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Virginia's new data dashboards aim to boost mother and child health

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

Virginia on Thursday launched several new dashboards aimed at providing expecting mothers with additional resources during pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods by offering data on maternal mortality and pregnancy-associated deaths. Managed by the Division of Population Health Data within VDH’s Office of Family Health Services, the Maternal and Child Health Dashboard displays metrics on preterm births, birthweight, infant mortality, prenatal care and maternal smoking.
Automation slashed permitting approval times in Minneapolis

1 week ago | 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.
L.A.'s new data dashboard tracks environmental health after January wildfires

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched an interactive dashboard that tracks environmental and health data collected in response to the wildfires that devastated the region this year. The fires burned more than 55,082 acres, killed at least 24 people and displaced more than 100,000.
Kentucky city wraps AI project collecting community planning feedback

1 week ago | 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.
Conservative states are building their own voter database

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Colin Wood

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SAVE Act would create 'chaos' for election offices

1 week ago | 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.
Conduent confirms hackers accessed its system in January cyberattack

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

The technology and business services firm Conduent old the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the cybercriminals who orchestrated a cyberattack on the company earlier this year were able to access a “limited portion” of its IT environment, according to a Monday regulatory filing. On Jan.
Hawaii to launch first health media survey via text message

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

This week the Hawaii Department of Health is launching its first-ever health and health media survey to learn more about how state residents access and respond to health-related information. It will include questions about health behaviors, interest in certain health services, perceptions of health media campaigns and media-consumption patterns. The survey, which is expected to start Tuesday and remain open for several weeks, will use a new method — text messaging — to reach a larger audience.
Illinois governor appoints acting CIO to full-time role | StateScoop

1 week ago | 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.
AI could change public records requests, professor tells Congress

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

Information technology upgrades, including adopting artificial intelligence tools, could help governments comply with public records requests, one professor testified before Congress this week.