• Reality TV Would Be Regulated by New Jersey Towns Under Bill
• Source: AP/Philadelphia Inquirer   |   New Jersey   |   September 25, 2012
• New Jersey has a tradition of being a desirable setting for reality shows such as Jersey Shore, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Cake Boss.

• New York Fracking Decision to Depend on Health Review
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   September 21, 2012
• After four years of study by the state, the Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York will have to wait until it conducts a review of the potential public health effects of the controversial natural gas drilling process.

• Online Voter Registration Launches in California
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   September 20, 2012
• Other states with online registration include Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, New York, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas and Louisiana.

• 911 System Down Across Milwaukee County
• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Milwaukee County, Wis.   |   September 19, 2012
• Emergency calls to the Milwaukee County sheriff's office 911 center had to be rerouted to Waukesha County on Tuesday night after the agency's telephone and computer system crashed.

• California Wants TV Shows to Promote Health Exchange
• Source: The Hill   |   California   |   September 18, 2012
• Outreach to television producers is part of the marketing plan adopted by California's insurance exchange. California's exchange is also considering a reality show to boost enrollment.

• Minnesota Researchers Get Federal Funds to Reduce Hydro-Fracking Waste
• Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   September 18, 2012
• Three University of Minnesota researchers have received a $600,000 federal grant to pursue technology that could reduce pollution caused by hydro-fracking, the powerful but controversial technology for producing oil and natural gas.

• New Cameras Watch Speed Cameras in Prince George's County, Maryland
• Source: WTOP Radio   |   Prince George's County, Md.   |   September 14, 2012
• New security cameras are popping up in Prince George's County to watch speed cams after several instances of vandalism.
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• Study: Facebook Drove Voter Turnout in 2010 Elections
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   September 13, 2012
• Facebook’s efforts to encourage users to vote drove more than 300,000 voters across the U.S. to the polls in November 2010, according to a new study.

• Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in California
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   September 12, 2012
• The move will erase some of the price advantage Amazon enjoys over brick-and-mortar stores. But it will allow Amazon to blanket the state with distribution centers.

• Hackers Breach Utah's Health Exchange
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   September 12, 2012
• Three weeks ago someone corrupted the Web portal for Utah’s Health Exchange, a virtual marketplace where small business employers and employees can shop for health insurance and obtain price quotes.

• Facebook to Cities: Change Page Names, or Else
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   September 12, 2012
• Cities may lose access to their Facebook pages if they don't make it clear that it's an official government page.
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• Will Telehealth Flourish Under the Affordable Care Act?
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   September 11, 2012
• Experts discuss the viability of telehealth in light of a growing shortage of primary care physicians and increased demand for medical care.

• Proposed Space Site in Texas Meets Environmentalists' Concerns
• Source: AP/Houston Chronicle   |   Texas   |   September 10, 2012
• A rocket launch site proposed for a South Texas Gulf Coast beach is drawing grumbles from environmental activists as federal officials prepare an environmental impact statement on the proposal.

• In Kansas City, Signing Up for Internet Becomes a Civic Cause
• Source: New York Times   |   Kansas City   |   September 10, 2012
• With Google’s promise last year to wire homes, schools, libraries and other public institutions in this city with the nation’s fastest Internet connection, community leaders on the long forlorn, predominantly black east side were excited, seeing a potentially uplifting force.

• Philadelphia Hires Its 1st Chief Data Officer
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Philadelphia   |   September 7, 2012
• Mark Headd, a self-taught computer programmer and self-described "civic hacking veteran," has joined the Nutter administration as the city's first chief data officer, responsible for improving public access to information the city collects.

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