• Cloud Computing in Texas, Chief Innovation Officers and Cyberthreats
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   March 5, 2013
• News you should know about government and technology.
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• Michigan Legislature OKs State-Based Health Exchange
• Source: Detroit Free Press   |   Michigan   |   March 1, 2013
• The framework of the Affordable Care Act is beginning to take shape in Michigan, as state legislators, some reluctantly, agreed to begin setting up the policies and processes needed to implement the sweeping national health care reform.
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• Indianapolis Aims to Have 1st All-Green Fleet
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   March 2013
• The city has a bold plan to make every vehicle in its fleet, including police cars, run on alternative fuels.
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• To Promote Health Exchanges to the Public, States Get Creative
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   March 2013
• As many as 20 million Americans are supposed to enroll in the online marketplaces and purchase health insurance this year. But many people still aren't aware that the exchanges even exist.

• Online Registration Helped Increase California’s Youth Vote
• BY: Steve Towns   |   March 2013
• If there was any doubt about citizen desire to register online, California’s one-month experience with it running up to the November general election erased it.

• Online Gambling Legalized in New Jersey
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   February 27, 2013
• After conditionally vetoing the bill earlier, Gov. Chris Christie signed a measure allowing internet gambling in Atlantic City, a move his administration expects to provide a lifeline to the struggling seaside resort.

• Red-Light Cameras Keep Popping Up Despite Public, Legislative Outcry
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   February 26, 2013
• This year, lawmakers in 22 states have filed more than 100 bills dealing with traffic cameras.

• Opposition to Online Sales Tax Bill in Congress Wanes
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   February 26, 2013
• The tech industry’s passion for opposing the issue has waned.

• California Sex Offenders Disarming GPS Trackers Themselves
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   California   |   February 26, 2013
• Thousands of paroled child molesters, rapists and other high-risk sex offenders in California are removing or disarming their court-ordered GPS tracking device.

• Fracking Debate Heating Up in States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   February 25, 2013
• Some lawmakers want to open up their states to fracking, while others hope to impose moratoriums.

• Governors: A Four-Year Degree Doesn't Always Mean Job Growth
• BY: Liz Farmer   |   Washington, D.C.   |   February 25, 2013
• With the recession in the rearview mirror some state leaders say their biggest job growth challenge now is providing and fostering a workforce that can fill the demand of the new economy.

• A Mobile Boost for Human Services
• BY: William D. Eggers   |   February 25, 2013
• Smartphones and laptops not only can boost caseworkers' efficiency but also can enable them to spend more time where they are most needed: in the field.
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• Nevada Races to Pass Online Gaming Bill Before New Jersey
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nevada   |   February 22, 2013
• The new law allows Nevada to move ahead with online poker in the absence of federal action and to join in interstate compacts that would expand the customer base for Nevada casinos.

• Epic Technology Failures
• BY: Bill Bott   |   February 22, 2013
• There are many, but tracking software -- which various government agencies make use of every day -- is one of the biggest.
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• Municipal-Broadband Battle Spreads to Georgia
• BY: Government Technology   |   Georgia   |   February 21, 2013
• Georgia is the latest battleground in a conflict pitting big-name telecommunications providers against local governments looking to get into the Internet business to provide better connectivity for residents.
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