Voters Could Give Older California Homeowners A New Property Tax Break
But would Proposition 5 ease the state’s housing crisis?
News Deserts Widen as Newspapers Shut Down
Researchers identified nearly 200 counties without any paper, weekly or daily, “creating a news vacuum for about 3.2 million residents and public officials.”
Tough New DUI Law Brings Controversy
Later this year, Utah will become the first state to make it illegal to drive with a blood alcohol level of .05 or higher, rather than the .08 standard all the other states use.
When cybersecurity capabilities are paid for, but untapped
Agencies should cull the security stack and provide contextual visibility across all layers of the environment -- network, endpoint, lateral movement, cloud and IoT.
‘Opportunity Zones’ Rules Help Bring Program Into Sharper Focus
Proponents of the initiative believe it could attract billions of dollars of new investment to struggling communities.
Securing critical infrastructure against modern vulnerabilities and cyberthreats
By proactively conducting threat research, segmenting networks and deploying proper security hygiene, critical infrastructure providers will be better prepared to identify threats, secure networks against them and mitigate any resulting damage.
LA's cyber strategy: savvier employees, secure IoT
Los Angeles is reducing its attack surface by training employees and securing connected devices.
New data tool can help scientists use limited funds to protect the greatest number of endangered species
Working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, researchers built a tool that uses decision science and big data to help make decisions about saving endangered species more effective and transparent.
Marijuana Retail Sales See Biggest Month to Date in Colorado
But experts caution pot tax revenue doesn’t necessarily solve state budget problems.
Feeling Heat From Anti-Vaccine Parents, State Pulls Immunization Education Program
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | N.Y. Gov. Cuomo heads into deteriorating tunnel … San Francisco accounting errors … and ACLU sues judge over countywide homeless camp ban.
FEMA Wants a New Way to Verify Survivors After Disasters
The new system will need to handle up to 750,000 cases at the same time to ensure survivors get what they need while fraudsters get shut out.
Ohio Town Debuts Smart Intersection Technology
The technology, a pilot project, debuted in Marysville, Ohio earlier this month.
3 Data Snapshots That Take the Pulse of the ‘Heartland’ States
Looking at indicators of the economy, health and human capital across 19 states in the middle of America.
Digital Record Deluge Threatens to Swamp States
States allocate less than one-hundredth of one percent of their budget on archives despite exponential data growth.
Federal and State Officials Criticize Wireless Outages After Hurricane Michael
A consumer advocacy group said regulators are also to blame for the delay in getting service back up. Wireless carriers countered that they’ve restored service as quickly as possible.
Congress, More Than a Dozen States Consider Legislation to Expand Broadband Access
Most efforts aimed at increasing spending, streamlining regulations.
6 growing threats to network security
The network has become not only a target but also a channel for disruption -- distributing DDoS, phishing, ransomware and other types of malware attacks.
Spreading the word about FirstNet
A new website aims to provide first responders with information, news and analysis about FirstNet, the nationwide public-safety broadband network.
IARPA: It's time for better computers
Future Computing Systems will feature new hardware and software architectures as well as intelligent environments that understand their own state, according to the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Blockchains won’t fix internet voting security -- and could make it worse
Officials and companies who promote online voting are creating a false sense of security –- and putting the integrity of the election process at risk.
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