• 3 Ways Tech is Transforming Political Conventions
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   August 29, 2012
• RNC and DNC 2012 aim to be safer, interactive and continuously connected.

• Wisconsin Voters Can Use Smartphone to Prove Address
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Wisconsin   |   August 29, 2012
• Voters registering to vote at the polls in November will be able to display a utility bill or bank statement on their smartphone or computer screen to prove their address, state election officials decided.

• Wi-Fi Turns School Buses into Study Halls
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Alabama   |   August 28, 2012
• The Huntsville, Ala., school district is testing out the idea on 20 school buses where students spend nearly two hours a day.
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• ‘Give Us a Gig’ Helps Narrow Digital Divide in Gigabit City
• BY: Government Technology   |   Kansas City   |   August 27, 2012
• Community efforts help Google fiber reach schools, libraries and public facilities in more Kansas City neighborhoods.

• Missouri Will Be 8th State to Adopt Kelsey's Law
• Source: USA Today   |   Missouri   |   August 27, 2012
• The law requires cellphone carriers to provide law enforcement with a customer's location information in an emergency.

• New Census App Keeps Users Up-to-date on Economy
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Nation   |   August 24, 2012
• The new app pools data from three government organizations and showcases real-time statistics for the U.S. economy.

• Best Government Websites Named
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   August 24, 2012
• First place winners are the state of Alabama, Orange County, Fla., and Louisville, Ky.

• Cyberbullying Laws in Review as School Starts
• Source: McClatchy Newspapers   |   Nation   |   August 24, 2012
• 11 states are reviewing proposals to update or implement cyberbullying laws.

• Poll: Most Voters Still Look to Traditional News Media
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   August 24, 2012
• The bulk of voters who follow current events daily turn to traditional sources, especially local TV news, the USC Annenberg/Los Angeles Times Poll on Politics and the Press finds.
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• Election iPhone App Fact-checks Attack Ads
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   August 23, 2012
• The Super PAC App for the iPhone has already climbed to No. 4 on iTunes’ list of most-downloaded free news applications.
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• Smart Meter Security
• BY: Jessica Mulholland   |   August 21, 2012
• Public utilities nationwide are installing smart meters to streamline operations and empower customers, but whether these systems are secure is still of concern.
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• National Public Safety Wireless Network Starting to Take Shape
• BY: Government Technology   |   Nation   |   August 21, 2012
• Harris County, Texas, rolls out the first pieces of what could become a nationwide broadband wireless network for public safety.

• New Mexico Gov. Posts Public Workers' Names and Salaries Online, Again
• BY: McClatchy News   |   New Mexico   |   August 16, 2012
• Gov. Susana Martinez has decided to post the names and salaries of classified state employees in a new place after a judge ruled last month that Martinez must remove those workers' names from the New Mexico Sunshine Portal.
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• Michigan Crime Lab Chief Resigns
• Source: Detroit News   |   Michigan   |   August 16, 2012
• He's resigning less than a month after helping to win a coveted international accreditation for the department's seven crime labs.

• University of Colorado to Build Solar-powered Toilet
• Source: The Daily Camera   |   Colorado   |   August 15, 2012
• University of Colorado scientists have been awarded a $780,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to build a waterless, solar-powered toilet.
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