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The police department has prohibited officers and detectives from using any facial recognition software that isn’t the county’s official platform, which only uses criminal booking photographs.
Nationwide, school districts are approving bonds that will pay for high-speed Internet, software updates and student computers. But some worry that the bonds aren’t going to give districts flexibility for future updates.
As coronavirus case numbers continue to spike, the Indiana General Assembly voted against mask enforcement for lawmakers. Some mask advocates are worried the session will become a superspreader event.
Several Washington state lawmakers are calling upon Congress to enact a coronavirus stimulus package before the Dec. 30 deadline to address a wide range of costs and hardships for health, jobs, local government and more.
The Democratic Party just had its most fervent wish come true but has already started tearing itself apart. Seth Masket, author of “Learning from Loss,” explains why the party is unwilling to celebrate.
Pelham, Mass., has been making democracy work continuously in the same building for nearly three centuries. On a cool day in October, town citizens were determined not to let the pandemic break that record.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, speaking of the state and local need for federal aid to help offset the financial devastation that has been caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP News — Nov. 17, 2020)
The amount of coronavirus relief funds that Pennsylvania tried to use to lower residents’ property tax bills. The proposal was rejected by the federal government in September.
As the nation’s COVID-19 numbers spike, President-elect Joe Biden’s task force could encourage contact tracing apps as a way to slow the spread. Less than half of the states are currently using the technology.
The Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution to increase the county’s role in addressing systemic racism and to establish an oversight committee. Half of the county’s residents are nonwhite.
After years of denial, NOPD has confirmed the use of the technology. Officials have remained vague on details, including the specific software, the frequency of use and how long the tech has been used.
The New York governor has been a harsh critic of the Trump Administration’s plan, claiming that the federal government is not providing enough resources to ensure that all communities have access to the vaccine.
School closures are worsening the digital divide and depriving students of mental health services. With state and local resources strained, Washington's financial support can address the widening gaps.
Once a tech laggard, government has embraced remote work, virtual meetings and online service delivery. But continued success calls for deeper changes. Here's what needs to be done to maintain progress.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in one of several tweets that pushes back against President Trump’s fraudulent claims against the state’s recount process and the election’s integrity. (The Hill — November 16, 2020)
The amount that the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority has spent on COVID-19 response, including $124 million to disinfect train cars and another $69 million to sanitize subway and railroad stations.
The state hopes to get bidders for its contact tracing program that would use Bluetooth signals from mobile devices to track the spread of COVID-19. Part of the program would use Google and Apple’s contact tracing tech.
Even as job numbers continue to improve, the number of state residents collecting unemployment benefits at the end of October was approximately 25 times greater than the same time last year.
By collecting information on people’s beliefs and practices during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers hope to create a clearer understanding of what policies are useful in the pandemic response.
The number of people working in local government continues to rise at a slow pace, and remains well below last year's level. However, the incoming administration has promised to prioritize state and local government aid.
We think we know it when we see it, but no one's come up with a perfect way to describe it in our complex metro landscape. A look at population data is a helpful place to begin.
Retrofitting ordinary curb space from free parking into “complete streets” will be a good move financially and aesthetically for all sorts of stakeholders. Incremental, bottoms-up approaches work the best.
Michael Hartney, an assistant professor at Boston College, regarding how some people’s perspectives on reopening schools may shift as a new president comes into office. Research has found that the decision to reopen schools or not is more closely tied to the political leanings than it is the number of coronavirus cases in the area. (PEW — Nov. 13, 2020)
The number of tweets between Oct. 27 and Nov. 11 that Twitter had labeled “disputed and potentially misleading” election information.
Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week that the state would begin embracing a COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone app. But the app’s success is dependent on whether or not residents use it.
Many officials in the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are stepping down or expect to be fired as President Trump challenges the election’s results with claims of voting fraud.
The state has begun it’s by-hand ballot recounting and workers have until Nov. 20 to recount all five million ballots cast. The current margin between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is just 14,000 votes.
Presidential elections, your vote, and the quest for legitimacy. Unlike Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, President-elect Joe Biden appears to have won both the popular vote and the Electoral College.
Amber McReynolds and her group, the National Vote at Home Institute, played a major role in the success of the general election. She talks about lessons learned, and the future of vote-by-mail.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, speaking of the budget cuts the state will have to make after voters rejected a tax proposal in last week’s election. (PEW — November 12, 2020)
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