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Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) State -
At a signing event on June 27, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul holds up a bill designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity. (Aidin Bharti / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) State State, local New York agencies get free, mandatory cyber training
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity posture. Among the provisions is one that requires all state and local agencies to take annual cyber awareness training.
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(Getty Images) Broadband North Carolina announces new leaders to help close digital divide
Among three new officials named is Maggie Woods, who is the new director of the state’s Office of Digital Opportunity.
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People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Data & Analytics Proposed SNAP cuts would push food banks toward ‘breaking point’
Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
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(Hal Yeager / Getty Images) State Alabama to add invisible security emblems to ballots
Alabama’s ballots will add security emblems that can only be detected by specialized equipment, starting in 2026.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, accompanied by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei, speaks as he joins President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Broadband State, local organizations ask Commerce Dept. to reinstate Digital Equity Act
A new letter urges Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick to reinstate the Digital Equity Act funds Trump cancelled last month.
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(Getty Images) State West Virginia overcomes broadband bottleneck to enter the cloud
Chief Information Officer Heather Abbott says the state is standing up three new cloud environments.
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(Getty Images) State Staffing cuts to FEMA, NOAA will impair disaster response, says alerts expert
Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration could hinder state and local government coordination.
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(Getty Images) State New York State lags on next-generation 911 transition, audit shows
A New York State Comptroller’s Office audit shows that the state’s transition to next-generation 911 is beset by poor communication and management.
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An AI-generated image shows a zebra on a pedestrian bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. This image is one of several shared by law enforcement agencies seeking to raise awareness about the lost animal. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department) AI Authorities use AI to make memes about a lost zebra in Tennessee
Several local governments and law enforcement agencies in middle Tennessee have shared AI-generated images of a missing zebra.