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Here’s what you may have missed last week with our headlines in state & local government tech. From Illinois to California and all state and local governments in between, we’re tracking critical issues across the country. ✅ Full stories at statescoop.com
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Minnesota Gov. Walz's anti-fraud legislation includes machine learning and artificial intelligence. 💰 Full scoop from @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/gov-tim-wal...
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Good news: There's a new federal consumer privacy bill. 👏 Bad news: It's not very consumer friendly. 😬 Full scoop from @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/secure-da...
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Introducing Inside Scoop, our new monthly LinkedIn newsletter! ✨ 📰 Get an insider’s look at the news, trends, conversations, and innovations shaping state and local government t...
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NTIA has formally advised states against signing a contract rider with SpaceX requesting exemptions from Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program requirements. 🚜 🛜 Full s...
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So, the White House just stepped in to change a TN bill regulating AI to protect children. 👀 After Trump administration revisions, the law became much more narrow. Should the fed...
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Last year, Utah partnered with @aspeninstitute.bsky.social to tackle one big question: how do you govern AI responsibly? Now, as concerns around AI risks grow, other states are taking notice and learning lessons. Sophia explains more. 📽️ ⬇️ 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/utah-aspen-i...
As American cities prepare to host the Olympics and FIFA World Cup, rapidly evolving drone technology is outpacing the systems state and local governments rely on to secure large public gatherings. 👀 ⚽ 🏅 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/drones-secur... #FIFAWorldCup #FWC26 #LA28 #2028Olympics
California Governor Newsom has signed an executive order to prepare workforce for AI disruptions. 🫣 Full scoop from Sophia Fox-Sowell 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/california-g... #California #TechLayoffs #Layoffs #Newsom #AI
Well, of course, Tennessee used a rodeo metaphor for its AI plan. 🤠 It's thrown a rope around the technology, and it's about to wrestle it to the ground. 🏇 What does that mean? Learn more. Full scoop from @keelyquinlan.bsky.social 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/tennessee-pu...
When AI causes harm, who is at fault? 🔍 That's the question at the heart of Baltimore's lawsuit against Elon Musk's Grok and xAI over sexually explicit deepfakes. ⚖️ Sophia Fox-Sowell explains more. 📹👇 📰➡️ statescoop.com/baltimore-su...
Congress is considering the Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems (FLOWS) Act. It would provide $50 million each year to help under-resourced water systems update their equipment and install modern IT security protections. 🚜 💧 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/flows-act-cy...
Under a new governor, Virginia has rejoined a voter-registration data-sharing group. 🗳️ Full scoop from @colinwood.me 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/virginia-rej... #ElectionDay #Politics #Democracy #GoVote #Virginia
MN Gov Walz ordered emergency cyberattack support for Winona County. 🚨 This is not the first time Walz has called in national guard cyberattack assistance or that Winona County has fallen victim to a cyberattack. 👀 @colinwood.me📽️ ⬇️ 📰 ➡️ statescoop.com/minnesota-wi...
Over the last two weeks, experts appeared before Congress requesting more oversight & a focus on emerging technologies for FirstNet. 🚨 🚓 What's FirstNet, and what exactly does this mean? 🔍 Learn more 📰 ⬇️ 1️⃣ statescoop.com/firstnet-rea... 2️⃣ statescoop.com/firstnet-rea...
What's next for Arizona? A single dashboard where citizens can access all their information, receive updates, and more launching this fall. 👀 📲 Learn more from Arizona's CIO J.R. Sloan at #NASCIO26. 📽️⬇️ More from @nascio.bsky.social's Midyear Conference 📺➡️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...
how jealous do you guys think trump will be when he sees President Xi had a massive "bro portrait" made of him and Vladimir Putin? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😎💥
🚨 ICYMI: Marco Rubio warned that a nuclear Iran could permanently threaten global oil markets. “There's also a price attached to a nuclear Iran!” “If Iran ever acquires a nuclear weapon, what would stop them from controlling the Strait then?”
Mamdani out there in dress shoes kicking it with kids. This is what a good human and elected official looks like.
TONIGHT: A father, husband and military veteran, Robert Yates was not someone you'd suspect to be the Spokane Serial Killer. Watch a new episode of 509's Most Notorious Crimes tonight at 7 p.m. only on KXLY+.
Looks like this comet has been caught in the act of reversing its spin… No aliens needed! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... #astronomy #astrophotography #nature #news #science #scicomm
Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social
And Cuban is laughing with Trump when he says he made a mistake voting for Harris. Fuck this guy! Fuck every fucking billionaire!
