• 1 U.S. City Makes "Most Intelligent" List
• BY: Government Technology   |   Columbus, Ohio   |   April 5, 2013
• Of the more than 400 cities that competed for the designation, Columbus, Ohio, is the only U.S. city to be named in this year's top seven.

• Sequestration Cuts into Scientific Research
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 3, 2013
• Federal agencies pour billions each year into university research. With less federal money to spend, some Ph.D. programs are delaying admissions decisions, while others have already cut positions amid the uncertainty.

• Police Discover New Uses for Old Technology
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   April 2, 2013
• Radio transmitters help police track stolen items, such as bicycles, laptops, boats and firearms -- even drugs.

• Oregon Explores Treadmill Desks for State Workers
• BY: Stateline   |   Oregon   |   April 1, 2013
• The legislature is exploring the use of the desks to decrease the health risks associated with sitting at a desk too long.
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• Online Voter Registration a Rare Spot of Bipartisan Peace
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   April 1, 2013
• A wave of states -- both red and blue -- in recent years have moved to allow residents to register online and the pace is quickening today as many more are debating the issue.
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• Online Sales Tax Upheld by New York Court
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   March 29, 2013
• New York’s highest court rejected arguments by two Internet retailers that they should be exempt from collecting state sales tax.

• High-Speed Rail's Strongest Supporters Now Express Reservations
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   March 28, 2013
• Some longtime backers of the project are objecting to political compromises that they say undermine legal safeguards for the massive investment.

• Google Maps Launch Live Transit Updates in 3 Regions
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Nation   |   March 28, 2013
• The new service showing when a bus or train is delayed and when it should arrive was launched for New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Utah Transit Authority.

• Water-Free Fracking Catching On in Texas
• BY: The Texas Tribune   |   Texas   |   March 27, 2013
• New early-stage technology that uses chemicals for fracking is gaining popularity in the state as a way to alleviate concerns over the high quantities of water needed for hydraulic fracking.
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• Oklahoma's Record 2011 Earthquake Tied to Oil Drilling
• Source: Bloomberg News   |   Oklahoma   |   March 27, 2013
• Scientists have linked Oklahoma’s biggest recorded earthquake to the disposal of wastewater from oil production, adding to evidence that may lead to greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas.
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• Government Apps Highly Susceptible to Cyberattacks
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   March 25, 2013
• A new report shows that Web apps used by the public- and private-sector continue to be vulnerable to attack.
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• Microsoft Discloses Law Enforcement Requests for Customer Data
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 22, 2013
• Microsoft disclosed for the first time the number of requests it had received from government law enforcement agencies for data on its hundreds of millions of customers around the world

• Current Laws Fail to Address Drone-Privacy Issue
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 21, 2013
• The drones, or unmanned aerial systems, have already helped the police find missing people and county planners measure the growth of a landfill. But they could also be used by drug dealers, pedophiles and nosy neighbors, witnesses and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a hearing.

• Tax Filing Fees Hurting States' Efforts to Go Paperless
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Massachusetts   |   March 21, 2013
• The electronic filing fees, charged by the makers of TurboTax and other tax software, are creating a stubborn roadblock in states’ efforts to move the income tax filing system entirely online and save millions of dollars in processing costs.

• Environmentalists, Oil Industry Agree on New Fracking Standards
• Source: AP/PennLive.com   |   Pennsylvania   |   March 21, 2013
• If the project wins wide acceptance, it could ease or avert some of the ferocious battles over fracking that have been waged in statehouses and city halls.

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