Missouri hopes to request between $5 million and $30 million in federal funds and award the money to companies to bring broadband Internet access to unserved areas throughout the state. The Missouri Department of Economic…
Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis mused of all the legal arguments the state will need to make in fending off lawsuits filed against controversial 2021 bills adopted by Florida’s GOP-dominated Legislature, the one challenging the…
A plan to grant app-based gig workers some bargaining rights is dead in the state Legislature — even as the City Council held a hearing Tuesday on measures to improve working conditions for New Yorkers…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday that dedicates $75 million to expand the state’s broadband infrastructure. House Bill 21-1289 also creates the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) within the governor’s Office of Information Technology. The…
The headlines are filled with news about ransomware attacks tying up organizations large and small, data breaches at major brand-name companies and cyberattacks by shadowy hackers associated with Russia, China and North Korea. Are these…
Colorado has two of the most resilient tech hubs in the country, according to recent research by LinkedIn. The report by LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team found that Colorado Springs and Denver are two of the country’s top-10…
Circumstances of the pandemic enhanced awareness of the benefits of telemedicine, and a new bill aimed at legalizing those services permanently raises the question of broadband access, particularly in rural Kansas. “At no time has…
With the exact timeline for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12 still uncertain, Chicago is launching a new virtual academy this fall for students with certain underlying medical conditions, with a late July deadline to…
Researchers are testing a way to use facial recognition technology to selectively divert invasive Asian carp species in the Illinois River. The Nature Conservancy, Illinois’ Department of Natural Resources and Whoossh Innovations are testing the…
When President Joe Biden took Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pickup for a test drive in Dearborn, Michigan, in May 2021, the event was more than a White House photo op. It marked a new phase…