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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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The concept is not fully formed, officials say, but critics are already pointing to privacy concerns due to a lack of rules.
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A recently passed state law gives telecommunications companies right-of-way when it comes to the installation of small cell antennas on public property.
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Plans to build a cryptocurrency mining facility in Columbia County, Wash., sparked a public conversation about how the energy-hungry data center might impact utility customers.
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Seattle’s controversial tax on big technology companies garnered significant backlash from the business community. Bay Area proposals promise a similar spectacle.
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Residents are concerned that the plan to roll out high speed Internet is coming at the cost of the city’s aesthetics.
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Though some are not happy about the proposal to let telecoms install small antennas in the public right of way, city officials believe the decision will spur more competition and better service to residents.
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The Florida police department is part of a growing movement by local law enforcement agencies to dive deeper into facial recognition technology, despite growing concerns on the part of civil rights and privacy groups.
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The small cell wireless antenna legislation has seen some success nationwide, but it has also prompted local governments to voice concern around the loss of control.
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Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday requested more information about how iPhones and Androids are collecting data on their users.
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Columbia County commissioners want to have a “community conversation” about where the power-hungry tech fits into the fold.
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Government agencies and education institutions have increased the use of smart technologies to assist the disabled. But federal funding remains an issue.
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Four separate probes have been launched into the state’s embattled vehicle title and registrations system, MNLARS, as efforts to debug it run out of funding.
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San Jose, Calif., and Lincoln, Neb., cry foul over the FCC's plan to cut red tape for small cell antenna deployment rules.
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Having met the Legislature's deadline to catalog state data, officials in Florida are continuing work on how information is organized, safeguarded and leveraged by agencies.
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Founded in 1790, the Patent Office aimed to put innovation and entrepreneurship within reach of every citizen. Now, 10 million patents later, critics say an out-of-touch system is doing the opposite.
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The compromise still requires legislative approval, but would bar internet service providers from blocking, speeding up or slowing down websites and video, as well as charging websites fees for fast lanes.
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In a post-Russian meddling world, new layers of security are being added to better defend the state’s election system.
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A proposal to post internal police investigations and body camera footage on the city’s website is being opposed by the top law enforcement official, who cites privacy and liability concerns.
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