeks data for civic engagement stories; and more.
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The Louisiana Department of Health has partnered with vendor MAXIMUS to streamline Medicaid enrollment, creating the Healthy Louisiana app. Eligible residents can use the app to compare health-care plans and find doctors.
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Travelers will soon have publicly accessible Wi-Fi at service plazas along the Ohio Turnpike thanks to Agile Network Builders, which has announced a new public partnership with a state agency.
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A Charlotte nonprofit is working on creating a Web tool that will map all food sources in a multicounty region, hoping to create a resource for locating local markets, community gardens, farms and more.
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Removing barriers for people with disabilities of all kinds to access your agency's social media channels is not only the right thing to do, but it also ensures you maximize the reach of your messages.
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