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In the face of COVID-19, government agencies looked to drones, thermal sensing and other sometimes controversial tech to help track and trace the virus and maintain public health. Will a newfound open-mindedness last?
They've been trying for a long time to attract city dwellers by installing amenities that urbanites crave. COVID-19 fears are providing them with a new opportunity to get it right.
Politics is increasingly nationalized, with more people voting the same way up and down the ballot. With nearly all campaigning and fundraising now happening online, that trend is likely to accelerate.
In fighting for the downtrodden and the forgotten, not only on the national stage but also in local government, he led a life that ought to provide a moral imperative for today's public officials.
Rachel Tobac, CEO of Socialproof Security, speaking of the risks with social media platform hackings, after Twitter was subject to a widespread attack last week. Experts are concerned that the hack only further undermines trust of information that is disseminated through social media. (AP News — July 16, 2020)
The number of Twitter accounts that were compromised in last Wednesday’s attack. Many of the accounts were of politicians and celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos. President Trump’s account does not seem to have been affected. The hack appears to have gained more than $100,000 through the Bitcoin giveaway scam.
The new mitigation plan continues to encourage hand-washing and social distancing but also involves localized efforts and increased testing and tracing. The state has said the plan will move backwards if cases spike.
Some states are experiencing delayed test results as thousands of tests from the nation’s hot spots are flooding testing labs. But even when it isn’t competing for lab space, Washington continues to have testing issues.
Hospitals are still required to report COVID-19 data to the state even as the Trump Administration tries to switch public data reporting away from the CDC and to a private contractor through a no-bid deal.
A recent study of unemployment numbers ranked all U.S. states in their recovery from COVID-19. States have made progress, but the nation will need months, if not years, to fully recover from this economic crisis.
Who was the man who sculpted the controversial statue of Theodore Roosevelt in front of the Museum of Natural History? He was no racist, but the messages of his famous figures have become problematic.
The city is working to create more opportunities for economic security and success for small businesses.
Washington's wrangling over the politics of public education will put our kids and communities at risk unless politicians face up to fiscal and physical realities. They need to get it done now.
Mike Chapple, an information technology professor at the University of Notre Dame and former computer scientist for the National Security Agency, commenting on the Twitter hacking of several famous people and companies’ accounts on Wednesday. Many officials are concerned at how the hackers gained such widespread access to the numerous accounts. (NPR — July 15, 2020)
The number of people who were released from state and federal prisons between March and June, amounting to 8 percent of the nation’s total prison population. States have been releasing some inmates early in an effort to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19 among those incarcerated and the staff.
Mitch McConnell is expected to introduce new legislation next week for another relief package that would include a second round of stimulus checks for Americans. But they might not be as generous as the first round.
Attorneys across the state have expressed their worries over the Garden State’s decision to use virtual grand juries amid the pandemic. “The sanctimony of the criminal justice system is under attack.”
Last year, San Diego pushed back against the streetlight cameras the city had installed with concerns about privacy. Now, the city has proposed ordinances for governing current and future surveillance technology.
Gov. Justice was asked to use a ‘cautious’ spending approach when it came to the $1.25 billion that the state received after he announced plans to devote $100 million of the COVID-19 funds towards highway repairs.
A recent torrent of disinformation seems to have inflamed some of the civil unrest inspired by the police killing of George Floyd. Much of the disinformation was "anti-government" in nature, a new report suggests.
As Black Lives Matter protests collide with anxiety about COVID-19’s disproportionate Black death toll and concerns about a coming wave of evictions, will these overlapping crises accelerate California’s Black exodus?
With its one customer — a huge coal-fired plant — shut down, the freight railroad has gone out of business and its tracks lie unused. But some on the reservation hope to revive train service for tourists.
It's a health risk at any time and one that disproportionately affects Black individuals and families. During a pandemic, it's an unacceptable burden. Legislators are looking at ways to better cope with the problem.
Brian Lee, director of Families for Better Care, a nursing home advocacy group, said of the lack of testing at long-term care facilities. While residents and staff at these facilities make up almost 45 percent of the coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S., only seven states have required constant testing of residents and staff. (PEW — July 15, 2020)
The cost of presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s clean energy and economic recovery plan that he released on July 14. One of the plan’s goals is to stop all negative emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035.
The coronavirus pandemic has emphasized how much of Pennsylvania still lacks access to high-speed Internet. Lawmakers are making broadband access a priority and view it as an investment in the state’s well-being.
As unemployment numbers rise, many newly uninsured Wisconsinites are turning to free clinics for COVID-19 care. But some clinics don’t have the technology to provide telemedicine and volunteers are wary of exposure.
In some states, COVID-19 is classified as “ordinary disease of life,” like the flu, and is not covered by workers’ compensation. If it were covered, the health system could owe up to $16 billion in workers’ comp nationally.
In May, 17 counties submitted requests to reopen even though they lacked the minimum number of contact tracers per 100,000 people. California reopened anyway, and now the tracers are overwhelmed and outnumbered.
Less than 10 percent of police responses involve a violent crime. Rethinking policing involves more than how police behave on the job. Often, they may not be the right people to answer calls of distress.
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