Policy
-
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.
-
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.
More Stories
-
Election officials in a few states have used the mobile app Voatz to improve voting options for overseas citizens. Critics, however, continue to urge caution and skepticism about the blockchain voting method.
-
Hacking is not the only problem. Misinformation campaigns and the refusal of politicians to admit defeat all serve to undermine voter confidence. Now, states also need to anticipate new threats.
-
California regulators have issued a $10,000 fine to GoGoGrandparent, a San Francisco-based startup that provides a toll-free number that people nationwide can use to request Uber and Lyft rides.
-
Boulder County Commissioners voted 2-1 to support a recommendation from Boulder County Parks and Open Space that would allow certain e-bikes on plains trails where regular bikes are permitted.
-
A new ordinance would create location standards and design guidelines for installing small wireless facilities on public rights-of-way. Also called small cells, these facilities are the implementation tool for 5G.
-
Cedar Falls, Iowa, has set utility rates for 2020. Prices are not changing for business or residential Internet and phone service. However, Cedar Falls Utility broadband Internet is expected to get faster soon.
-
New proposed federal bills address everything from reporting of Internet speeds to a universal broadband definition for federal programs, but different leaders and experts raise points and questions about the laws' potential practical value.
-
A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice argues that there is not enough transparency between election vendors and the governments they work for. The authors argue that more needs to be done to protect the process.
-
Already, California and Oregon have passed laws that require manufacturers of IoT devices to incorporate mandatory minimum security features, while a number of other states consider similar legislation.
-
During a nearly three-hour hearing on municipal code amendments aimed at bringing Laguna Beach into compliance with federal rules, residents made one thing clear to the City Council — they don’t want 5G in their town.
-
A recent Connecticut Superior Court decision has given cities and towns in that state the right to use existing utility infrastructure within to create municipal networks to deliver cheap, fast Internet.
-
Lime’s six-month pilot program with the city expires on Nov. 20, and city officials confirmed there is no plan to extend it before then. City officials say they are evaluating all options related to the program.
-
Debate over body cams on school resource officers caused tension between the school district and police department in Portland, Maine, ending when the police chief and his officers walked out of a school board meeting.
-
A coalition of seven counties and an Internet service provider are banding together to address connectivity gaps in the rural areas of the state. The model could be the basis for other regional partnerships.
-
State boundary lines and laws that haven’t kept up with technology-based crimes are making the prosecution of offenders more difficult. The increasingly connected world is making these crimes easier.
-
A common issue with rural broadband expansion is small towns not having enough leverage to establish better Internet service. But legislation could turn the tables, giving communities the authority to form a unified district.
-
A divided Dallas County Commissioners Court is once again tangling over its future with TechShare, a multi-county technology project that has already cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars with little return.
-
Last week’s municipal election saw the premier of the new ClearCast scanners, paper ballots and other changes in voting technology in Monroe County and other areas across the state and nation.
Most Read
- What Screen Time Limits Would Mean for Alabama Schools
- Michigan AG Issues Warning About Fake Public Facebook Events
- Minnesota Airport Seeing Success With Online Security Reservations
- Macomb County, Mich., Considers AI-Driven 911 Platform
- On the Edge: A New AI Is at the Intersection of Privacy, Data Use
