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• Google Unveils Plans for Kansas City Fiberhoods
• Jul 27, 2012
• Three plans offered for Kansas City community to take advantage of 1 GB fiber network.

• Emergency Sirens: A Dying Technology?
• Jul 25, 2012
• As technology evolves and standards for radio systems change, are siren alerts for tsunamis, tornadoes and other natural disasters a thing of the past?
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• Open Data Initiative Launching in Palo Alto, California
• Jul 23, 2012
• On Aug. 1, data.cityofpaloalto.org will go live in an effort to make city data sets more accessible to the public.

• Flood Early Warning System Keeps Austin, Texas, Prepared
• Jul 20, 2012
• Technology incorporates multiple data sources and predictive modeling to help keep residents safe from floods in Austin, Texas.

• Child Abduction Cases in Texas Get Help from IT
• Jul 19, 2012
• The IT department of Bryan, Texas, has volunteered its time and expertise to help better prepare a local child abduction response team for action.

• Cars Alerting 911 of Crashes Nearing Reality
• Jul 19, 2012
• Pilot projects are being planned to test technical standards that would allow vehicles to immediately “tell” 911 call centers when there is a crash.

• Florida Can Use Federal Database to Help Scrub Voting Rolls
• Jul 17, 2012
• The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program is a Web-based database that allows agencies to ensure that only those entitled to benefits receive them.

• Arizona to Join 24 States with Cyberstalking Laws
• Jul 16, 2012
• Arizona is updating its stalking laws to include modern technologies like email and text messaging.

• Detroit Closes Expensive 311 Call Center
• Jul 12, 2012
• Noted by Pew Charitable Trust researchers as having the most expensive per-call cost among cities that it recently analyzed -- $7.78 per call -- Detroit ceased operations at its 311 Call Center.
• 3 Comments

• Medicaid Expansion Complicates Health Insurance Exchanges
• Jul 11, 2012
• Health-care executives and public officials say complexity and uncertainty reign as states continue to build online insurance marketplaces.
• 2 Comments

• Cybersecurity Bill Compromise Could Be on the Way
• Jul 10, 2012
• Latest legislation may represent middle ground in online security debate.

• New Jersey ACLU App for Recording Police
• Jul 9, 2012
• Video footage will be sent to the American Civil Liberties Union and stored on a secure server.

• Public Salaries Revealed on New Arkansas Website
• Jul 9, 2012
• Transparency portal features contracts, expenditures and other key financial data.
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• California Tech Agency Reorganization Becomes Law
• Jul 6, 2012
• Legislation is under consideration that will address details of the California Technology Agency’s move into a new Government Operations Agency . State CIO to maintain direct reporting to governor on IT.

• Prescription Drug Abuse Targeted in Health IT Pilots
• Jun 25, 2012
• Pilot programs in Indiana and Ohio will measure the effects of expanding access to prescription drug monitoring.