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Review of a year’s worth of body cam video exonerates officers and proves misconduct by a 5-to-1 ratio.
Seattle innovation lab focused on health care, retail, transportation and energy is slated to open in January.
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Improving election system security requires more than technical solutions. It also requires the funding, trained workforce, and public acknowledgment necessary to ensure the commitment needed to conduct fair elections.
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There’s no easy solution, but state and local government leaders are finding ways to create more sustainable systems. Here’s how.
Kamala Harris says recent tweets have put anonymous writer’s safety in jeopardy.
New regulations, approved last December, would limit rentals to primary residences only.
Either agencies didn’t follow cybersecurity protocols, or the protocols didn’t exist — “both of which are unacceptable."
The city is now the largest library system in the country to drop fines for overdue books that are returned. The move was done to help low-income people regain access to the system that has blocked them from borrowing materials.
San Jose’s deal with eBay is an attempt to protect the city’s revenue spoils, money the city had not anticipated receiving when it put together its current fiscal-year budget. Under a new state law, companies like eBay must start collecting sales tax.
State lawmakers overwhelmingly approved what’s known as the green transportation bill, which includes a $75 fee that will pay for pay for several electric-car incentives, including e-fueling stations.
In what should be alarming news to urban planners and transportation officials, spending by U.S. households increased 240 percent on taxis and ride hailing but decreased 18 percent on public transit between 2015 and 2018.
New speeds unlock virtual and augmented reality, and embedded smart tech in vehicles, roads and factories.
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Ransomware attacks and payments are on the rise. Between April and June, the average payment from a government rose to $338,700 compared to $36,295 for private-sector victims.
Beginning today in Washington, D.C., riders on DC Circulator buses will return to paying the regular $1 fare. Since late February, those rides had been free under a program promoted by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser as a way to help the city’s poor and low-income residents. Critics, including some council members, claimed the “free Circulator disproportionately benefited tourists and people who live and work in some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods.” Council denied Bowser the financial support to make the free rides permanent.
Landmark legislation in the burgeoning cannabis industry even as it remains a controlled substance federally.
Twice-delayed decision must be made today.
In place since 1988, local officials say the technology is tried and true.
The dark side of an electric bill has seen a 750 percent spike in just 11 years in some cases.
During a time when it was rare for women to seek office, Jo Ann Davidson ran for city council in 1965. Even though she lost her first election, this was the start of a remarkable career in public service that eventually led her to the Ohio House of Representatives.
The food delivery company DoorDash said that 4.9 million customers, delivery workers and merchants had their information stolen by hackers. The breach happened on May 4, but the gig economy company says that customers who joined after April 5, 2018, are not affected by the breach. It’s not clear why it took almost five months for DoorDash to detect the breach.
Fare evasion costs San Francisco’s BART system up to $30 million a year.
Stable, small, easy to connect to the grid, and it fits nicely in the corner of a corn field.
The political stars aligned, but union says not so fast.
New York Office of the State Comptroller: Cannot be smart without being secure.
Slow or no disclosure of information from Media Lab increased scrutiny and prompted state investigation.
With funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Gov. Newsom to announce initiative he says will ensure California meets the environmental targets set by his predecessors.
The turnpike’s future rides on the results of a $2 million legislative study.
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