Policy
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Officials at the capital city this week approved a one-year moratorium on data center development. The suspension will provide time to review potential impacts and guide responsible development. -
In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans.
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An executive order from the governor of the Show Me State calls for the development of a strategic framework to advance AI technology and related infrastructure, addressing workforce development and data centers.
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Putting algorithms in charge of redistricting could fix gerrymandering.
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Over the last decade, state and local governments have invested in open data initiatives. Have those efforts done what we thought they should?
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Minor portions of the repeal take affect April 23, but lawsuits to overturn the repeal can get started this month.
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As the Department of Homeland Security eyes new equipment and tactics to monitor the southern border, state and local leaders are asking how the technology would impact personal privacy.
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The proposed legislation will hold social media and Internet companies accountable for user privacy, and force them to stop the spread of misinformation by bots.
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Officials in Portland, Maine, have warmed to the idea of outfitting police with body-worn cameras, but some in the community want assurances there will be adequate privacy protections in place.
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Even after a lengthy committee hearing, lawmakers are not convinced that the removal of automated speed and red-light cameras is the right course of action.
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Detailed digital forensics could help make everyone safer online.
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After reports surfaced that Gov. Eric Greiten’s administration was using a message-deleting app, language has been added to the official records policy.
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The proposal would give ports throughout the state the authority to build out fiber optic infrastructure in the communities around them.
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From filing lawsuits and executive action to legislation, states have taken a variety of courses to fight the Federal Communications Commission’s reversal of Obama-era Internet protections. Courts, though, will have the say as these actions evolve into legal cases.
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If approved by the lawmakers, the state would scrub birth dates from registration records and give voters the option of keeping their information private.
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Transit ridership across the six-county Los Angeles metro region has been slipping since at least the last 15 years as more residents purchase cars. Experts think a mix of technology, public policy and planning could help the ridership numbers bounce back.
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If successful, the California Data Protection Authority would be charged with regulating how citizens’ personal information is used by technology companies.
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House Bill 2282, one of several pieces of net neutrality legislation in the state, passed by a wide margin and has been referred to the Senate.
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Virginia is considering a flurry of data-centric bills, including one that would create a state chief data officer position.
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Under the recently signed law, tribal courts have jurisdiction over electronic communications originating from the reservation.
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Senate Bill 5935 would create a state office dedicated to broadband expansion, but local lawmakers say the legislation doesn’t go far enough to bridge the rural broadband gap.
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