IRVING, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry called for the use of unarmed Predator drones to patrol the Texas-Mexico border on Monday as he tried to shore up his border security credentials in a campaign stop at the Irving Police Association Hall.
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Offshore wind energy can furnish Marylanders with as much as two-thirds of the electricity they currently use, and if aggressively developed, could turn the state into a net exporter of power, a new report by the Abell Foundation says.
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Lawmakers are fed up with the state Employment Development Department, saying its technology staff is set to rack up $53 million in cost overruns on projects funded with federal stimulus money and is behind on assisting the unemployed.
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The first recommendations from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle's Senate Budget Task Force came out today in the form of two bills designed to promote transparency and savings in state government.
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Beacon Hill power players warned Gov. Deval Patrick to slow down yesterday on a plan he's considering that would eliminate toll takers and install a high-speed electronic toll system on the Massachusetts Turnpike
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PORTLAND, Maine — The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said the reorganization won't prevent it from expanding broadband Internet in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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JACKSON, Maine — Residents this weekend approved a controversial wind turbine ordinance that would impose strict regulations on industrial wind power developments.
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Community college classrooms are getting "smarter," sometimes in unexpected ways. Very soon, students will be able to answer lecture questions using that indispensable accoutrement of 21st century life - their cell phones.
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In the world of gavels and gowns, keeping those not present in courtrooms informed about testimony and evidence via the Internet has become a new frontier for judges, jurors and journalists.
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New Hampshire Rep. Paul Hodes plans to introduce legislation in Congress to give states that could be affected by neighboring nuclear power plants
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The state Department of Agriculture is considering moving its headquarters from the Sissonville area to the South Charleston Technology Park.
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DNAresource.com Includes database of current and past state legislation related to forensic DNA policy.
Electronic Privacy Information Center Research and advocacy organization focusing on civil liberties in the digital age. Site includes frequently updated news section.
Government Performance Project Analysis of how well each state is managed in four areas: money, people, infrastructure and information.
Government Technology This site provides the latest developments concerning e-government, telecom, homeland security and other issues.
Information Technology Association of America This group represents the broad spectrum of information technology, including Internet and online services, systems integration and telecommunications.
Slashdot.org Politics Links to news articles and discussions about technology and politics.
Statescape's BillFinder BillFinder helps users find any bill eligible for consideration in the current calendar year using either keywords and phrases or bill numbers.
Wisconsin Technology Council The Tech Council is the science and technology advisor to the Governor and the Legislature. Launched in 2001, the Tech Council was created by a bipartisan act of the governor and the Legislature. It is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan board with members from tech companies, venture capital firms, all levels of education, research institutions, government and law.
ZDNet Government Part of ZDNet.com's blog network, ZDNet Government reports on developments on information technology in federal, state and local governments.
The seventh annual Hal Hovey Award was presented Feb. 3 to Marc Perrusquia, an enterprise and investigative reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis Tenn. The award is made jointly by Stateline.org, which is part of the Pew Center on the States, and Governing Magazine for outstanding coverage of state and local government.
The Stimulus and the States Follow how states are managing the stimulus money and which programs are receiving funding as part of the recovery effort using Stateline.org's stimulus special section.
Stateline.org has put together a list of state public policy resources organized by issue. Here, you will find useful links to essential information from government, academia, and think tanks. If you have a link to add, please email us.
The Pew Charitable Trusts applies the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew's Center on the States identifies and advances state policy solutions.
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