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1 day ago | route-fifty.com | Alexander Shur

This story was originally published by Votebeat. When Madison residents went to vote in a special election this month, they didn’t have to stand in line according to their last name or wait for poll workers to flip through paper lists to find their names. For the first time, election officials there used electronic pollbooks to check voters in, allowing them to search for voters’ names and collect signatures on digital pads.

2 days ago | route-fifty.com | Kaitlyn Levinson

One Georgia suburb is on a mission to demonstrate that tech advancements don’t just happen in major hubs like Silicon Valley. In northeast Georgia, about 20 miles north of Atlanta, the Sandy Springs community has launched a citywide digital transformation project to enhance city operations and services.

4 days ago | route-fifty.com | Kaitlyn Levinson

Across the U.S., there are thousands of cybersecurity jobs that remain empty, as the risk of cyber threats to state and local communities continues to grow. But it can be hard for the public sector to attract and retain the cyber talent they need to protect critical infrastructure and systems, as the perks of the private sector — like higher wages and quicker hiring times — draw job candidates away.

1 week ago | route-fifty.com | Kaitlyn Levinson

The use of artificial intelligence is emerging in a range of public services, from permitting to traffic management. The tech has also made it to some court systems across the U.S. as a tool to sift through evidence, draft reports and aid other tasks to reduce workloads.

1 week ago | route-fifty.com | Shannon Heckt

This story was originally published by the Virginia Mercury. Virginia is home to over a third of the data centers worldwide. These energy hungry facilities have brought business to the commonwealth, but communities are seeing the impact of the electricity and water usage hit their utility bills. Now, many localities are debating how to balance the opportunities and challenges data centers present, and grappling with how to regulate them.