• Free Wi-Fi Planned for All Chicago Parks
• BY: Government Technology   |   Chicago   |   September 25, 2012
• If Mayor Rahm Emanuel gets his way, all parks and open spaces in Chicago will offer free wireless internet access to the public.

• 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.

• Measuring Air Quality in U.S. Cities
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Los Angeles   |   September 24, 2012
• A nonprofit is working to create a real-time map of air quality in U.S. cities that will be available to the public.

• 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.

• California High-Speed Rail Wins Federal Approval
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   September 20, 2012
• The Obama administration gave the first formal regulatory approval to the California High-Speed Rail Authority's plan to construct a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

• 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.

• South Carolina, DOE Advance Mini-Nuke Development
• BY: Jessica Mulholland   |   September 17, 2012
• The Department of Energy approved two programs to advance the next generation of nuclear energy technology.

• 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.

• Hacking of Utah Health Exchange Raises Security Questions
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   September 12, 2012
• States' online insurance marketplaces must meet federal technology standards, but they have leeway in how they do that.

• Boston's Pioneering Way of Innovating
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   September 12, 2012
• The mayor's chief of staff describes how the city's aggressive pursuit of citizen-friendly tools aims to increase civic participation.

• 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.