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  • States Slowly Opening Courts to Cameras
  • Broadcasts of court proceedings have been exceptions in the past at all levels of government. But the barriers are coming down.



  • Public Libraries Adding Language Learning Software
  • Software for learning to speak a foreign language helps patrons and staff at the Wayne County, Mich., Public Library.

  • Houston Takes CIO from Phoenix
  • Charles T. Thompson has begun work as Houston’s CIO after serving in the same capacity since 2007 for Phoenix.
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  • GovDeals.com Offers Bargains While Helping Agencies
  • Bargain hunters score big when governments give up equipment they bought for plans that never panned out. But officials say that they’re the winners — and that moving to online auctions lowers sale costs, creates a larger audience of bidders and brings in cash for items otherwise gathering dust.

  • Can Digital Learning Day Begin a Classroom Revolution?
  • Just 40 percent of teachers reported that they or their students use computers often during instructional time. Organizers of Wednesday’s first-ever national Digital Learning Day hope it will inspire more educators, students, and parents to harness new technologies to enhance young people’s enthusiasm for learning and help them master key 21st-century skills.


  • GAB Posts Walker Recall Petitions Online Despite Privacy Concerns
  • Despite privacy concerns raised by advocacy groups, the Government Accountability Board on Tuesday posted online electronic copies of some 1 million signatures from the recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker.



  • Overseas Voters in Fla. and Va. Get Ballots Online
  • The US Department of Defense (DoD) is giving states funds to support the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. Florida and Virginia were the first states to get DoD money associated with the MOVE Act and they’ve partnered with Microsoft to give voters abroad online access to their ballots.



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  • GOVERNING Summit on Sustainability - 2012
  • June 20, 2012 , Annenberg Beach House | Santa Monica, CA

  • Beyond “thinking green” the Summit will address the topic of sustainability in the context of economic, health, social and environmental issues. As a critical strategy for long-term economic vitality for a region, we’ll discuss best practices and policies around jobs, finance, energy, facilities, infrastructure and urban planning.



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