Policy
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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time. -
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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Attorney General Dana Nessel is challenging state energy regulators' approval of special electricity contracts between DTE Energy Co. and the developers of a high-profile data center in Saline Township.
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Plus, Pew publishes its report on the status of broadband work within state government, IBM announces the theme for the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge, and a new report outlines civic engagement strategies.
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The state's governor has been spending millions on broadband but still can't get high-speed Internet on his farm. Rural broadband access remains low, so the governor wants to spend $25 million next year on expanding it.
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Maternal deaths have recently increased in the United States as rates fall in other developed countries. A new bill suggests broadband, or the lack thereof, could be a critical factor for the health of pregnant mothers.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders Tuesday to create a council on future mobility and electrification, establish the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and to appoint a chief mobility officer.
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Federal legislation was recently passed to protect the nation's electric grid against cyberattacks, but the law doesn't go far enough to protect us from imminent attacks. Threats from Iran illustrate that urgent action is needed.
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The city joins four other communities in Massachusetts in attempting to ban the municipal use of the technology. Somerville was the first in the state to restrict the local government’s use of the tech outright in June 2019.
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It’s a simple fact that ridesharing adds to traffic congestion, but solving the issue is less black and white. Part of the challenge lies in the fact that policymakers have tied their own hands when it comes to regulation.
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Law enforcement agencies are uploading crime-related DNA to databases where genetic testing kit customers can share their DNA. Lawmakers debate whether police should access personal data by using consumer tech.
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The Chicago-based effort will launch a months-long project with private-sector partners like Bosch and HERE Technologies to explore improved approaches to managing increasingly busy city curbs.
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Under a new proposal before the Senate, cities and towns across the state could soon be allowed to install automated traffic safety cameras to capture images of speeders and red light runners.
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There are no federal rules regulating facial recognition technology or what’s done with data obtained through its use, which city officials say is forcing them to follow the lead of other cities with their own rules.
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The head of Maine’s broadband agency says accessing federal dollars and convincing communities of the importance of high-speed Internet could prove to be impediments to expanding infrastructure to rural areas.
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Large tech companies are looking to states to create data privacy laws as Congress slows its momentum. California’s Consumer Privacy Act became a catalyst for other states deliberating similar actions.
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Many agencies failed to comply with IT security practices that protect sensitive information against data loss or theft, with findings showing no progress has been made from past reports on similar concerns.
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Washington state senators Wednesday approved a bill that would begin regulating the use of facial-recognition programs by local and state governments, one in a series of related proposals up for review this year.
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The law, which is set to go into effect in July, is among the strictest consumer privacy protections in the country, modeled on a Federal Communications Commission rule that was overturned in 2017 by President Trump.
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A senator is proposing a bill that would aim to authorize residents’ requests to remove have content removed from the Internet in Iowa. If passed, this would mandate that the operator remove the requested content within 30 days.
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Kiki Air uses an app to let students order candy, snacks and other items, which then are dropped off at selected locations on campus. But Federal Aviation Administration officials say no waivers have been issued.
