Policy

Portland police plan to start using drones in a yearlong pilot to document crash scenes, watch traffic, respond to bomb threats, help in searches and respond to disasters like building collapses.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is urging all eligible school districts to apply for funding after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced millions in grants to replace diesel buses from 2009 or earlier.

The proposal aimed to hold companies with large data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations accountable to meeting clean energy deadlines. Critics – including Amazon – said the bill did not provide a clear path forward.

Zero-emission waste collection could improve local air quality, but new California rules governing big rigs could keep trash trucks from going all-electric until 2042.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday he is joining a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Google over what he describes as the company's monopolization of online advertising.

As home to popular vacation destination Breckenridge, Summit County, Colo., turned to GIS and data to create long-term policy solutions to issues around short-term rental properties.

Last week marked the start of Colorado's grant program for electric school buses, funded through last year's SB22-193 and prioritizing schools in ozone non-attainment areas and disproportionately impacted communities.

A recent budget proposal from the Biden administration to increase federal support for education research efforts could lead to an 'ARPA-Ed' and the discovery of new use cases for AI-driven tools like ChatGPT.

New rules governing big rigs in the state could keep trash trucks from going all electric until 2042. Many waste companies have put significant investment behind natural gas power over the past decade.

A statewide ban blocking use of facial recognition on body cam footage has expired. Now several assemblymembers say they don’t want a new ban — instead, they’d rather create restrictions to curtail inaccurate arrests.

School officials told the township board of education that the district's policy against plagiarism would cover misuse of ChatGPT, although they warned teachers to be ready for the technology to evolve quickly.

The new legislation, slated to take effect in 2025, will add graduation requirements, provide for the training and certification of teachers and make technology courses available to adult education outlets.

The fintech company ClassWallet will help the state manage distribution of $30 million in federal funds to assist K-12 students in purchasing program-compliant educational materials and services.

Alabama has committed $537 million in federal funds for high-speed Internet under plans state lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey approved last year and during a special session this month.

Tech leaders and officials at a Consortium for School Networking panel this week urged K-12 school districts to avail themselves of federal resources to improve their cybersecurity protocols.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed two new laws focused on social media companies and the platforms they operate. The new rules would set usage limits for minors and restrict how the platforms target underage users.

Most of the state's schools already have Centegix alert systems in place, but proposed legislation would make alert systems a requirement. Data suggests that most alerts relate to student behavior or medical emergencies.

The latest U.S.-China clash over TikTok is likely to worsen the already rocky relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and Washington tussle over bans and concerns about espionage and national security.