en-us GOVERNING magazine provides leading intelligence articles on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government. Sat, 18 May 17:16:10 PDT http://www.governing.com/news/local/Tracking-the-Carbon-Footprints-of-Cities.html Mon, 13 May 8:6:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Washington-State-Court-System-Hacking-Exposes-160000-Social-Security-Numbers.html Fri, 10 May 8:9:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Federal-Funding-for-Anti-Terrorism-Centers-in-Wisconsin-Dwindling.html Mon, 6 May 8:4:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/mct-florida-court-police-must-get-warrant-for-cellphones.html Fri, 3 May 9:35:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/sl-feds-strengthening-cybersecurity-partnerships-states.html Fri, 3 May 9:30:00 PDT With cybersecurity legislation stalled in Congress, the White House is looking to partner with states to protect critical infrastructure from attacks. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Virginias-1st-Virtual-School-Likely-to-Close.html Thu, 2 May 8:0:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/gt-prisons-get-rated-on-yelp.html Wed, 1 May 9:40:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/state/Fracking-Ban-Bills-Advance-in-California.html Wed, 1 May 8:6:00 PDT 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. http://www.governing.com/news/local/Boston-Pay-Phones-to-Offer-Free-Wi-Fi.html Wed, 1 May 8:1:00 PDT Free Wi-Fi Internet access will soon be broadcast from 16 existing pay phones in Boston. http://www.governing.com/news/state/mct-new-jersey-adds-names-to-federal-gun-ban-database.html Mon, 29 Apr 9:35:00 PDT 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.