Keely Quinlan
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statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan
Over the last year, the City of Minneapolis has transitioned its paper-based permitting system for more than 800 permit types to a digital process that uses automation software. City officials said the change has resulted in a 50% reduction in administrative time for reviewing and approving event permit applications.
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statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan
On Tuesday, officials in Bowling Green, Kentucky, shared the results of a pilot program called ‘What Could BG Be’ that used artificial intelligence to help gather and parse public feedback to build a community planning document for the next 25 years. Bowling Green, along with other cities near Nashville, Tennessee, is experiencing rapid growth, and by 2050, the city’s Chamber of Commerce estimates, the area will add an additional 75,000 people to its population of 150,000.
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statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan
Advancing legislation that would require Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote could create chaos for state and local election offices, a state election official and a voting expert told StateScoop. The House of Representatives last Thursday passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE, Act, a bill that has received strong support from congressional Republicans who’ve deemed the measure necessary to ensure that only citizens vote in U.S. elections.
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statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday announced that Brandon Ragle, who has served as the state’s acting chief information officer in recent weeks following the departure of CIO Sanjay Gupta, has been appointed to the full-time role. This is not the first time Ragle has led the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology — he also served as acting CIO in 2023 for about six months, after Jennifer Ricker stepped down.
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statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan
Texas’ statewide broadband office on Wednesday announced grant applications are open for a new low Earth orbit satellite program that signals a shift in how the nation is developing its broadband infrastructure. The Texas Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband Grant Program is a $30 million state-funded pilot program to connect particularly remote and rural locations with satellite internet. These are locations where building traditional, fiber-optic infrastructure could be costly.
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