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ICYMI: The Arizona region’s smart city consortium wants to bring together several towns and cities to explore how to potentially work on issues around traffic, development, climate and others.
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ICYMI: Through broader telehealth policies, states can provide pathways for patients and providers to better leverage such resources, one expert says.
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A new California law enhanced privacy for consumers nationwide by providing browser settings to block the sale of personal data.
via @CalMatters
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Threats and violence against public servants hurt the ability of the government to deliver, say the groups behind a new map showing threats against public sector employees.
via @NextgovFCW
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AI offers great rewards in this area of state government, but also presents great risks. Agencies must adopt it thoughtfully to avoid those pitfalls. Learn more from @wwt_inc here:
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The Benefit Navigator tool has been years in the making, and its most recent iteration could be critical for public agencies trying to keep residents connected to public benefits.
✍️ @kaitlevinson
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ICYMI: The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver's license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking citizenship.
via @TexasTribune
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ICYMI: California's Employment Development Department now evaluates an applicant’s device and whether their IP address is domestic or foreign, all part of analyzing different signs of risk.
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The IRS has notified states that offered the free, government tax filing service known as Direct File in 2025 that the program won’t be available next filing season.
via @NextgovFCW
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COMMENTARY | How people talk about data privacy can overcome – or reinforce – their skepticism that things can change.
via @ConversationUS
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A North Carolina city is leveraging digital twin technology to help inform traffic management and city planning decisions.
✍️ @kaitlevinson
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Around $21 billion of the federal broadband program could be left over, according to recent research, which also found that as many as 1 million locations could still be unserved.
✍️ @chris_teale
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ICYMI: Baltimore recently launched a service that automatically issues a permit for certain construction projects to help expedite the housing development process and reduce staff workloads.
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ICYMI: The state will now use a cloud-based platform to draft, publish and take comments on regulations, having relied on paper since 1965.
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If fully launched, residents could have an app on their phones to accurately predict indoor temperature compared to outside, warn them if conditions are getting dangerous and point them toward assistance.
via @IowaCapDispatch
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A new report says Maryland should press forward with plans for a nonemergency 311 call system assisted by AI. It would be the first state to do so.
via @marylandmatters
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Through broader telehealth policies, states can provide pathways for patients and providers to better leverage such resources, one expert says.
✍️ @kaitlevinson
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The Arizona region’s smart city consortium wants to bring together several towns and cities to explore how to potentially work on issues around traffic, development, climate and others.
✍️ @chris_teale
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A local police department has deployed a controversial AI-powered surveillance tool that is also being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to scour social media, track locations and much more.
via @ArizonaMirror
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ICYMI: A cornerstone program for placing student talent into government cybersecurity positions has been hobbled by recent federal employment logjams, jeopardizing workforce pipelines and leaving many recruits burdened by debt.
via @NextgovFCW
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