With Kids Spending More Waking Hours On Screens Than Ever, Here’s What Parents Need to Worry About
COMMENTARY | As parents try to work from home during the pandemic, many are letting their kids spend a lot more time on screens—perhaps as much as 500% more.
One City Rejected a Policing Algorithm. Could It Be Used For Other Purposes?
In Pittsburgh, an algorithm that deployed law enforcement officers to predicted crime “hot spots” might be repurposed to send social services to areas in need instead.
Can VR prepare police for encounters with people with mental disabilities?
A virtual reality training tool aims to help police better understand what people with certain mental disabilities experience during an encounter with officers.
Contact tracing programs must be digital, automated and protect individual privacy
Contact tracing will be one of the most critical weapons in a community’s public health arsenal, so the faster governments deploy digitally driven systems, the sooner they’ll understand the full impact of the spread -- and will be able to go on the offensive against the virus to protect their citizens.
DIU issues drone contracts to support domestic suppliers
The Defense Department’s innovation arm has issued $13.4 million in small-drone support contracts under the Defense Production Act.
Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
Cybercriminals can launch massive phishing attacks targeting users of campus networks and gain access to highly desirable and sensitive information related to research, patents and other types of intellectual property data.
Thousands of Small Business Owners Have Not Gotten Disaster Loans the Government Promised Them
A top official said 99% of funds were paid, but only 55% of small business owners reported receiving the money. Borrowers were told there was a technical glitch, but the Small Business Administration would not answer questions about it.
New Jersey Lawmakers Consider Allowing Governor to Borrow $10 Billion to Help Fill Virus-Driven Budget Gaps
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Michigan official asks judge to review detention of 15-year-old girl for failing to complete schoolwork … Democrats slam Maryland election plan … Colorado governor defends calling those who won’t wear masks “selfish bastards.”
California School Districts Grope for Sensible Reopening Plans
School districts are grinding forward amid the chaos of conflicting information, weighing the push and pull of opinions from parents, teachers and staff, as well as political leaders.
Opioid Overdoses Keep Surging in Chicago, Killing Black People on the West Side
Half of Cook County’s confirmed opioid-related deaths have been among Black residents, even though they make up less than a quarter of the county’s population. Officials warn that the coronavirus pandemic has overshadowed the crisis.
Word Count Program Helps Expand Early Childhood Language Exposure
The Providence Talks program expanded to five cities, where educators are working with parents to increase the number of words per day that their children hear.
Progressive Prosecutors Push for Reform in Response to Protests
Some say that the current moment has taught them the need for a thorough examination of the “historic impact of harmful policies” on certain communities.
Trump Raises Possibility of New Federal Law Enforcement Intervention in Cities
The president said that an announcement on the topic could be coming next week.
Hoping to Spur Participation, City Unleashes the Census Cowboy
The "census cowboy" will ride on horseback to 10 neighborhoods in Chicago with the lowest participation rates in the federal census, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.
Reverse-engineering deception-based attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for ways to automate the identification of tools and processes used in deepfakes, or adversarial machine learning attacks, so an adversary’s unique weaknesses can be targeted and responses developed at scale.
How automation can help local governments thrive in the post-COVID world
Automation can simultaneously make regulatory compliance easier, improve cash flow and better equip agencies to provide reliable and effective services to constituents.
Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
The algorithms underlying health recommendations on social media platforms are biased toward engagement, pointing users with greater health literacy to medical advice from reputed health care providers and steering less sophisticated users toward popular sources touting fake cures or misleading medical advice.
COVID-19 Testing Falls Short in Long-Term Care Facilities
Only seven states require regular testing of residents or staff.
Trump Administration Rescinds Rule Banning International Students from Country if Only Taking Online Classes
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Hawaii extends travel quarantine mandate, but relaxes it for college students ... Massachusetts sues ride-hailing companies ... New York governor releases memorable Covid poster.
The Coronavirus Has Resurrected Single-Use Plastics—Are They Back to Stay?
COMMENTARY | The trend to re-embrace plastic bags and other single-use disposable goods reverses previously growing policies in cities and states to restrict their use.
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