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)
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.
A report from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that 61% of local election officials are concerned with CISA's recent scaling back of cybersecurity services.
North Carolina Chief Information Officer Teena Piccione high-fives someone from the Carolina Cyber Network at Fayetteville Technical Community College on July 7, 2025. (North Carolina Department of Information Technology)
A new internship program in North Carolina will provide university students a chance to learn cybersecurity skills while working inside the state government.
California state Sen. Steve Padilla speaks during a press conference to promote SB 243 at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento, California, on July, 8 2025. He was joined on stage by Rob Eleveld, CEO of the nonprofit Transparency Coalition (far left), Megan Garcia (left), state Sen. Josh Becker (right) and state Sen. Weber Pierson (far right). (Sophia Fox-Sowell / Scoop News Group)
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., listens at a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
A photo of a computer screen on displaying Google Maps July 7, 2025 reveals the Gulf of America, where once there was the Gulf of Mexico. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)
CalHeatScore is the data-powered tool that’s designed to help local governments and their constituencies better prepare for levels of heat that can become health hazards.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., speaks during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)
A proposed 10-year ban on states enforcing their AI laws, championed primarily by Sen. Ted Cruz, lost virtually all support before a vote. The development is being…
