The Pennsylvania Lottery has upgraded to a new computer system which will offer benefits to players and businesses selling lottery tickets, and improve the back-end infrastructure for the Pennsylvania Lottery.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the department is investing $58 million in Tribal communities in Nevada, Oklahoma and South Dakota to support economic development, high-speed internet deployment, and modern infrastructure.

New Jersey’s Montclair State University has named David Chun its new chief information officer (CIO), effective May 1.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has entered a partnership with CHESS Health and Trillium Health Resources to enhance support for North Carolinians working toward recovery from substance use disorders.

The state of Ohio has launched the Ohio Career Navigator, which is a new tool on OhioMeansJobs.com designed to help state residents find workforce resources.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has launched the ReadOhio initiative, a statewide effort to encourage improved literacy skills for all ages, including the implementation of curriculum aligned with the science of reading in k-12 schools.

Connecticut’s open data portal – data.ct.gov – has turned 10 years old. The portal is intended to make data collected by state government more easily accessible to the public and promote greater government transparency.

Boston-based tree lovers will now have access to expansive urban tree data via the city’s Analyze Boston open data hub.

Western Wyoming Community College has entered into a partnership with Uwill, a provider of mental health and wellness solutions for colleges and students, to increase the college’s existing counseling capabilities for all students.

The city of Cambridge, Mass., is partnering with local community groups to launch the Digital Navigator Pilot Program (DNP), which is designed to train and deploy digital navigators to support residents’ digital needs.