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12/12/2025

Accidental shootings are often overlooked by officials when considering efforts to reduce gun violence incidents, one Houston city official said.

12/12/2025

The role is still being defined by its earliest incumbents, as states remain uncertain about the future of the technology and how to deal with its impacts.

12/11/2025

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration will study the impact of technology and screens on students’ learning and the use of federal dollars to buy that tech.

NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth said in a speech last week the agency will study whether schools are now too reliant on educational technology, and if spending has resulted in bad outcomes for…

12/09/2025

Advanced air mobility promises air taxis, delivery planes and others in the nation’s skies. Leaders said while the FAA must lead on airspace management, it must listen to those on the ground.

12/09/2025

COMMENTARY | Artificial intelligence is helping us form ideas and test arguments, and so could change how we think. We must be intentional about how we integrate it into our lives.

COMMENTARY | The tech is helping us form ideas and test arguments, and so could change how we think. We must be intentional about how we integrate it into our lives.

12/09/2025

The state partnered with ReUp Education to offer adult learners to a platform to access resources and services that help them complete their degrees.

12/09/2025

As states barrel ahead with their own regulations in the absence of Congressional action, barriers like age verification, the First Amendment and worries about data privacy remain.

12/08/2025

More than two dozen New York City participants earned a certificate of completion from the program, which helped them understand city systems, HR and learn best practices from IT leaders.

More than two dozen participants earned a certificate of completion from the program, which helped them understand city systems, HR and learn best practices from IT leaders.

12/05/2025

A cross-sector collaboration will help state workers design and develop AI solutions that fit into Maryland’s broader goals of expanding AI adoption across agencies, one official said.

The cross-sector collaboration will help state workers design and develop AI solutions that fit into Maryland’s broader goals of expanding AI adoption across agencies, one official said.

12/05/2025

States have billions in the pipeline to build out internet infrastructure, but getting those projects approved is challenging. Lawmakers are working on the issue, while others warn of preempting local authority.

States have billions in the pipeline to build out internet infrastructure, but getting those projects approved is challenging. Lawmakers are working on the issue, while others warn of preempting…

12/04/2025

New York City is revving up its public safety efforts with a new emergency communications vehicle that aims to improve connectivity among first responders during large events and disaster situations.

The vehicle serves as a mobile tech center to improve cross-agency coordination during critical events.

12/04/2025

It comes weeks after the House voted to reup the $1 billion state and local grants, which also received a temporary lifeline during the recent government funding deal.

It comes weeks after the House voted to reup the $1 billion state and local grants, which also received a temporary lifeline during the recent government funding deal.