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* 70% of U.S. adults say social media has too much influence By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troubling trend of “smart cities” run by tech behemoths. In January, Governor Steve Sisolak unveiled a bill to create so-called “Innovation Zones” which would let companies im...

ANALYSIS-Nevada rethinks innovation zones plan to let tech firms run cities Reuters 6 hrs ago * Plan would let tech firms buy "Innovation Zones" for $250 mln Popular Searches * 70% of U.S. adults say social media has too much influence By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troublin...

Fact check: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims most people of color dont have a vehicle Brandon Mulder, Politifact FacebookTwitterEmail Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Eliminating drive-thru voting centers is one of the major features of Senate Bill 7, described by its Republican authors as an election security measure and by its Democratic detractors as an attempt to suppress the vote. The bill would prohibit county election officials from allowing voters to cast ballots from ...

What Are States Doing to Bridge the Digital Divide? State governments, in addition to governments at the local level, have taken concrete steps to close the digital divide over the past year, though experts argue those efforts were largely patchwork or emergency efforts and must be sustained in the years ahead. According to the nonprofit National Digital Inclusion Alliance, states took actions primarily in four areas: expanding internet access, expanding device access, increased tech support a...

This is a column by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga. I’m sure you are convinced that race-based voting is rampant in American politics. But what you’re probably thinking of is whether certain groups support certain parties. That’s not race-based voting. My students compared the 2016 and 2020 election results, and also compared the 2008 election with its predecessors, in my “Race and Politics” class. And here is what we found. African...

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by Jeremy Lott Print this article Theres a logic to starting with trucks, given the technology involved and that truckers already deal with interstate and international fuel tax issues, but politically, it would be a disaster to single them out first. Do a slim majority of people now support a vehicle miles traveled tax? That is one takeaway from the Mineta Transportation Institutes 12th annual survey of taxation and transportation. The California-based think ...

Why Biden is making more progress on economic than social issues CNN 1 day ago Analysis by Ronald Brownstein © BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday, April 8, while unveiling new efforts to get the problem under control. The magnitude of the economic proposals that President Joe Biden may pass through Congress this year is drawing legitimate comparisons to Frankl...

Economic shortfalls identified SHERRY SLATER | The Journal Gazette An 18-month Brookings Institution study has identified three well-known weaknesses in Indianas economy. The 136-page report was short on surprises but long on validation, according to an official with the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, which commissioned the study. The challenge now for economic development officials is to persuade owners of thousands of small- and medium-sized Hoosier businesses to buy into the reports ...

1 of 6 Code Louisville mentor Daniel Roberts, center, answers a question from student Robert Barhan during a class at Southern Indiana Works in New Albany. Photos by Daniel Suddeath | News and Tribune John Collins, foreground, a student taking a weekly class at Southern Indiana Works in New Albany, gets helps with a program from Code Louisville mentor Daniel Roberts. Daniel Suddeath | News and Tribune Students in the class said coding attracted them because it’s appli...