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Minnesota puts water permit process online

A newly designed web-based system that simplifies the steps to getting water permits and paying for them online is being rolled out by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

By StateScoop Staff

May 19, 2014

DNR rolls out new online water permit application

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NYC announces free, online digital learning hub for public housing residents

Public housing residents will have access to courses and learning materials designed to improve their digital literacy.

By Keely Quinlan

Trump and friends — President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order beside Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

State leaders, civil rights groups respond to ‘dangerous’ Trump order banning state AI laws

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New York reopens grant program to help local governments cut cost

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Center for Civic Futures announces 8 projects to improve AI for public benefits access

By Colin Wood

Maryland becomes first state to adopt Open Law Library for its legal code

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Federal preemption could disrupt states’ child safety protections, expert warns

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Congress — again — considers preempting state AI laws, this time bundling with child online safety bills

By Colin Wood

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