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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.
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Any new state symbols (cookies, dogs, insects, etc) up for a vote any time soon?
– @winzigpedia
Answer: You bet your sweet bippy!
Actually, lawmakers are on summer break right now. But hopefully they get to these crucial bills upon returning to Columbus.
DeWine on sending troops to southern border: It s in Ohio s interest
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State, Local Officials Testify Cybersecurity Needs Funding
State, local and county governments officials testified that they need continually renewed, flexible funding to fend off increasing cyber threats during a U.S. Senate hearing earlier this month.
June 29, 2021 •
Screenshot Budget strains leave cyber defense goals identified but unadopted at state, local and county levels, where successful attacks could down 911 call centers, halt school classes and disrupt water systems and waste treatment, speakers said during a Senate hearing earlier this month.
Lawmakers convening the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight hearing sought to determine how the federal government could use policy changes and new grants to better fund these needs, while controlling its own expenditures.
Iowa Capital Dispatch
State and local officials say they need more federal aid to combat cybercrime. (Creative Commons photo via Pxhere)
WASHINGTON In October 2019, officials at a tiny western New Hampshire school district suddenly realized they had a problem on their hands.
The Sunapee School District’s servers, documents and other internal information systems had been locked down by an outside entity demanding a ransom payment.
System backups meant the school district eventually was able to resume its operations without paying ransom to the attackers. But the recovery took nine days and cost more than $40,000 in fees, materials and hardware, according to Russell Holden, the district’s superintendent.