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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In a world of e-mail scandals and transparency issues, governments are struggling to make policy concerning preservation of government e-mails.
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg pushed to add provisions that would open more meetings to the public and curtail the use of private email servers by city staff and elected officials.
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Technological innovation is just one of the many pressing matters on a president's crowded plate.
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Backers of the Internet streaming levy say it’s just another step in governments’ attempts to adapt the tax code to the modern world.
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The county’s chief judge laid down the rules in December on how prosecutors and defense attorneys should handle the video footage.
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Minnesota state government has authorized tens of millions of dollars in grants to support expansion of the state's high-speed communications network into underserved towns and rural areas.
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The state archives are supposed to be the final destination for the most important records about state government and how leaders made their decisions.
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The provision is an example of myriad regulatory reforms to the medical device industry in the 21st Century Cures Act, which President Obama signed Dec. 13.
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Uber pulled its self-driving Volvos off the roads in San Francisco on Wednesday, Dec. 21, a week after they began picking up passengers, as the Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the cars’ registrations.
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Should the ban on traffic enforcement cameras pass, it could have side effects for Iowa cities that rely on the technology, including Cedar Rapids, which has the most robust camera program in the state.
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The lawmaker said his legislation would give more meaningful assistance to victims of the breach and would require stronger security for information in the future.
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Clocking in at nearly 1,000 pages, the 21st Century Cures Act is deemed one of the most comprehensive laws Congress has passed since the Affordable Care Act was adopted in 2010.
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The outgoing president leaves behind some solid accomplishments in the world of science, tech and medicine. But the biggest departure from his predecessors might have been in his approach.
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Congress could supersede an FCC rule, but legislation that guts the rule could be blocked by Senate Democrats who support net neutrality.
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Trump has proposed an “America’s Infrastructure First” policy that would rebuild and modernize the country’s transportation, water, electricity, telecommunications and security systems, and Democrats have signaled that they would be willing to work with him on a package.
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Illegal rentals could be fined as much as $20,000 per violation.
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A judge has ordered the city of Chicago to hold off on implementing new restrictions on Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms after a group of homeowners sued the city last month.
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Uber argued that its technology was exempt from the DMV's permit requirements -- but the DMV disagreed.
