• State Agencies Increasing Availability of Mobile Apps
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 23, 2013
• States are increasingly offering more mobile apps to citizens in the hopes of connecting better with them and improving the efficiency of service delivery.

• 33 States Settle E-Book Price Fixing Lawsuit
• Source: CNET   |   Nation   |   May 23, 2013
• Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle e-book pricing lawsuits filed by many states and private class plaintiffs, bringing an end to the long-running complaints in the U.S.

• Drones, Border-Security Technology Shaping Immigration Debate
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 22, 2013
• Advances in technology like drones, fences and surveillance cameras are playing a prominent role in the immigration debate. Some argue they've made the border more secure than ever, but governors in border states say the work is far from done.

• Federal-Run Health Exchanges Won't Mirror Massachusetts'
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Nation   |   May 21, 2013
• Massachusetts, which served as the model for Obamacare, conducts competitive bidding to promote cost-efficient plans in its exchange. But in the 34 states where the federal government will be running the exchange, the government has decided to permit any plan to qualify that meets a minimum set of standards set by the law.

• Colorado to Use Telemedicine in Prisons
• BY: Government Technology   |   Colorado   |   May 20, 2013
• The Colorado Department of Corrections and Denver Health Medical Center are launching a telemedicine pilot program in June for incarcerated patients that need consultations specialized areas.

• Illinois Increases Penalites for Social Media-Linked Attacks
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Illinois   |   May 20, 2013
• Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to organize mob attacks.

• California Creates Cybersecurity Task Force
• BY: Government Technology   |   California   |   May 13, 2013
• California government officials and private-sector leaders are collaborating on a comprehensive cybersecurity plan for the state -- the California Cybersecurity Task Force. It will be the first state-led collaboration of its kind.

• Tracking the Carbon Footprints of Cities
• Source: AP/Yahoo   |   Nation   |   May 13, 2013
• Scientists have found that urban hubs with over 10 million people are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming, prompting closer study of cities across the country and around the globe.

• Washington State Court System Hacking Exposes 160,000 Social Security Numbers
• Source: JDJournal   |   May 10, 2013
• Officials of Washington State said on Thursday that the Washington State Court System website has been hacked and about a million driver's license numbers and about 160,000 Social Security numbers may have been accessed.

• Federal Funding for Cities' Anti-Terrorism Centers Dwindling
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Wisconsin   |   May 6, 2013
• The so-called fusion centers -- they sift intelligence about terrorism, determine threat levels, and investigate suspicious activity and potential crises -- have become a fixture in post-9-11 America. There are 78 centers nationwide.

• Florida Court Forces Police to Obtain Warrant for Cell-Phone Searches
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 3, 2013
• The Florida Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, has ruled that police must obtain a search warrant to view the contents of a person's cellphone when they are taken into custody.
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• Feds Seek Stronger Cybersecurity Partnerships with States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 3, 2013
• With cybersecurity legislation stalled in Congress, the White House is looking to partner with states to protect critical infrastructure from attacks.
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• Virginia’s 1st Virtual School Likely to Close
• Source: Washington Post   |   Virginia   |   May 2, 2013
• The decision to close what was also the state’s first online school deals a blow to Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s goal of expanding virtual education options.
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• Prisons Get Rated on Yelp
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   May 1, 2013
• The business and restaurant rating site is now being used to rate an unconventional entity -- prisons. Inmates are reporting about the quality of the food, the friendliness of deputies, and more.

• Fracking-Ban Bills Advance in California
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   May 1, 2013
• The bills call for a moratorium to allow more time to study the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, which involves blasting a mix of chemicals and water deep underground.

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