New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at a COVID-19 memorial service outside the gates of Gallier Hall on January 19, 2021 in New Orleans. (Erika Goldring / Getty Images) New Orleans mayor wants to overturn facial recognition ban New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she wants police to have access to facial recognition systems, one year after a ban was implemented. Feb 22, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
Virginia state capitol building in Richmond, Virginia (Getty Images) Virginia CIO Phil Wittmer steps down less than a month into job Phil Wittmer, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's pick for chief information officer, is leaving after four weeks for unknown reasons. Feb 22, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Paul Sableman / Flickr) Missouri website vulnerability was present since 2011, investigation finds While Missouri Gov. Mike Parson lashed out at the journalist who reported the flaw, it had been present for nearly a decade, state police found. Feb 22, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Harnessing untapped data to access critical insights NorthBay’s Ed McDevitt on how organizations can unify data to derive business value. Feb 22, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to press at MGM National Harbor on December 09, 2021 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Shannon Finney / Getty Images / MGM National Harbor) Maryland lawmakers take aim at Gov. Hogan’s use of encrypted messaging A new bill responds to reports that Gov. Larry Hogan and his aides have been using Wickr, an app that self-deletes messages. Feb 18, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Colorado publishes digital equity framework, a ‘labor of love’ Colorado's digital services agency published new resources to help government agencies ensure equity as they develop IT projects. Feb 17, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
(Pepi Stojanovski / Unsplash) Colorado eying technical debt with federal infrastructure funding Colorado CIO Tony Neal-Graves said the influx of federal infrastructure and pandemic-relief funding is an opportunity to modernize systems. Feb 17, 2022 By Colin Wood
Pittsburgh police officers work at the scene of the police shooting which left three officers dead, on April 5, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Ross Mantle / Getty Images) Policing data could reveal racial bias in Pittsburgh, say lawmakers New legislation would share city data with the Center for Policing Equity to search for indicators of racial bias in policing. Feb 16, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in Denver in January 2021. (Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images) Colorado will accept cryptocurrency for tax payments by summer, says Gov. Polis Polis called the move a "consumer-friendly way" to embrace cryptocurrency, but said the state will immediately convert payments back into dollars. Feb 16, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks at the National Association of Counties legislative conference at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Feb. 15, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Biden tells counties Rescue Plan funds can be used to prepare for infrastructure boost President Joe Biden used a speech to the National Association of Counties to highlight local accomplishments of his pandemic relief plan. Feb 15, 2022 By Benjamin Freed