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Federal agencies are requesting access to state and local government data for immigration enforcement purposes. Some experts argue this could impact public trust, but protections can be implemented. -
As parents race to get their children into summer camp, a park district in Colorado is using tools from Rec to bring more mobile stability to the process. A park executive and Rec CEO discuss what’s happening.
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Senate Bill 707 mandates that larger cities and counties provide options for remote participation in public meetings by July 1, among other requirements related to translation and teleconferencing for elected officials.
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The new system brings together 92 databases, giving users free access to raw data, as well as presenting them with 17 maps highlighting different geospatial features across this county of 1.2 million people.
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More than 800,000 Californians used the new features enabled by the database, the Secretary of State said.
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Live video streaming will soon be a feature available to all Instagram users.
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The regulations imposed utility-like oversight of broadband providers in an attempt to ensure the free flow of online content.
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A look at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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Facebook and Google “are essentially polluting an information ecosystem with trash, with garbage, and it’s clear that that garbage has an impact,” one expert said.
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Over the past year, a Google Street View car carrying a methane-sniffing sensor drove around half a dozen Pittsburgh neighborhoods and picked up 200 indications of gas leaking from old Peoples Natural Gas pipelines.
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A new Web-based tool allows drivers and first responders to play a more active and calculated role in avoiding and predicting traffic accidents.
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The crash course offers five easy-to-digest online lessons, including how to get started with social media, tune up your existing pages, protect your agency online and more.
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The area's Scanner Talk page on Facebook keeps consistent rules: no names, no house addresses and no disrespect.
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The bill would make it a misdemeanor to electronically harass or bully anyone under age 18 through means such as texts and social media.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package.
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A large-scale breach revealed .gov and .mil credentials used to log into AdultFriendFinder.com and the Penthouse.com family of websites.
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CIO Scott Cardenas relies on analytics to understand what people are using and where they are going on Denver’s website.
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Facebook says it will build a system to prevent advertisers from buying credit, housing or employment ads that exclude viewers by race.
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Social media “shape what we see and know” and also “reinforce what we already know through our social network,” according to an Illinois State University expert.
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During the campaign, Trump often took to Twitter to attack anyone who disagreed with him. But upon winning the election, his reassuring, unifying message was taken to heart.
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Trump was the first major presidential candidate to fully harness the power of social media, where like-minded people can come together and put their muscle behind single issues.
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