California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question
The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes.
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Police officers block off the street where a shooting took place Monday evening as a Black Lives Matter protest makes its way down Center Street on July 1, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (George Frey / Getty Images) AI Utah to deploy AI to handle non-emergency calls, speed up 911 response
Utah is turning to artificial intelligence to help statewide public safety answering points handle the overwhelming volume of non-emergency calls and speed up emergency response times.
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(Getty Images) State Ohio accelerates next-generation 911 rollout
Ohio plans to expand coverage and connect all public safety answering points to improve 911 calls are properly routed.
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Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images) State As other states rally to aid Texas flood recovery efforts, officials demand answers
North Dakota, California, and others are sending resources to Texas to aid in the state’s recovery efforts after a catastrophic flood left dozens of people dead or missing.
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(Getty Images) AI AI tool that writes police reports needs better oversight, transparency, report says
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says Axon’s Draft One tool lacks features for determining which parts of a police report were written by a human and which were written by a machine.
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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 Did Trump cuts play role in Central Texas flood deaths?
The devastating floods in Texas are prompting questions over the accuracy of weather forecasts and warning systems by local officials and the National Weather Service.
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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 Per new law, all New York agencies required to take cyber awareness 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.