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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks at the Arizona Democratic Election Night Watch Party on Nov. 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Arizona to use new election results reporting system in November

The statewide rollout of Enhanced Voting software will give voters a centralized website for tracking unofficial election results, with state officials citing transparency and security as priorities.
5212 photo Ryan McFadden Cindy Zimmerman is a Sexual Assualt Nurse Examiner SANE at St. Joseph’s Medical Center; Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (rape kit); (Photo By Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Pennsylvania pilots sexual assault kit tracking system for survivors ahead of statewide rollout

The pilot aims to help state agencies improve the system, address training and technical needs and ensure the process is consistent, transparent and centered on survivors.
FAIRFAX, CA – JANUARY 2: Gilbert Velarde clears debris from a mudslide on Tamalpias Road January 2, 2006 in Fairfax, California. Northern California has been inundated by heavy rain over the past week, causing mudslides and pushing rivers over their banks. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

States look to lidar, machine learning and satellites to map landslide risks

New federal grants from the U.S. Geological Survey are helping states build landslide databases that can improve hazard mapping, emergency planning and public awareness.
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