Justice & Public Safety
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Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws. -
A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed.
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The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount."
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Internet gambling ban, Kentucky county upgrades judicial facilities and technology, courts grapple with Internet citations.
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City has nearly 800 people on such monitors as they await trial.
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Information on 80,000 domestic and international terrorist events from 1970 through 2007.
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A Miami man faces up to 25 years in prison for stealing over 40 million credit card numbers.
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Residents can also sign up for RSS feeds and get information sent directly to their phones or mobile devices.
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State and Nebraska Public Power District officials entered into an agreement to share the costs of developing the state radio network.
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Lowering PC software piracy by 10 percentage points worldwide over four years would create 600,000 new jobs and $24 billion in higher government revenues.
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Makes warrants available via the Law Enforcement Information Network of Kentucky (LINK).
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Arlington County eases maintenance while reducing heat and noise for dispatchers.
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Grant to fund development of a rapid, low-cost solution to determine identity with DNA.
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LaHood also called on state and local governments to pass laws against distracted driving in all types of vehicles, especially school buses.
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Department encourages citizens to visit it on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and MySpace.
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"This grant will make it possible to continue our work in data architecture, information sharing and the leveraging of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) across state government."
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Interoperable communications and statewide e-mail system also among Nebraska priorities.
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Paper records are scanned and the paper retained for two years in the event of errors or omissions. After that the paper is shredded.
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The 46,000 pound "chassis" of the house is constructed of polystyrene foam covered with a shell of reinforced concrete.
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Seventy Broadband Global Area Network terminals donated to keep first responders communicating following disasters.
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A $40 million federal grant will address switching to an IP-based network and quicker service for wireless calls.
