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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 Office of the State Auditor found that the Colorado Department of Education needs to improve its information system in four areas, but after a recent vote, the public likely will never know what they were.
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Lawmakers have passed legislation that would help the government fight realistic-looking fraudulent videos and photographs called “deepfakes” that could be used to sow discord and endanger national security.
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The new group, created through executive order, will focus on opportunities to advance education surrounding cybersecurity issues and careers, building on previous efforts to beef up the state's defenses.
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Residents of Columbus say they were stunned that the city or companies didn't give them any say about where cell service providers can put up the towers for the new 5G — fifth-generation cellular wireless — technology.
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Discussions of a digitized polling system have election officials and experts throughout the nation stepping up to avoid a potentially crippling move for the American electoral system, officials say.
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Health care and broadband expansion are shaping up to be two of the more prominent issues facing the Maine Legislature in what will be a tense legislative session if the mood at a Friday meeting of leaders is any indication.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its first round of rural broadband funding awards as part of its ReConnect Pilot Program. Alabama got a huge slice of that pie to fund four major efforts.
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Transportation infrastructure, water and sewer systems, clean energy and data policy are among the recommended focus areas on the just-released 2020 policy agenda of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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The ordinance in Huntsville, Texas, which is still subject to approval, determines where e-scooters can and can’t be ridden, allowing for riders to operate them on sidewalks, where bicycles aren’t allowed.
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The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed legislation this week aimed at stopping those automated phone call messages that have become the bane of consumers, with only three votes going against the measure.
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A tax advisory council has recommended adoption of a $32 million tax on Internet sales and the imposition of a $30 million sales tax on digital products including cloud-based applications, video games and more.
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little encouraged stakeholders to “get out of their silos” at the Western Governors’ Association workshop in Post Falls on Tuesday, specifically encouraging innovation for rural challenges.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Internet access is an issue for rural communities throughout the country, and that the federal government has a bipartisan effort to expand state funding for rural broadband.
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While KentuckyWired has left a bad taste in the mouths of many state and community leaders, the Green River Area Development District's ConnectGRADD Internet initiative is starting to gain statewide attention.
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Critical of the way federal data on broadband Internet is currently collected, U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi will conduct a survey to collect data on constituents' Internet providers and to test their Internet speed.
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The position is part of the city’s Privacy First Policy, which was enacted in September, and aims to help govern the use of data by government and private companies. The application deadline is Jan. 3.
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During a last-minute hearing Friday, the Louisiana Deputy CIO Neal Underwood revealed that last week's ransomware attack was the largest one to impact the state, but he stopped short of calling the attack catastrophic.
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Expanding access to broadband services in rural areas — including large swaths of north central Idaho — should be a top priority for the state’s government, according to Gov. Brad Little’s broadband task force.
