Policy

K-12 students will have to store any wireless communication devices in their cars or lockers during the school day. Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to sign the bill, as she said in February that she supported it.

Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s Republicans have opposed the law, saying they do not want to stifle an emerging industry that can create jobs and economic opportunities in Connecticut.

An open letter in The New York Times this week, signed by over 250 CEOs, says the success of America and its future workers depends upon students learning about computer science and artificial intelligence in K-12.

The policy management software provider wants to become a stop for public agency leaders in need of information about AI, compliance, public safety and other issues. The company’s CEO explains what’s going on.

James Saunders, an experienced cybersecurity executive with time in the private and federal sectors, has been named the state’s acting chief information security officer, after its former CISO departed.

A website from the nonprofit Opportunity Labs went live this week with a K-12 deepfake policy framework, incident response guide and the start of a platform for state education leaders to collaborate on guidance.

Autonomous vehicle technology has moved past the idea and testbed stage to meaningful deployments in cities across the country. The U.S. is a market leader in this area but policies must keep pace, industry observers said.

Several experts spoke to lawmakers in Pennsylvania about the potential of companies that develop and deploy AI to boost the region’s economy and bring new jobs to the state.

The new state budget would set aside $13.5 million to make New York the largest state in the country to not allow public school students to use cellphones during the school day.

The chief financial officer of Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina, recently told his school board that technology costs, like purchasing new student Chromebooks, are his greatest concern when it comes to tariffs.

The leaders want the state's congressional delegation to protect the act, which is a semiconductor manufacturing investment law intended to set the U.S. up for a new era of computer component manufacturing.

North Carolina House members are expected to vote soon on whether the state can invest a portion of its public funds — for retirement, education, transportation and more — in cryptocurrency.

The Aspen Policy Academy has released a framework intended to standardize the Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy's evaluation processes, to help build transparency for individuals and companies.

The proposed legislation, which would create a state cyber command in San Antonio to securitize against cyber attacks, easily won the approval of state Representatives. It heads next to the state Senate for consideration.

One concern is that money that could have been diverted to supporting the goals of the executive order — as well as many people with expertise in the subject — are being cut from the federal government.

Spreading artificial intelligence-crafted fakes of a political candidate during an election could lead to civil penalties of up to $250,000 a day under the new legislation.

With the goal of further enforcement of speeding and reckless driving laws, a bill that was recently passed in Connecticut calls for a plan to expand speed safety cameras on state highways.

Two statewide proposals, one in the House and one in the Senate, offer competing ideas for how to limit phone use in K-12. One would leave it to school boards to decide specifics, and the other stipulates more specifics.