• 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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• The Governance Trinity, and How Information Can Power It
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   August 15, 2012
• Governments are getting much quicker and clearer feedback than ever before. It’s data that could be better used to solve problems.

• Calif. Climate Change Website Challenges Skeptics
• BY: Stateline   |   California   |   August 15, 2012
• As conservative legislators in some states are fighting efforts to address climate change, California Gov. Jerry Brown has unveiled a new website that attacks skeptics head-on.
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• Facebook, Twitter Becoming More Popular Among Oregon Lawmakers
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   August 13, 2012
• Four years after social media became a go-to for national politicians, Oregon legislators are harnessing its power.

• Maryland Becomes 10th State with Online Voter Registration
• BY: Government Technology   |   Maryland   |   August 13, 2012
• A few hundred residents have already used the system to register to vote.

• New Turbine to Generate Electricity from Underwater
• Source: New York Times   |   Maine   |   August 10, 2012
• When this project starts delivering electricity to the grid under a power-purchasing agreement, it will be the first tidal-power turbine to do so in the United States.

• New York City Unveils Crime-Tracking Data Software
• BY: Government Technology   |   New York City   |   August 9, 2012
• The software is New York City’s attempt to build a truly one-stop shop for crime and counterterrorism data that’s accessible in real time.
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• Wikipedia Locks Pages of VP Contenders After Edits Soar
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   August 9, 2012
• With anticipation high for the expected announcement by Romney’s campaign, TechPresident’s Micah L. Sifry reported that monitoring the increased number of edits on the Wikipedia entries for various contenders might tip off interested observers.
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• New Cars Make First Responders' Job Harder
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   August 9, 2012
• Cars have changed in ways that make rescues more complicated and dangerous for first responders.

• Teleworking in Texas
• BY: Heather Kerrigan   |   August 8, 2012
• The Lone Star State's health and human services agencies are looking to boost their virtual workforce, hoping to increase productivity and save money.
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• Twitter Must Give Police Needed Data, Rules New York Court
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   August 8, 2012
• Twitter officials have complied with a court order to turn over account information to help New York police investigators identify who threatened to carry out an attack like the Colorado movie theater shooting at a Broadway theater where Mike Tyson is appearing in a one-man show.

• In Rare Move, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders Live Broadcast of Redistricting Hearing
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pennsylvania   |   August 8, 2012
• The hearings will be aired live on the Pennsylvania Cable Network for the second time in the history of the court.

• NRC Freezes Licensing for Nuclear Plants
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   August 8, 2012
• The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission won’t approve licenses for new or existing nuclear power plants until it figures out what to do with hazardous waste that's been piling up at storage sites across the country.

• Trading Printers for iPads
• BY: Jessica Mulholland   |   August 7, 2012
• The Maryland governor’s office goes paperless, swapping out copiers, faxes and printers for iPads.
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