• Growing Wind-Turbine Opposition Creates Hurdles
• BY: David Hatch   |   October 16, 2012
• The resistance is forcing state and local governments that have embraced wind, with strong Obama administration backing, to pay closer attention to where wind farms are located and how they impact surroundings.
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• Fracking Report Shows No Impact on Environment, Health
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   October 16, 2012
• Baldwin Hills residents challenge study that found no significant environmental impact from method used to extract oil trapped in rock formations.
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• Using Radar to Detect Wrong-Way Drivers
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   October 15, 2012
• Milwaukee County hopes that radar detection coupled with new signage will stop wrong-way drivers in their tracks.

• Rhode Island Names Its 1st Chief Digital Officer
• BY: Government Technology   |   Rhode Island   |   October 15, 2012
• Thom Guertin will launch the Office of Digital Excellence and work with CIO John Landers to increase the number of services available to citizens online.

• Illinois to Lead Cyberattack Planning
• Source: NextGov   |   Illinois   |   October 15, 2012
• The state of Illinois received a $1 million federal grant to help emergency personnel and local officials respond and plan for computer-based attacks. The training program will be duplicated across the country.

• Universities' Digitization Efforts Win Big in Court
• Source: The Atlantic   |   Nation   |   October 15, 2012
• Universities can proceed with their efforts to scan books, not just because of the ability to search, but because of the huge benefits to blind students.

• NASCIO Website Highlights Government IT Success Stories
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   October 11, 2012
• The National Association of State Chief Information Officers launched a new website to promote collaboration across jurisdictions and agencies within state and local government.

• Audit: Marylanders Online Info May Be at Risk
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   October 10, 2012
• Under O’Malley’s administration, state agencies have not consistently or adequately protected personal identifiable information and have not consistently reported data breaches.

• Unanswered 911 Calls Prompt Change in Minneapolis
• Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune   |   Minneapolis   |   October 10, 2012
• The city of Minneapolis has altered the way it will handle emergency calls after up to six people who called 911 during last month's shooting rampage at Accent Signage Systems didn't reach operators.

• Seattle Police Use Neighborhood Twitter Accounts
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Seattle, Wash.   |   October 9, 2012
• The police department has created 51 hyper-local accounts to keep residents informed about crime and police response.

• Georgia Begins Collecting Online Sales Taxes
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Georgia   |   October 9, 2012
• With changes in the tax law that began to take effect last week, the state intends to begin treating some online retailers the same way it treats those with stores here: by collecting sales tax.

• Cybersecurity Resource Center Created to Help Governors
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   October 4, 2012
• The new organization will help state leaders create policy to protect infrastructure such as data and communication systems, financial records, banking systems, water systems, electrical grids and energy companies.
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• States Putting Online Schools Under the Microscope
• BY: News Staff   |   Nation   |   October 4, 2012
• The popularity of virtual public schools has grown rapidly in recent years, but poor student test scores have many states putting the brakes on the movement.

• 'Where' Matters: Shaping Public Services for the Mobile Citizen
• BY: Joe Leinbach,Anesa Diaz-Uda,William D. Eggers   |   October 3, 2012
• Advertisers aren't the only ones that can benefit from mobile devices' location-based services. The technology gives government an opportunity to deliver public services in remarkable new ways.
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• Texas Leads Antitrust Fight Against Google
• BY: David Hatch   |   October 2, 2012
• Could pressure from states force the company to blink?