Policy
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Officials say a new Kansas law is drawing data centers to the state as details emerge about a possible new hyperscale campus in Leavenworth County in the broader Kansas City area. -
The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere.
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Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative has been digitally convening mayors from around the world for weeks to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, governmental response, and localized recovery efforts.
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Cellphone data can show who coronavirus patients interacted with, which can help isolate infected people before they feel ill. But how digital contact tracing is implemented matters.
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The state budget roundtable that will offer a first look at what’s expected to be a colossal collapse in state tax revenues was postponed after officials failed to get the live stream technology functional.
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After passing a law last year to reorganize its IT agency, the state is looking to do it again. Legislation introduced earlier this year would shift responsibilities for IT leaders, refocusing their mission on modernization.
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Work to bridge the digital divide has gained momentum in recent years in state and local government, and it may be boosted further by the novel coronavirus reinforcing the importance of having the Internet at home.
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Local governments have an obligation to keep conducting business and engaging the public during the global pandemic, but there can often be more to virtual public meetings than meets the eye.
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Advocates and government staffers in the broadband and digital equity space say there is a renewed interest in supporting their work, with shelter-at-home orders emphasizing the need to bridge digital divides.
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Like many people, members of California’s state Legislature are trying to figure out how to do their jobs remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, with no in-person legislating scheduled until April 20 at the earliest.
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The act, a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, will distribute $150 billion among states, localities, tribal governments and territories proportional to population. Here's how that distribution is likely to play out.
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The use and support for telehealth has never been higher in the U.S. Hospitals and patients are flocking to adopt the technology but regulatory roadblocks remain.
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The discrepancies in Missouri seem to be all about new technology, old practices, mixed messages, and health departments that are trying hard to understand the pandemic that is in front of them.
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Gov. David Ige’s office said his administration is looking to implement “a public health alert network system” in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that continues to spread across the islands.
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South Bend, Ind., has unveiled a Census outreach effort that puts online efforts at the center, stepping up digital outreach to ensure a complete count of residents. Federal funding for the coming decade at stake.
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A host of online meetings are now taking place in Tennessee following an executive order by Gov. Bill Lee to allow local governments to meet electronically during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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The New York State Senate over the weekend approved a resolution allowing senators to participate in sessions by "remote means," including teleconferencing and videoconferencing as necessary.
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A scholar of the American safety net explains how, through her own brother, she's getting a personal window into what it means to face COVID-19 as a worker in the gig economy.
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The challenge for many officials during this pandemic is that they are operating in largely uncharted territory in regard to Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act, which requires meetings to be open to the public.
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West Virginia health officials have warned the federal government that if telehealth requirements for Medicare patients aren’t waived, elderly rural patients will be at a higher risk of exposing themselves to COVID-19.