What a freaking clown, just totally retarded! Trump on Iran war: 'DON’T RUSH ME' 'We were in Vietnam like for 18 years, in Iraq for many many years' 'I’ve been doing this for 6 weeks'
A new class of music legends is heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Phil Collins will enter this time as a solo artist. In 2010, he was inducted as part of the band Genesis. He will be joined by artists Sade, New Order, and Oasis, plus Luther Vandross and the Wu-Tang Clan, among others.
Sorry but not..the Israelis are deranged..what happened to America first?..Americans can't pay for gas food healthcare but let's keep supporting Israel and this war
📺 El ponche de Abner Uribe confirmado después de la revisión del sistema de repetición instantánea.
Back in 2025, after Virginia Giuffre’s reported suicide, other Epstein survivors publicly stated they were not suicidal and warned they were living in fear. Juliette Bryant claimed multiple victims had died under suspicious circumstances — while mainstream media largely ignored the warnings.
Pennsylvanians across the state have been speaking up about climate change, air quality, extreme weather, and the future they want for their communities. Your voice belongs in the conversation! Register for the final sessions: bit.ly/PAClimateCon...
We must uphold the safety of Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The Liberals must commit to binding corporate accountability frameworks and community safety plans to ensure the safety of indigenous women and girls around resource extraction projects.
“15 puppets on one string” -Ant describes the OKC Thunder after being eliminated in the WCF
The gays go against nature? Babe… 🌈💚 H/t @yourpal_austin for the op/clap back. It’s been a while since I’ve made a queer ecology video, but pride month is coming up quick so… it’s time. 💁🏻♂️💁🏼♀️💁🏽 #queerecology #environmentaleducation #gay #lgbtq #natural
Known as “The Black Angels,” these Black nurses cared for tuberculosis patients at a time when many white nurses refused to treat them. They risked their lives to care for people society had abandoned. Their compassion helped save countless lives. History should remember them. #SheShed
William Shakespeare words 400 years ago is happening today 2026 by Sir Ian Mackellen
Also please enjoy this custom illustrated SVG animation I made just for this article! I had a lot of fun playing with how to illustrate AI slop/shovelware, and felt like these possessed floating shovels really hit the spot.
@kat8655.eurosky.social @flere-imsaho.circumstances.run @buzogryz.bsky.social 🔴 The level of IGNORANCE & ARROGANCE of these deplorable trolls is ASTOUNDING U.S. President Harry S. Truman May 14, 1948 — warns that early Zionist leaders wanted to control ALL of Palestine, not just part of it….
Big crowd at the #ACLF & Critical Illness #PosterTour at #EASLCongress: FRI-197 The AMMON-OHE model predicts #liver-related #complications in #outpatients with #cirrhosis: A prospective cohort study of the #AMMON consortium Crucial for understanding the disease progression! @rajivjalan.bsky.social
Marit Stiles is 100% right. Doug may very well find himself in prison. It’s not “Trumpian rhetoric” to say that if someone broke the law, they belong behind bars. If Doug Ford hasn’t done anything illegal, he has nothing to worry about.
In a broken system, utility companies get more profits while you get a higher bill. I’m running for governor to fix that system and bring your electricity costs down. Read my plan: bit.ly/4mmRBW4
That coat does indeed look good on her and if it was actually fitted and properly put on,it would complement her curves perfectly.
People are so fed up, they're almost reaching out in desperation for something else.
🐺Die Reise in das Unendliche Sternenmeer geht weiter und in die nächste Generation von neuen Helden🙃 Der Eintritt ist frei allerdings betreten auf eigene Gefahr! www.twitch.tv/silvariusplay #silvariusplay #letsplay #livestream #staroceanthesecondstoryr
Canada's Nathan MacKinnon with a big-time goal to send Canada to the Olympic final at Milano Cortina 2026! 🇨🇦 🏒
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Creators often ask ‘how long does it take to make your books?’ Here we’re talking with @myfanwytristram.bsky.social about the process of making graphic novels, and how long it can take. You can see us hanging out with Myf this summer at Hay Festival and Leeds LitFest, links in the thread 👇
In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, we're improving access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents. 🎥 Diana Dáila, our medical activity manager in Honduras, tells us how her team provides this care.
Every week this administration produces a new masterpiece of brazen criminality. Trump is sitting in the Oval Office, ancient, oleaginous, trembling with senility, and what does he do? Conjures a $1.8 billion slush fund from the ether to pay off his cronies. Not infrastructure. Not healthcare.
you celebrate the win while we publish across 12+ platforms. Multitasking, anyone? #socialmediaautomation #contentcreators
Quand tu entends ce soir Hélène Devynck, victime de PPDA, et Flavie Flament, victime de Patrick Bruel, parler de ces femmes que Brigitte Macron a qualifiées de « sales connes », tu comprends qu'elles doivent continuer ce qu'elles font, car c'est important pour les victimes.
Crush enemies with thick thighs in Kats Trigger! Check it out! nichegamer.com/kats-trigger...