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All e-bikes must be registered and insured, whether they are low-speed e-bikes that require pedaling and can't exceed 20 miles per hour, or they are motorized bicycles that reach 28 miles per hour. -
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.
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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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A look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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Instead of banning daily fantasy sports sites, some states are looking to regulate and tax them.
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Houston's ordinance mandates that vehicle-for-hire drivers apply for a specialized license, which requires a fingerprint background check -- something Uber claims is onerous and refuses to comply with.
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Congress and state regulators have adopted policies that have vastly different impacts on solar energy developments. Some extend current policies aimed at subsidizing development. Others seek to scale back incentives.
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An Assembly budget subcommittee has given its approval to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal, siding with advocates who say the state should support advances in medicine that could improve the lives of Californians.
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A bill that would have made all body camera footage exempt from state public-records requirements -- was heavily amended to largely mirror existing state public records laws.
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How people in Austin, Texas, vote next month on background checks for ride-hailing drivers could have big consequences for cities across the country.
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The $10 million, five-year P-Tech program will start this fall at two schools in Baltimore. In 2017, the program is expected to expand to schools on the Eastern Shore, in Western Maryland and in Prince George's County.
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Louisiana's House Bill 481 would provide funding for an app that would show the front and back of the driver’s license, and serve as the same valid ID as the traditional license.
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A 2014 law requiring all New Jersey municipalities to outfit new police patrol cars with dashboard cameras is unconstitutional because it does not provide an adequate funding source.
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As of Thursday, Uber has closed two long-running class action lawsuits and is set to pay out $100 million in settlements.
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Indianapolis' longtime mayor worked hard at crafting a big idea for his city, and it paid off handsomely.
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The bill must be reconciled with a House measure, which does not pre-empt local and state laws. The FAA is currently working to complete its first drone regulations.
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The transportation bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this month explicitly allows riderless cars to hit public roads for research.
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The new council also will encourage economic development in the cybersecurity sector.
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The legislation to allow police to use a “textalyzer” to determine whether drivers have been using their cellphones at the scene of a car accident has raised privacy concerns among some civil liberties groups.
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California officials advance plan to use restitution to spur energy innovation.
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To the public and news organizations, the message was that the Public Records Board made a routine clarification that was not "substantive," but to state employees, the board made "significant changes" to which records are considered of temporary usefulness and can be destroyed.
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