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My co-authors (@AStaufferDC & @Justin_Theal) and I released a @PewStates interactive & analysis of the federal share of state revenue, which illustrates states’ reliance on federal funds. It varies by state as you can see below. Read more here: pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… THREAD 👇
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Tomorrow, the City of Miami will vote on whether to grant a 30-year contract on light poles that will have cameras, license plate readers and flood sensors. For free.
The catch: Nothing would stop the contracting company from keeping all your data and selling it to others.
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Two days after the Denver City Council voted to kill its contracts with GEO and CoreCivic, here's where things stand: Halfway house residents are panicking that they'll be sent back to prison or jail, an outcome officials say is a very real possibility. coloradoindependent.com/2019…
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Former Nevada Secretary of State and Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa backs legislation that would allow citizens in the state who are returning from prison to vote immediatey upon their release: thenevadaindependent.com/art…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked 35 questions in The Washington Post, so we thought we'd take a stab at answering them.
You can read all 35 of our responses here: bit.ly/2ZDIBkS
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Honesty in government: Mississippi refuses to let a community build its own fiber #broadband network because Comcast told the President of the Senate to stop them. muninetworks.org/content/col…
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More than a year ago, I was asked to do the impossible. Help build an algorithm that could tease out what statehouse bills were created from model legislation (ie copy-paste legislation). Along with a terrific team @USATODAY and @azcentral. We did it. Here’s how. (THREAD)
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Exclusive: @DARPA is building a $10 million secure voting system, fully open source, that it will bring to the @defcon Voting Village this year and next to let hackers/researchers examine and pentest. motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…
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NEW: Disturbing details from @motherboard on how wireless carriers are selling the location data of Americans. This is a nightmare for national security and the personal safety of anyone with a phone. motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…
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Agree with @billpeduto that cities must require incident reporting with self-driving vehicles back on the road. The public ought to be informed if an AV drives onto a sidewalk.
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NEW - Kansas drivers who renew their licenses, registration or K-TAGs online are giving permission for their personal information to be stored outside the United States, even though Kansas forbids overseas data storage.
#ksleg kansas.com/news/politics-gov…
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This is one of those things that occasionally gets lost amid the deep mistrust of national institutions.
Not polarized, either: 78% of Dems and 74% of GOP have confidence in local government.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans have a great deal or a fair amount of trust in their local governments.
on.gallup.com/2pHqLN1
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"Business owners in the hardest-hit counties report they have lost nearly $90 million and have laid off about 300 workers because of the red tide and a separate freshwater algal bloom in the state’s largest lake." washingtonpost.com/national/…
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NEW - KDHE says next year it will take over processing of Medicaid applications for elderly and individuals with disabilities from contractor Maximus after state found it wasn’t fulfilling contract. #ksleg @andymarso
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Iowa Medicaid director says privatization is saving money by preventing hospitalizations. Hospital Association says data don’t show it. via @Michaela_Ramm thegazette.com/the-state-has…
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Gov. Jerry Brown curses high-speed rail critics in forceful speech to labor leaders lat.ms/2HPA2cH
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As preemption ticks up it's time for states to respect #localcontrol: great to talk to @pewtrusts pew.org/2jOzU2l @leagueofcities
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Verizon Launches IoT Solution For Water Utilities. go.shr.lc/1r5N7pv @CivSource @VZEnterprise #IoT #smartwater #smartenergy
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#TBT to our CEO's interview w/ @CivSource & @BaileyMcC, discussing systems integration for #drones ow.ly/BecB300xVXO
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.@CivSource and @BaileyMcC talk with @VStarSystems about its launch as a systems integrator for #drones: go.shr.lc/1VbWOPN #uavnews