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The big elections are still months away, but a look at the numbers shows the likelihood of big changes at the CIO spot for 2027. A NASCIO leader discusses what might come after the elections. -
The city now requires electronic requests be made via its online portal, mandates a deposit for large requests and has updated its fees. The moves are intended to smooth the process and recoup actual costs.
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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.
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While Republicans largely approved of the legislation, Democrats believed the touchscreen system that printed completed ballots would leave the state vulnerable to hacking. The bill now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp for approval.
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The civil rights group says that dozens of law enforcement agencies across the country have been sharing plate data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target undocumented immigrants.
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If signed into law, the bill would make Georgia the only state to use ballot-marking technology for every election day voter. As of right now, Georgia is one of only four states whose machines lack a paper trail.
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The report from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s mobility task force also recommends a pilot program this year for electric scooters, and an increase in the state gas tax. The city is struggling with falling transit ridership.
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The bill's sponsor wanted to ramp up enforcement of a hard-to-enforce piece of urban traffic: cars blocking lanes meant only for public transit. But civil rights advocates are skeptical of putting more cameras in cities.
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Because people aren't taking New York City's HOV lane laws seriously, often driving in the lane with less than three passengers, the NYPD is considering cameras and video analytics to track infractions.
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The DMV could have a major problem on its hands in its efforts to meet the growing demand. Of the 27 million Californians eligible for a Real ID, only 3 million have received one since January 2018.
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The Department of Public Safety has taken harsh criticism from the governor for including thousands of U.S. citizens in a list of nearly 100,000 potential noncitizen voters to the secretary of state.
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Election officials say voters can trust the machines to keep results accurate, just as they have for the past 17 years. They dismiss concerns from critics who say the danger of vote manipulation is real.
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In order to free up more broadband space, the FCC has required public stations to upgrade their equipment and switch channels or to stop broadcasting altogether. A $7.36M grant is helping the transition.
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Misinformation, fake accounts and a host of other issues have emerged out of online platforms once heralded as the saviors of democracy. Now, the companies are having to catch up to bad actors with a variety of agendas.
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Legislation being lobbied for by tech company TransparentBusiness would mandate contractor monitoring to ensure work/time verification. Critics contend it would cause unnecessary security risks to government data.
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The state police receive photos people take for their driver's licenses without notification, and now have a massive database of face photos containing pictures numbering many times the number of residents in the state.
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More than a half million South Carolinians are being left out of the digital economy due to lagging rural broadband access, according to the latest federal data. That hurts business, education and healthcare.
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Rural communities in Minnesota fail to conduct timely business because they lack fast Internet. In one town, it's the difference between employment and mass layoffs. A new state bill would fund broadband for two years.
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The state House unanimously passed a bill allocating $510,000 to a project the legislature had already outlined in a separate bill sent to the governor that would help different jurisdictions share crime information.
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States have been making more moves to protect consumers from data misuse. But some worry federal blanket protections could do the trick without creating a national patchwork for companies to deal with.
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As the federal government prepares for its inaugural tech-first census, stakes are high for local leaders. Experts say targeted campaigns to combat misinformation and civic technologists will also be essential.
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