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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan. -
Making sure that regular utility customers don’t get stuck bearing the burden of paying to run data centers is a main goal as state regulators consider the impacts of the energy-intensive facilities.
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Members of the House passed a bill requiring data centers to pay for increased costs associated with their energy demands. The proposed legislation now heads to the state Senate.
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The New Mexico Complete Count Commission, a coalition of state and community leaders, is producing audio recordings explaining how to fill out census forms in the languages of New Mexico's Native American tribes.
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Like the proposal that failed last year, Senate Bill 6281 would apply to companies large and small conducting business in Washington that control or process data for at least 100,000 consumers.
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A bill filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes aims to bring Florida’s electric bicycle regulations in line with those in at least 22 other states. Under the proposed law, all three types of e-bikes would be defined as bicycles.
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To make this group of government workers more productive, they need access to consumer technologies, but with the right parameters, such as operational intelligence, to ensure success at every level.
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With a goal of connecting St. Louis to Kansas City with a pneumatic tube people mover that would make the trip in 30 minutes, Missouri lawmakers are pushing new legislation to pave the way for hyperloop.
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Less overt than conventional military actions, cyberattacks can have dangerous consequences – especially when they target critical infrastructure systems controlled by the private sector.
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A hearing this week was the first time top executives of voting machine vendors have appeared before Congress since the 2016 election to answer questions on the security of their machines.
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Federal law already prevents health insurers from using genetic information in underwriting policies and in setting premiums. But the prohibition doesn't apply to life insurance or long-term care coverage.
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Privacy concerns halted plans to install license plate readers back in Feb. 2018, but now, city officials are thinking about installing the devices at key intersections pending a report from staff.
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The New York State Education Department mandated that the Lockport school board make the amendments to prevent students from being added to the technology vendor’s database.
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With driverless cars and trucks likely to become far more common over the next few years, the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a new set of guidelines aimed at reducing regulation and spurring innovation.
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The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has passed a Women in Technology Hiring Initiative that will connect at-risk and disconnected youth ages 14-24 with IT mentors and training to bolster its entry-level IT personnel.
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A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the potential and why there's growing concern.
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Following a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced that he is instructing elections officials to be on guard in the state and counties.
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The end of a seven-month pilot has the future of the scooter fleet being deliberated. Some consider the devices dangerous for pedestrians and others see them as a breakthrough in urban micro-mobility.
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Plans call for investing $9 million in a facility to be located at Griffiss International Airport in Oneida County, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to highlight the project in his upcoming state of the state address.
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For many years, the Atlanta school board’s meetings have only been accessible to people willing to attend in person, but officials are now starting to stream the entirety of the meetings online.
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The Maine Legislature has named broadband access as one of its top priorities for the coming year. The state is interested in improving high-speed Internet access for residents located in rural communities.
