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MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2026/07/30: Participants seen holding signs at the protest. New York patients, union members, and health workers gathered across from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, to celebrate the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, to share personal stories about our broken healthcare system, and to demand bold action by Congress and state lawmakers to protect and restore Medicare and Medicaid and to pass Medicare for All and the New York Health Act to provide comprehensive healthcare for all, without exception. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Center for Civic Futures awards grant to Nava Labs to help modernize state benefits technology with AI

The latest award through the organization’s Public Benefit Innovation Fund will support the use of artificial intelligence tools to help agencies update aging Medicaid and SNAP systems.
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 30: A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries on October 30, 2025 in New York City. Approximately 42 million Americans rely on food stamps that are deposited monthly onto their EBT cards. On November 1st, that assistance is set to end amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, potentially leaving households desperate to find ways to put food on the table. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Aspen Institute warns states need funding to strengthen EBT security

A proposed USDA rule would require states to upgrade SNAP payment cards and implement other security measures, but the Aspen Institute says new federal mandates risk competing…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 26: Participants gather as 60-Hour Medicaid Vigil Ends with Promise: “We Won’t Get Over This Betrayal – We’re Getting Organized” on July 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations)

$11M in AI grants aim to help states modernize public benefits

The Center for Civic Futures is funding 11 projects focused on reducing workloads, improving data sharing to help states prepare for changes to SNAP and Medicaid under…
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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.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands near Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on in Newark, New Jersey, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

State laws haven’t stopped federal immigration agencies from accessing state DMV data

A handful of states have passed laws meant to stop federal authorities from accessing data, but a new report calls their effectiveness into question.
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The MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority logo sign is seen on a subway train in New York on Aug. 5, 2026. The transportation system provides rapid transport rail and bus service throughout the New York City and metropolitan area. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

NYC transit agencies test AI tools to modernize infrastructure, data workflows

A new report shows how 17 companies tested tools for infrastructure inspections, maintenance planning and data management with transit agencies in the tri-state area.
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.
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