A sensor installed outside a school in Denver, decorated by a local artist, monitors air quality. (Denver Clean Air Program) Denver uses data to raise air quality awareness in schools Denver is using data and partnerships with schools to help improve public health and raise awareness about air quality. Aug 5, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) State officials eye ‘new era’ for Oregon broadband A consortium providing broadband infrastructure to Oregon's public and nonprofit sectors has big plans for building out the state's networks. Aug 4, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Scoop News Group) Ransomware group Vice Society hits another school district The ransomware group Vice Society has reportedly infected a school district in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ahead of the new school year. Aug 4, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank workers help with food distribution to some 2,000 vehicles expected to arrive in Willowbrook, California on April 29, 2021 in an ongoing effort to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) Inflation hitting Los Angeles hard, new website shows Inflation and the housing crisis are pushing more people into poverty in California's biggest city, a new website shows. Aug 4, 2022 By Colin Wood
Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where Ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Courtney Pedroza / Getty Images) Ongoing threats against election administration fuel ‘anxiety and dread,’ officials tell Senate A hearing on threats against election workers, egged on by falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest, turned emotional at times. Aug 3, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Virginia state capitol building in Richmond, Virginia (Getty Images) Virginia’s new CIO targets cyber, ‘smart growth’ Robert Osmond, Virginia's new chief information officer, said he's using a strategy of "smart growth" as he drafts a new IT roadmap. Aug 3, 2022 By Colin Wood
A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California Deputy CIO Russ Nichols to retire Nichols, who's worked in state IT for more than two decades, served as acting CIO for five months earlier this year. Aug 2, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Submit your nominations for the 2022 LocalSmart Awards The LocalSmart Awards program honors the visionaries who transform local government to make a difference in citizens' lives. Aug 2, 2022 By StateScoop Staff