• Boston Pay Phones to Offer Free Wi-Fi
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Boston   |   May 1, 2013
• Free Wi-Fi Internet access will soon be broadcast from 16 existing pay phones in Boston.
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• New Jersey Adds 420,000 Names to Federal Gun Database
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Jersey   |   April 29, 2013
• The names of hundreds of thousands of current and former New Jersey residents who have been involuntarily committed to psychiatric facilities have been added to an FBI database used to bar firearms purchases by people with criminal records or a history of mental illness.

• Boston Bombings Highlight Need for Public Safety Broadband Network
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 29, 2013
• The wireless crashes that law enforcement experienced in the aftermath of the deadly bombing reinforced the need for a dedicated national public safety broadband network that's now in its planning stage.

• The Cost of Utah's Medicaid Data Breach
• Source: Salt Lake Tribune   |   Utah   |   April 29, 2013
• Utah’s 2012 health data breach — a security slip that exposed the personal information of three-quarters of a million residents to hackers — has costt he state about $9 million on security audits, upgrades and credit monitoring for victims — and that’s just the beginning.

• Washington Joins Race to Secure Drone Testing
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Washington state   |   April 26, 2013
• A consortium of several organizations in the state announced that it will submit a bid to the Federal Aviation Administration to be considered for one of the six federally designated test facilities for aerial drones.

• L.A. City Council Votes to Accelerate Move Away from Coal Power
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles, Calif.   |   April 24, 2013
• The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to begin moving away from coal-fired energy, despite warnings from a Department of Water and Power watchdog that the shift could cost more than $650 million.
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• Amazon Fights Old Ally eBay over Online Sales Tax
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   April 24, 2013
• Amazon is now fighting eBay in an all-out civil war in the U.S. Senate, where a bill to set national sales tax standards for online retailers is up for debate.

• No Fracking in Sight, Florida Aims to Regulate an Industry That's Not There
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   April 24, 2013
• No one knows if Florida is going to be the next frontier for the new generation of oil and gas drilling known as fracking, but state legislators say — just in case — it’s time to write rules to require disclosure of the controversial technology.

• Christie's Plan to Restrict Video Games Would Likely be Overturned
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   April 24, 2013
• The U.S. Supreme Court says video games are a form of speech protected by the First Amendment, and experts say the governor’s proposal would likely be zapped in court.

• Online Sales Tax Bill Could Give Washington State a $184M Boost
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   April 23, 2013
• After years of talk, Congress is moving toward possibly ending a loophole that has prevented states from collecting sales taxes on many Internet purchases.
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• Wisconsin May Join States with Social Media Privacy Laws
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   April 22, 2013
• Legislation that has been proposed would limit the ability of employers, landlords and universities to request access to the private social media accounts of applicants, tenants and students.

• California Changes Rules for Bidders on High-Speed Rail Project
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 19, 2013
• State high-speed rail officials acknowledged Thursday that they changed their rules for selecting a builder for the bullet train's first phase in the Central Valley.
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• Laws Limiting Drones Gaining Steam
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• Several states have recently passed laws limiting drone use within their borders and 29 other states are still considering legislation.
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• Flood Prediction Tools May be Endangered by Sequestration
• Source: Chicago Tribune   |   Nation   |   April 19, 2013
• As many as 375 stream gauges nationwide may be shut down as a result of the so-called sequestration.
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• California Has 37% of Nation's Solar Jobs
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 19, 2013
• California ranks first in the United States with 43,700 solar energy-related jobs, according to a new report by the Solar Foundation.
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