Schools Find Power in Numbers
Across the country, school districts are joining together to negotiate lower premiums for insurance, goods and services.
County sees huge performance gains when permitting moves to the cloud
Cloud-based permitting speeds workflow for staff, eases pressure on IT and gives customers automatic permitting and virtual inspections options.
Biden Administration Moves to Lower Toxins Released by Coal Plants
The new standards would limit the amount of mercury and other toxins that plants could release.
People can only tell if AI wrote something 50% of the time
With the amount of deceptive AI-generated content on the rise, researchers are concerned that humans’ trust in each other may decline.
Special Medicaid Funds Prompt Oversight Concerns
More than 35 states use an under-the-radar federal funding mechanism to boost payments for hospitals and other providers under Medicaid. But watchdogs say sparse oversight makes it hard to tell if the “directed payments” program is meeting its goals.
State lawmakers pitch gold-backed cryptocurrency
Legislation in Texas would establish a digital currency that could then be redeemed in cash or gold.
How Florida Became the Center of the Republican Universe
Gov. Ron DeSantis has racked up solidly conservative policy wins. But will his record resonate with voters in the middle?
Texas may dial back bitcoin mining incentives
To get a better handle on grid management, a Republican-sponsored bill proposes limiting cryptocurrency miners’ participation in demand response programs and barring virtual currency mining from tax abatements.
Iowa agency realignment includes tech tweaks
The new law calls for the consolidation of common tech services and makes the Iowa Communications Network a non-cabinet agency.
Could Infrastructure Dollars Solve the Lack of Broadband in Public Housing?
Nearly one million households that live in public housing units do not have access to the internet, according to a new report.
State & Local Roundup: Massachusetts Fights 'Hunger Cliff' with SNAP Boost
Plus: Tennessee expels Black lawmakers; Liberal Democrats score wins in the Midwest; Connecticut governor insults Houston; and more news to use from around the country.
Some States Want to Give You a Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment
Grassroots efforts have boosted the number of states considering so-called green amendments to 15 this year.
How Do Benefits Enrollment Sites Stack Up?
Civic tech organization Code for America analyzed state social services websites for customer experience. A few states stood out.
AI tools are generating convincing misinformation. Engaging with them means being on high alert
Artificial intelligence may make it harder to tell a real image from a fake one, an expert says, but taking a closer look and verifying sources can help combat misinformation and disinformation.
How do your benefits enrollment sites measure up?
Civic tech organization Code for America analyzed state social services websites for customer experience. A few states stood out.
Sewage surveillance spots respiratory viruses
Researchers identified RNA common to a number of respiratory viruses in local wastewater and found it lined up with clinical data on relative infection rates.
Cyber Academy’s inaugural class to bolster city defenses
The 21 New York City employees will work with city cyber command offices and help build a local pipeline of cybersecurity workers.
North Carolina Republicans Seize Supermajority
Party switches are rare, but this one by a sitting lawmaker in North Carolina is particularly "shocking" and weakens the hand of Gov. Roy Cooper.
An Initiative to Fawn Over: Funding for Wildlife Crossings Now Available
The grants will help state and local governments prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve connections between habitats.
Warming Temperatures Trigger Earliest Spring on Record in Parts of Eastern US
Unseasonably early blooms can wreak havoc on allergies, disease vectors and agriculture.
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