South Dakota Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Director Deepika Hammer highlight key considerations for capitalizing on the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter during the 140th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2026 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen / Getty Images)
Michael Hanna-Butros Meyering, Nevada's chief communications and policy officer, will now help Oregon translate privacy principles into practical decisions and repeatable processes, according to a state announcement.
Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference with House Republican leadership in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Numerous privacy analysts who've read the SECURE Data Act said that in addition to preempting years of state policy work, it would omit crucial protections for consumers.
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a law firm representing Massachusetts residents claiming constitutional violations by their state's public health agency, claimed the state was automatically installing and…
David Botero and Cobun Zwiefel-Keegan of the privacy association IAPP look back at the progress made in state-level data-privacy policy in 2025, and look ahead to big…
Two sanitation workers load discarded furniture into a Toronto waste truck as a woman adds more items to the curb. (Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images)
Dallas City Council has voted to arm its waste collection vehicles with AI-powered cameras, what one official called a "smart-city approach to an everyday challenge.”
Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, says a proposal in New Orleans to expand police use of facial recognition is a major…
