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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 impose taxes and create school districts and court systems. Sisolak pitched the plan, which had not ye...

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 troubling trend of "smart cities" run by tech behemoths. In January, Governor Steve Sisolak unveiled a bil...

Fact check: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims most people of color don't 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 within their vehicles by amending the state’s election code to make voting rules in this regard u...

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 and digital literacy efforts, and planning and coordination of digital equity efforts. For example, 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-Americans, Hispanics and Asian-Americans tend to back the Democratic Party, while whites tend to su...