Artificial Intelligence
New House commission to scrutinize AI's impact on the economy
The House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy will address policy issues like guardrails for AI and its economic, safety and health impacts.
Management
‘Away for the day’: Indiana lawmakers take up bill expanding cellphone ban to entire school day
The bill would build on an existing state law that already restricts student cellphone use during “instructional time.”
Digital Government
From legacy to leadership: The new era of government payments
COMMENTARY | Agencies must deliver seamless experiences to keep up with the private sector, and evidence suggests they are doing just that.
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Management
Nevada’s HR modernization push sets the scene for future innovation
The state is looking to revamp how it approaches human resource and staff operations after upgrading a decades-old legacy system.
Emerging Tech
States urge more federal coordination amid growth of new aviation options
Advanced air mobility promises air taxis, delivery planes and others in the nation’s skies. Leaders said while the FAA must lead on airspace management, it must listen to those on the ground.
Infrastructure
Data centers for AI could nearly triple San Jose’s energy use. Who foots the bill?
AI’s planned data-center boom is straining California’s grid forecasts and raising fears that customers could pay for upgrades if projects never materialize.
Artificial Intelligence
As lawmakers push to regulate AI in advertising, this New York agency is running AI ads
The state's Office of Addiction Services and Supports is running television ads featuring AI-generated faces without disclosing the technology to viewers.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump plans to sign order preempting state AI laws
Congressional efforts to legally place a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence regulation have thus-far failed to garner enough support.
Digital Government
State social media laws run into familiar challenges
As states barrel ahead with their own regulations in the absence of Congressional action, barriers like age verification, the First Amendment and worries about data privacy remain.
Artificial Intelligence
Google data centers will bring nuclear power back to tornado country
A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?
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Finance
Texas launches cryptocurrency reserve with $5 million investment
Lawmakers created a state Strategic Bitcoin Reserve earlier this year and dedicated $10 million to investing in cryptocurrency.
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Artificial Intelligence
AI as a thought processor: Implications for learning and understanding
COMMENTARY | The tech is helping us form ideas and test arguments, and so could change how we think. We must be intentional about how we integrate it into our lives.
Workforce
New Jersey leverages platform to help adults go back to school
The state partnered with ReUp Education to offer adult learners to a platform to access resources and services that help them complete their degrees.
Digital Government
New York City graduates first IT academy class
More than two dozen participants earned a certificate of completion from the program, which helped them understand city systems, HR and learn best practices from IT leaders.
Emerging Tech
Texas becomes the first state to buy bitcoin as more states eye cryptocurrencies
A new law allows Texas to invest millions in the emerging financial market.
Artificial Intelligence
‘Age of darkness and deceit’: DeSantis proposes ‘AI bill of rights’ in crack down
The legislative proposals come in sharp contrast to pro-tech push marking President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
Artificial Intelligence
Maryland partners with tech companies to build an AI-ready workforce
The cross-sector collaboration will help state workers design and develop AI solutions that fit into Maryland’s broader goals of expanding AI adoption across agencies, one official said.
Infrastructure
Some officials, lawmakers look to speed up permitting for broadband projects
States have billions in the pipeline to build out internet infrastructure, but getting those projects approved is challenging. Lawmakers are working on the issue, while others warn of preempting local authority.
Artificial Intelligence
Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers
A new model will test AI prior authorizations in 6 states. Physicians fear more denials and delays for older adults.
