Louisiana is undertaking the largest broadband expansion in state history with the help of $1.355 billion in Federal funding.

As part of its efforts to close the digital divide, Mecklenburg County, N.C., is installing free public Wi-Fi at more than a dozen parks and recreation centers.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with Iowa State University and data and technology consulting firm Resultant, has launched a new website called Iowa Child Care Connect to help Iowans more easily find childcare availability near their homes, where they attend school, or near their work places.

More than 100,000 New Yorkers have completed the enrollment process for the brand-new New York Mobile ID (MiD). With this latest milestone, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul touted the success of the program, which launched this June.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) has approved plans to expand its nationwide public safety broadband network and enhance network coverage where first responders need it – including in tribal, territorial, and rural areas.

Two years after Login.gov services became available to state and city governments, the General Services Administration (GSA) is touting the success of the program and highlighting a new pricing model intended to keep it affordable for governments.

San Francisco city officials say that crime has hit a decade-low and contributed some of that success to the city’s new public safety drone program. 

The Connecticut State Board of Education unanimously approved a draft guidance policy that urges public schools to implement regulations that restrict access to smartphones, social media, and other personal technology devices.  

Roughly a year after rolling out digital hall passes, teachers and students in Lincoln, Neb., Public Schools (LPS) are seeing positive outcomes from that effort.  

South Carolina State University (SC State) has received a $583,920 grant from the Partnership for Education Advancement (Ed Advancement) to support student success and retention efforts.